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wmicodegen.dll

wmicodegen.dll — Sideloading hijacking (Microsoft)

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wmicodegen.dll
wmicodegen.dll

Sandbox: execFile · Timeout: 30s

Capabilities

security.defenseevasion.dll-hijack

Documentation

examples:

  • description: "Place malicious wmicodegen.dll in the search order location" command: "copy malicious.dll "%PROGRAMFILES%\windows kits\%VERSION%\bin\%VERSION%\wmicodegen.dll""
  • description: "Execute the vulnerable binary to trigger the hijack" command: ""%PROGRAMFILES%\windows kits\%VERSION%\bin\%VERSION%\convert-moftoprovider.exe""

wmicodegen.dll

Vendor: Microsoft

Expected Location: %PROGRAMFILES%\windows kits%VERSION%\bin%VERSION%

Vulnerable Executables:

  • %PROGRAMFILES%\windows kits%VERSION%\bin%VERSION%\convert-moftoprovider.exe (Sideloading)

Acknowledgement: Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel

References