# NSSM configuration directory config_dir = 'C:\\Path\\To\\NSSM\\config'
import os import sys
# Create malicious configuration file with open(malicious_config_file, 'w') as f: f.write(' malicious content ') nssm-2.24 privilege escalation
# Malicious configuration file path malicious_config_file = os.path.join(config_dir, ' malicious_config.txt') nssm-2.24 privilege escalation
A PoC exploit was created to demonstrate the vulnerability. The exploit creates a malicious configuration file with elevated privileges and sets the path to the configuration file in the NSSM service configuration. nssm-2.24 privilege escalation
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by creating a malicious configuration file with elevated privileges. When a user with limited privileges attempts to start a service using NSSM, the service manager will execute the malicious configuration file, allowing the attacker to gain elevated privileges.