Mcafee(r) safe connect vpn unquoted service path elevation of privilege Vulnerability / Exploit

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Exploits / Vulnerability Discovered : 2022-03-10 | Type : local | Platform : windows
This exploit / vulnerability Mcafee(r) safe connect vpn unquoted service path elevation of privilege is for educational purposes only and if it is used you will do on your own risk!

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# Exploit Title: McAfee® Safe Connect VPN - Unquoted Service Path Elevation Of Privilege
# Date: 09/03/2022
# Exploit Author: Saud Alenazi
# Vendor Homepage: https://www.mcafee.com/
# Software Link: https://www.mcafee.com/en-us/vpn/mcafee-safe-connect.html
# Version: 2.13
# Tested: Windows 10 x64
# Contact: https://twitter.com/dmaral3noz

C:\Users\saudh>sc qc SafeConnectService

[SC] QueryServiceConfig SUCCESS

SERVICE_NAME: SafeConnectService

TYPE : 10 WIN32_OWN_PROCESS
START_TYPE : 2 AUTO_START
ERROR_CONTROL : 1 NORMAL
BINARY_PATH_NAME : C:\Program Files (x86)\McAfee\McAfee Safe Connect\SafeConnect.ServiceHost.exe
LOAD_ORDER_GROUP :
TAG : 0
DISPLAY_NAME : McAfee Safe Connect Service
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.