examples:

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

pdh.dll

Vendor: Microsoft

Expected Location: %SYSTEM32%

Vulnerable Executables:

• %SYSTEM32%\plasrv.exe (Sideloading)
• %SYSTEM32%\relog.exe (Sideloading)
• %SYSTEM32%\taskmgr.exe (Sideloading) [AutoElevate]
• %SYSTEM32%\tracerpt.exe (Sideloading)
• %SYSTEM32%\typeperf.exe (Sideloading)
• %SYSTEM32%\logman.exe (Environment Variable)

Acknowledgement: Wietze

Acknowledgement: Chris Spehn