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wmiclnt.dll

wmiclnt.dll — Sideloading hijacking (Microsoft)

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wmiclnt.dll
wmiclnt.dll

Sandbox: execFile · Timeout: 30s

Capabilities

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

Documentation

examples:

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

wmiclnt.dll

Vendor: Microsoft

Expected Location: %SYSTEM32%

Vulnerable Executables:

  • %SYSTEM32%\dispdiag.exe (Sideloading)
  • %SYSTEM32%\iscsicli.exe (Sideloading) [AutoElevate]

Acknowledgement: Wietze

References