examples:

• description: "Place malicious winhttp.dll in the search order location" command: "copy malicious.dll "%SYSTEM32%\winhttp.dll""
• description: "Execute the vulnerable binary to trigger the hijack" command: ""%SYSTEM32%\cmdl32.exe""

winhttp.dll

Vendor: Microsoft

Expected Location: %SYSTEM32%

Vulnerable Executables:

• %SYSTEM32%\cmdl32.exe (Sideloading)
• %SYSTEM32%\devicecensus.exe (Sideloading)
• %SYSTEM32%\dmclient.exe (Sideloading)
• %SYSTEM32%\dsregcmd.exe (Sideloading)
• %SYSTEM32%\mdmdiagnosticstool.exe (Sideloading)
• %SYSTEM32%\msdt.exe (Sideloading) [AutoElevate]
• %SYSTEM32%\mshta.exe (Sideloading)
• %SYSTEM32%\mstsc.exe (Sideloading)
• %SYSTEM32%\musnotification.exe (Sideloading)
• %SYSTEM32%\musnotificationux.exe (Sideloading)
• %SYSTEM32%\musnotifyicon.exe (Sideloading)
• %SYSTEM32%\netsh.exe (Sideloading)
• %SYSTEM32%\pacjsworker.exe (Sideloading)
• %SYSTEM32%\recoverydrive.exe (Sideloading)
• %SYSTEM32%\resetengine.exe (Sideloading)
• %SYSTEM32%\rpcping.exe (Sideloading)
• %SYSTEM32%\sgrmlpac.exe (Sideloading)
• %SYSTEM32%\sihclient.exe (Sideloading)
• %SYSTEM32%\systemreset.exe (Sideloading) [AutoElevate]
• %SYSTEM32%\wkspbroker.exe (Sideloading)
• %PROGRAMFILES%\Minecraft Launcher\MinecraftLauncher.exe (Sideloading)

Acknowledgement: Wietze

Acknowledgement: Chris Spehn

Acknowledgement: Andrew Oliveau