A Microsoft-signed vulnerable driver used in BYOVD attacks to terminate protected processes, including EDR solutions such as CrowdStrike Falcon. The driver exposes an IOCTL that allows arbitrary process termination from user mode by passing a PID.
sc.exe create PoisonX.sys binPath=C:\windows\temp\PoisonX.sys type=kernel && sc.exe start PoisonX.sys sc.exe create PoisonX.sys binPath=C:\windows\temp\PoisonX.sys type=kernel && sc.exe start PoisonX.sys Sandbox: execFile · Timeout: 30s
security.privilegeescalation.kernel-exploit examples:
A Microsoft-signed vulnerable driver used in BYOVD attacks to terminate protected processes, including EDR solutions such as CrowdStrike Falcon. The driver exposes an IOCTL that allows arbitrary process termination from user mode by passing a PID.
Use Case: Kill EDR / Privilege Escalation
Required Privileges: kernel
MITRE ATT&CK: T1562