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Vulnerabilities, Windows, code injection, elevation, command injection, UAC, variables, enSilo Breaking Malware
Windows environment variables can be used to run commands and can also be used to bypass UAC, allowing an attacker with limited privileges to take complete control of the system. This code leverages a rather unusual scenario within Windows OS.
This is a continuation of our research as described in a previous post: Elastic Boundaries – Elevating
Research, Windows, Malware, UAC, enSilo Corporate and Product
Recently enSilo researchers, as part of our ongoing quest for endpoint protection, revealed a new way that attackers can bypass Microsoft’s User Access Control (UAC) mechanisms.
Vulnerabilities, Windows, code injection, bypass UAC, elevation, environment variable, path redirect, UAC, variable expansion, enSilo Breaking Malware
Even though any process is provided with variables from its environment, they are often overlooked by users, developers and sometimes even the OS itself.
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