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dxgi.dll

dxgi.dll — Sideloading hijacking (Microsoft)

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dxgi.dll
dxgi.dll

Sandbox: execFile · Timeout: 30s

Capabilities

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

Documentation

examples:

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

dxgi.dll

Vendor: Microsoft

Expected Location: %SYSTEM32%

Vulnerable Executables:

  • %SYSTEM32%\applicationframehost.exe (Sideloading)
  • %SYSTEM32%\dataexchangehost.exe (Sideloading)
  • %SYSTEM32%\dwm.exe (Sideloading)
  • %SYSTEM32%\dxgiadaptercache.exe (Sideloading)
  • %SYSTEM32%\gamepanel.exe (Sideloading)
  • %SYSTEM32%\mdeserver.exe (Sideloading)
  • %SYSTEM32%\quickassist.exe (Sideloading)
  • %SYSTEM32%\systemreset.exe (Sideloading) [AutoElevate]
  • %SYSTEM32%\taskmgr.exe (Sideloading) [AutoElevate]
  • %SYSTEM32%\vsgraphicsremoteengine.exe (Sideloading)
  • %SYSTEM32%\winsat.exe (Sideloading) [AutoElevate]

Acknowledgement: Wietze

Acknowledgement: Chris Spehn

References