examples:

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

windowscodecs.dll

Vendor: Microsoft

Expected Location: %SYSTEM32%

Vulnerable Executables:

• %SYSTEM32%\certreq.exe (Sideloading)
• %SYSTEM32%\osk.exe (Sideloading)
• %SYSTEM32%\quickassist.exe (Sideloading)
• %SYSTEM32%\wmpdmc.exe (Sideloading)
• %SYSTEM32%\compmgmtlauncher.exe (Environment Variable)
• %SYSTEM32%\dfrgui.exe (Environment Variable)
• %SYSTEM32%\explorer.exe (Environment Variable)
• %SYSTEM32%\filehistory.exe (Environment Variable)
• %SYSTEM32%\gamepanel.exe (Environment Variable)
• %SYSTEM32%\mstsc.exe (Environment Variable)
• %SYSTEM32%\notepad.exe (Environment Variable)
• %SYSTEM32%\presentationsettings.exe (Environment Variable)
• %SYSTEM32%\wfs.exe (Environment Variable)
• %SYSTEM32%\winver.exe (Environment Variable)
• %SYSTEM32%\wordpad.exe (Environment Variable)
• %SYSTEM32%\wscollect.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%\outlook.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