examples:

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

windows.storage.dll

Vendor: Microsoft

Expected Location: %SYSTEM32%

Vulnerable Executables:

• %SYSTEM32%\calc.exe (Environment Variable)
• %SYSTEM32%\certreq.exe (Environment Variable)
• %SYSTEM32%\compmgmtlauncher.exe (Environment Variable)
• %SYSTEM32%\control.exe (Environment Variable)
• %SYSTEM32%\dfrgui.exe (Environment Variable)
• %SYSTEM32%\explorer.exe (Environment Variable)
• %SYSTEM32%\filehistory.exe (Environment Variable)
• %SYSTEM32%\licensingdiag.exe (Environment Variable)
• %SYSTEM32%\msdt.exe (Environment Variable)
• %SYSTEM32%\mstsc.exe (Environment Variable)
• %SYSTEM32%\notepad.exe (Environment Variable)
• %SYSTEM32%\powershell.exe (Environment Variable)
• %SYSTEM32%\presentationsettings.exe (Environment Variable)
• %SYSTEM32%\rdpclip.exe (Environment Variable)
• %SYSTEM32%\tabcal.exe (Environment Variable)
• %SYSTEM32%\verifier.exe (Environment Variable)
• %SYSTEM32%\wfs.exe (Environment Variable)
• %SYSTEM32%\workfolders.exe (Environment Variable)
• %SYSTEM32%\write.exe (Environment Variable)
• %SYSTEM32%\wscollect.exe (Environment Variable)
• %PROGRAMFILES%\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe (Environment Variable)
• %PROGRAMFILES%\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe (Environment Variable)
• %PROGRAMFILES%\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe (Environment Variable)
• %PROGRAMFILES%\Microsoft Office\root\Office%VERSION%\excel.exe (Environment Variable)
• %PROGRAMFILES%\Microsoft Office\root\Office%VERSION%\outlook.exe (Environment Variable)
• %PROGRAMFILES%\Microsoft Office\root\Office%VERSION%\powerpnt.exe (Environment Variable)
• %PROGRAMFILES%\Microsoft Office\root\Office%VERSION%\winword.exe (Environment Variable)
• %APPDATA%\Zoom\bin\zoom.exe (Environment Variable)
• %PROGRAMFILES%\WindowsApps\MicrosoftTeams%VERSION%\msteams.exe (Environment Variable)
• %PROGRAMFILES%\Microsoft Office\root\Office%VERSION%\msaccess.exe (Environment Variable)
• %PROGRAMFILES%\Microsoft Office\root\Office%VERSION%\msoev.exe (Environment Variable)
• %PROGRAMFILES%\Microsoft Office\root\Office%VERSION%\msotd.exe (Environment Variable)
• %PROGRAMFILES%\Microsoft Office\root\Office%VERSION%\mspub.exe (Environment Variable)
• %PROGRAMFILES%\Microsoft Office\root\Office%VERSION%\onenote.exe (Environment Variable)

Acknowledgement: Wietze