SpyHunter 4 Unquoted Service Path

SpyHunter 4 suffers from an unquoted service path vulnerability.


MD5 | 1275c47849b11f3603b334016706af42

# Exploit Title: SpyHunter 4 - 'SpyHunter 4 Service' Unquoted Service Path
# Discovery by: Alejandro Reyes
# Discovery Date: 2020-03-05
# Vendor Homepage: https://www.enigmasoftware.com
# Software Link : https://www.enigmasoftware.com/spyhunter-download-instructions/
# Tested Version: 4
# Vulnerability Type: Unquoted Service Path
# Tested on OS: Windows 10 Home x64

# Step to discover Unquoted Service Path:

C:\>wmic service get name, displayname, pathname, startmode | findstr /i "Auto" | findstr /i /v "C:\Windows\\" | findstr "SpyHunter" | findstr /i /v """

SpyHunter 4 Service SpyHunter 4 Service C:\Program Files\Enigma Software Group\SpyHunter\SH4Service.exe Auto

# Service info:

C:\>sc qc "IsAppService"
[SC] QueryServiceConfig SUCCESS

SERVICE_NAME: SpyHunter 4 Service
TYPE : 10 WIN32_OWN_PROCESS
START_TYPE : 2 AUTO_START
ERROR_CONTROL : 1 NORMAL
BINARY_PATH_NAME : C:\Program Files\Enigma Software Group\SpyHunter\SH4Service.exe
LOAD_ORDER_GROUP : Base
TAG : 0
DISPLAY_NAME : SpyHunter 4 Service
DEPENDENCIES :
SERVICE_START_NAME : LocalSystem

#Exploit:
# 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.

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