Vive runtime service viveagentservice unquoted service path Vulnerability / Exploit

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Exploits / Vulnerability Discovered : 2022-03-14 | Type : local | Platform : windows

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# Exploit Title: VIVE Runtime Service - 'ViveAgentService' Unquoted Service Path
# Date: 11/03/2022
# Exploit Author: Faisal Alasmari
# Vendor Homepage: https://www.vive.com/
# Software Link: https://developer.vive.com/resources/downloads/
# Version: 1.0.0.4
# Tested: Windows 10 x64



C:\Users\User>sc qc "VIVE Runtime Service"
[SC] QueryServiceConfig SUCCESS

SERVICE_NAME: VIVE Runtime Service
TYPE : 10 WIN32_OWN_PROCESS
START_TYPE : 2 AUTO_START
ERROR_CONTROL : 1 NORMAL
BINARY_PATH_NAME : C:\Program Files (x86)\VIVE\Updater\App\ViveRuntimeService\ViveAgentService.exe
LOAD_ORDER_GROUP :
TAG : 0
DISPLAY_NAME : VIVE Runtime 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.