module
AppXSvc Hard Link Privilege Escalation
| Disclosed |
|---|
| Apr 9, 2019 |
Disclosed
Apr 9, 2019
Description
There exists a privilege escalation vulnerability for
Windows 10 builds prior to build 17763. Due to the AppXSvc's
improper handling of hard links, a user can gain full
privileges over a SYSTEM-owned file. The user can then utilize
the new file to execute code as SYSTEM.
This module employs a technique using the Diagnostics Hub Standard
Collector Service (DiagHub) which was discovered by James Forshaw to
load and execute a DLL as SYSTEM.
Windows 10 builds prior to build 17763. Due to the AppXSvc's
improper handling of hard links, a user can gain full
privileges over a SYSTEM-owned file. The user can then utilize
the new file to execute code as SYSTEM.
This module employs a technique using the Diagnostics Hub Standard
Collector Service (DiagHub) which was discovered by James Forshaw to
load and execute a DLL as SYSTEM.
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