examples:

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

wimgapi.dll

Vendor: Microsoft

Expected Location: %SYSTEM32%

Vulnerable Executables:

• %SYSTEM32%\recoverydrive.exe (Sideloading)
• %SYSTEM32%\resetengine.exe (Sideloading)
• %SYSTEM32%\systemreset.exe (Sideloading) [AutoElevate]
• %SYSTEM32%\dism.exe (Phantom)

Acknowledgement: Wietze

Acknowledgement: Adam

Acknowledgement: Chris Spehn