CVE-2022-50921
HIGHWOW21 5.0.1.9 - Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation
Title source: llmExploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2022-50921. PoCs published by Antonio Cuomo.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a writeup describing an unquoted service path vulnerability in WOW21_Service 5.0.1.9. The service path contains spaces and is not enclosed in quotes, potentially allowing local privilege escalation if an attacker can place a malicious executable in the path.
Description
WOW21 5.0.1.9 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code with elevated system privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted binary path to inject malicious executables that will be launched with LocalSystem permissions during service startup.
Exploits (1)
This is a writeup describing an unquoted service path vulnerability in WOW21_Service 5.0.1.9. The service path contains spaces and is not enclosed in quotes, potentially allowing local privilege escalation if an attacker can place a malicious executable in the path.
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H