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wer.dll

wer.dll — Sideloading hijacking (Microsoft)

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wer.dll
wer.dll

Sandbox: execFile · Timeout: 30s

Capabilities

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

Documentation

examples:

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

wer.dll

Vendor: Microsoft

Expected Location: %SYSTEM32%

Vulnerable Executables:

  • %SYSTEM32%\dwwin.exe (Sideloading)
  • %SYSTEM32%\msdt.exe (Sideloading) [AutoElevate]
  • %SYSTEM32%\pcalua.exe (Sideloading)
  • %SYSTEM32%\relpost.exe (Sideloading)
  • %SYSTEM32%\rstrui.exe (Sideloading) [AutoElevate]
  • %SYSTEM32%\sdclt.exe (Sideloading) [AutoElevate]
  • %SYSTEM32%\srtasks.exe (Sideloading)
  • %SYSTEM32%\wbengine.exe (Sideloading)
  • %SYSTEM32%\werfault.exe (Sideloading)
  • %SYSTEM32%\werfaultsecure.exe (Sideloading)
  • %SYSTEM32%\wermgr.exe (Sideloading)

Acknowledgement: Wietze

References