NVIDIA Update Service Daemon 1.0.21 - 'nvUpdatusService' Unquoted Service Path

EDB-ID:

48391

CVE:

N/A




Platform:

Windows

Date:

2020-04-28


# Exploit Title: NVIDIA Update Service Daemon 1.0.21  - 'nvUpdatusService' Unquoted Service Path
# Discovery by: Roberto Piña
# Discovery Date: 2020-04-27
# Vendor Homepage: https://www.nvidia.com/es-la/
# Software Link : https://www.nvidia.com/es-la/
# Tested Version: 1.0.21
# Vulnerability Type: Unquoted Service Path
# Tested on OS: Windows 10 Pro x64 es

# Step to discover Unquoted Service Path: 


C:\>wmic service get name, pathname, displayname, startmode | findstr "Auto" | findstr /i /v "C:\Windows\\" | findstr /i "NVIDIA" | findstr /i /v """
NVIDIA Update Service Daemon                                                     nvUpdatusService                          C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA Updatus\daemonu.exe                                                                          Auto

C:\>sc qc nvUpdatusService
[SC] QueryServiceConfig CORRECTO

NOMBRE_SERVICIO: nvUpdatusService
        TIPO               : 10  WIN32_OWN_PROCESS
        TIPO_INICIO        : 2   AUTO_START  (DELAYED)
        CONTROL_ERROR      : 1   NORMAL
        NOMBRE_RUTA_BINARIO: C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA Updatus\daemonu.exe
        GRUPO_ORDEN_CARGA  :
        ETIQUETA           : 0
        NOMBRE_MOSTRAR     : NVIDIA Update Service Daemon
        DEPENDENCIAS       :
        NOMBRE_INICIO_SERVICIO: .\UpdatusUser

C:\>

#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.