examples:

• description: "Place malicious apphelp.dll in the search order location" command: "copy malicious.dll "%SYSTEM32%\apphelp.dll""
• description: "Execute the vulnerable binary to trigger the hijack" command: ""%SYSTEM32%\compmgmtlauncher.exe""

apphelp.dll

Vendor: Microsoft

Expected Location: %SYSTEM32%

Vulnerable Executables:

• %SYSTEM32%\compmgmtlauncher.exe (Sideloading)
• %SYSTEM32%\sdbinst.exe (Sideloading)
• %WINDIR%\explorer.exe (Search Order)

Acknowledgement: Wietze

Acknowledgement: Chris Spehn