examples:

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

npmproxy.dll

Vendor: Microsoft

Expected Location: %SYSTEM32%

Vulnerable Executables:

• %SYSTEM32%\apphostregistrationverifier.exe (Environment Variable)
• %SYSTEM32%\devicecensus.exe (Environment Variable)
• %SYSTEM32%\directxdatabaseupdater.exe (Environment Variable)
• %SYSTEM32%\fxscover.exe (Environment Variable)
• %SYSTEM32%\microsoft.uev.synccontroller.exe (Environment Variable)
• %SYSTEM32%\rdpclip.exe (Environment Variable)
• %SYSTEM32%\wordpad.exe (Environment Variable)
• %PROGRAMFILES%\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe (Environment Variable)
• %PROGRAMFILES%\Microsoft Office\root\Office%VERSION%\excel.exe (Environment Variable)
• %PROGRAMFILES%\Microsoft Office\root\Office%VERSION%\outlook.exe (Environment Variable)
• %PROGRAMFILES%\Microsoft Office\root\Office%VERSION%\powerpnt.exe (Environment Variable)
• %PROGRAMFILES%\Microsoft Office\root\Office%VERSION%\winword.exe (Environment Variable)
• %PROGRAMFILES%\Microsoft Office\root\Office%VERSION%\clview.exe (Environment Variable)
• %PROGRAMFILES%\Microsoft Office\root\Office%VERSION%\cnfnot32.exe (Environment Variable)
• %PROGRAMFILES%\Microsoft Office\root\Office%VERSION%\excelcnv.exe (Environment Variable)
• %PROGRAMFILES%\Microsoft Office\root\Office%VERSION%\graph.exe (Environment Variable)
• %PROGRAMFILES%\Microsoft Office\root\Office%VERSION%\msaccess.exe (Environment Variable)
• %PROGRAMFILES%\Microsoft Office\root\Office%VERSION%\msoia.exe (Environment Variable)
• %PROGRAMFILES%\Microsoft Office\root\Office%VERSION%\msosrec.exe (Environment Variable)
• %PROGRAMFILES%\Microsoft Office\root\Office%VERSION%\mspub.exe (Environment Variable)
• %PROGRAMFILES%\Microsoft Office\root\Office%VERSION%\msqry32.exe (Environment Variable)
• %PROGRAMFILES%\Microsoft Office\root\Office%VERSION%\namecontrolserver.exe (Environment Variable)
• %PROGRAMFILES%\Microsoft Office\root\Office%VERSION%\onenote.exe (Environment Variable)
• %PROGRAMFILES%\Microsoft Office\root\Office%VERSION%\protocolhandler.exe (Environment Variable)
• %PROGRAMFILES%\Microsoft Office\root\Office%VERSION%\scanpst.exe (Environment Variable)
• %PROGRAMFILES%\Microsoft Office\root\Office%VERSION%\sdxhelper.exe (Environment Variable)
• %PROGRAMFILES%\Microsoft Office\root\Office%VERSION%\setlang.exe (Environment Variable)

Acknowledgement: Wietze