examples:

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

twinapi.dll

Vendor: Microsoft

Expected Location: %SYSTEM32%

Vulnerable Executables:

• %SYSTEM32%\dataexchangehost.exe (Sideloading)
• %SYSTEM32%\rasphone.exe (Environment Variable)
• %SYSTEM32%\rdpclip.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%\powerpnt.exe (Environment Variable)
• %PROGRAMFILES%\Microsoft Office\root\Office%VERSION%\winword.exe (Environment Variable)
• %PROGRAMFILES%\Microsoft Office\root\Office%VERSION%\msaccess.exe (Environment Variable)
• %PROGRAMFILES%\Microsoft Office\root\Office%VERSION%\mspub.exe (Environment Variable)

Acknowledgement: Wietze

Acknowledgement: Chris Spehn