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directmanipulation.dll

directmanipulation.dll — Environment Variable hijacking (Microsoft)

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directmanipulation.dll
directmanipulation.dll

Sandbox: execFile · Timeout: 30s

Capabilities

security.defenseevasion.dll-hijack

Documentation

examples:

  • description: "Place malicious directmanipulation.dll in the search order location" command: "copy malicious.dll "%SYSTEM32%\directmanipulation.dll""
  • description: "Execute the vulnerable binary to trigger the hijack" command: ""%PROGRAMFILES%\Microsoft Office\root\Office%VERSION%\excel.exe""

directmanipulation.dll

Vendor: Microsoft

Expected Location: %SYSTEM32%

Vulnerable Executables:

  • %PROGRAMFILES%\Microsoft Office\root\Office%VERSION%\excel.exe (Environment Variable)
  • %PROGRAMFILES%\Microsoft Office\root\Office%VERSION%\excelcnv.exe (Environment Variable)

Acknowledgement: Wietze

References