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atl.dll

atl.dll — Sideloading hijacking (Microsoft)

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atl.dll
atl.dll

Sandbox: execFile · Timeout: 30s

Capabilities

security.defenseevasion.dll-hijack
security.privilegeescalation.dll-hijack

Documentation

examples:

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

atl.dll

Vendor: Microsoft

Expected Location: %SYSTEM32%

Vulnerable Executables:

  • %SYSTEM32%\dsquery.exe (Sideloading)
  • %SYSTEM32%\filescrn.exe (Sideloading)
  • %SYSTEM32%\msconfig.exe (Sideloading) [AutoElevate]
  • %SYSTEM32%\msdt.exe (Sideloading) [AutoElevate]
  • %SYSTEM32%\msinfo32.exe (Sideloading)
  • %SYSTEM32%\perfmon.exe (Sideloading) [AutoElevate]
  • %SYSTEM32%\quickassist.exe (Sideloading)
  • %SYSTEM32%\storrept.exe (Sideloading)
  • %SYSTEM32%\vds.exe (Sideloading)
  • %SYSTEM32%\vdsldr.exe (Sideloading)
  • %SYSTEM32%\vssadmin.exe (Sideloading)
  • %SYSTEM32%\wfs.exe (Sideloading)

Acknowledgement: Wietze

Acknowledgement: Chris Spehn

References