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CVE-2022-26904 is a local elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in the Windows User Profile Service. The available supporting content indicates that successful exploitation depends on winning a race condition in the service, which increases attack complexity and makes reliable exploitation harder. Microsoft rated the issue Important with a CVSSv3 score of 7.0, and the flaw was publicly disclosed prior to patch availability. No additional verified technical detail about the exact vulnerable function or code path is provided in the supplied content.
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This repository contains a single Metasploit module implementing a local privilege escalation exploit for CVE-2022-26904 (SuperProfile) on Windows 11 systems. The exploit targets a vulnerability in the Windows User Profile Service (ProfSrv), specifically in the CreateDirectoryJunction() function, allowing an attacker to plant a malicious DLL in a system directory and trigger its execution as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM via a UAC prompt. The module requires credentials for a non-admin user who has previously logged in and the UAC setting to be at its highest (default) level. Upon successful exploitation, the module provides a SYSTEM-level session (typically meterpreter) to the attacker. The code includes cleanup routines to remove artifacts and kill related processes. The only file in the repository is a Ruby script designed for use within the Metasploit Framework, and it is operational with a customizable payload. The exploit is local (requires code execution on the target) and does not expose any network endpoints.
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Unknown (referenced as a Windows local exploit module name in Metasploit; no vulnerability details are provided in the content).
Elevation of privilege vulnerability in Windows User Profile Service involving a race condition; significant due to public disclosure prior to patching (zero-day by disclosure).
A Windows User Profile Service local privilege escalation vulnerability that was publicly disclosed. The content notes exploitation had not been reported and that reliable exploitation is harder due to a race condition requirement.
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