examples:

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

samcli.dll

Vendor: Microsoft

Expected Location: %SYSTEM32%

Vulnerable Executables:

• %SYSTEM32%\certutil.exe (Sideloading)
• %SYSTEM32%\change.exe (Sideloading)
• %SYSTEM32%\chglogon.exe (Sideloading)
• %SYSTEM32%\chgport.exe (Sideloading)
• %SYSTEM32%\credwiz.exe (Sideloading)
• %SYSTEM32%\dcdiag.exe (Sideloading)
• %SYSTEM32%\deviceenroller.exe (Sideloading)
• %SYSTEM32%\dpapimig.exe (Sideloading)
• %SYSTEM32%\easinvoker.exe (Sideloading) [AutoElevate]
• %SYSTEM32%\net.exe (Sideloading)
• %SYSTEM32%\net1.exe (Sideloading)
• %SYSTEM32%\netdom.exe (Sideloading)
• %SYSTEM32%\netplwiz.exe (Sideloading) [AutoElevate]
• %SYSTEM32%\query.exe (Sideloading)
• %SYSTEM32%\quser.exe (Sideloading)
• %SYSTEM32%\qwinsta.exe (Sideloading)
• %SYSTEM32%\raserver.exe (Sideloading)
• %SYSTEM32%\reset.exe (Sideloading)
• %SYSTEM32%\rwinsta.exe (Sideloading)
• %SYSTEM32%\systemsettingsadminflows.exe (Sideloading) [AutoElevate]
• %SYSTEM32%\tscon.exe (Sideloading)
• %SYSTEM32%\tskill.exe (Sideloading)
• %SYSTEM32%\wpcmon.exe (Sideloading)

Acknowledgement: Wietze

Acknowledgement: Chris Spehn