Nssm-2.24 Privilege Escalation __link__

The service controller executes C:\Program.exe , giving the attacker full control over the machine. Why NSSM 2.24 Specifically?

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While NSSM 2.24 is not vulnerable to the classic unquoted service path in its own code, it creates services that are. If an administrator uses NSSM to install a service with a path like C:\Program Files\MyApp\app.exe , and C:\Program Files\MyApp is writable by a non-admin user, an attacker can replace app.exe with a malicious binary. nssm-2.24 privilege escalation

Organizations using affected applications should immediately apply vendor-supplied patches: The service controller executes C:\Program

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