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dismapi.dll

dismapi.dll — Sideloading hijacking (Microsoft)

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dismapi.dll
dismapi.dll

Sandbox: execFile · Timeout: 30s

Capabilities

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

Documentation

examples:

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

dismapi.dll

Vendor: Microsoft

Expected Location: %SYSTEM32%

Vulnerable Executables:

  • %SYSTEM32%\bootim.exe (Sideloading)
  • %SYSTEM32%\deploymentcsphelper.exe (Sideloading)
  • %SYSTEM32%\directxdatabaseupdater.exe (Sideloading)
  • %SYSTEM32%\hvsievaluator.exe (Sideloading)
  • %SYSTEM32%\resetengine.exe (Sideloading)
  • %SYSTEM32%\systemreset.exe (Sideloading) [AutoElevate]
  • %SYSTEM32%\systemsettingsadminflows.exe (Sideloading) [AutoElevate]

Acknowledgement: Wietze

Acknowledgement: Chris Spehn

References