Executive brief
LazyOwn is an AI-powered framework used by security professionals for red-team operations and command-and-control (C2) activities. A critical security flaw allows unauthorized individuals to remotely execute arbitrary commands on the server hosting the framework without needing to log in. This could lead to a complete takeover of the C2 infrastructure, exposure of sensitive operational data, and the ability for attackers to pivot into other connected systems.
Technical details
The vulnerability exists in `lazyc2.py` due to a missing authentication guard on a Socket.IO `input` event handler. An unauthenticated network attacker can emit a Socket.IO event containing a malicious payload that is dispatched directly to `LazyOwnShell.one_cmd`. This command is eventually processed by `LazyOwnShell.do_cmd`, which utilizes `subprocess.call(command, shell=True)`, leading to arbitrary OS command execution in the context of the C2 process. The issue stems from the fact that while Flask HTTP routes in the framework are protected by authentication decorators, the Socket.IO handlers were left exposed. The vulnerability is addressed in version 0.2.154.
Affected products
- grisuno LazyOwn RedTeam/APT Framework < 0.2.154
Timeline
- 2026-07-04: patched: Fix commit 2e1e3a7b5da8149ae28a970b5883aefa42921652 pushed to repository.
- 2026-07-08: advisory: GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-fr84-8cfg-59w4 published.
- 2026-07-30: disclosed: CVE-2026-68502 published to the NVD.