This same pattern has been observed across numerous vulnerable software products. Apache CouchDB's Windows installer for versions prior to 2.0.0 granted weak file permissions, allowing standard users to replace the bundled nssm.exe with a malicious version and create backdoor administrative accounts once the service was restarted.
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Once a vulnerability is identified, the attacker executes the privilege escalation: nssm-2.24 privilege escalation
sc query state= all | findstr /i "SERVICE_NAME" sc qc MyNSSMService | findstr /i "BINARY_PATH_NAME"
to remediate the vulnerability. Let me know how you'd like to secure your environment . Share public link This same pattern has been observed across numerous
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Windows Privilege Escalation — Part 1 (Unquoted Service Path)
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