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CVE-2022-30206 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Windows Print Spooler. The provided content identifies it as one of the July 2022 Print Spooler flaws and states that successful exploitation could grant an attacker SYSTEM privileges. The supporting material does not provide the vulnerable function, root cause, or precise exploitation path for this specific CVE.
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This repository is a Proof-of-Concept (PoC) exploit for CVE-2022-30206, a vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows Print Spooler service that allows for arbitrary file deletion, which can be leveraged for privilege escalation. The repository contains three main C++ projects: addpriner, FileLock, and openprinter. - The 'addpriner' project creates a printer and sets its SpoolDirectory to a controlled location (C:\Users\Public\tmp\1), and attempts to set a module (AppVTerminator.dll) in the printer configuration. - The 'FileLock' project creates a mount point and a symlink to redirect the print job's shadow file (.SHD) to an arbitrary target file, and sets an oplock on the shadow file to synchronize the exploit steps. - The 'openprinter' project triggers the print job, which causes the Print Spooler to process the manipulated shadow file, ultimately leading to the deletion of the target file. The exploit requires careful coordination of these steps and may require adjustment of the .SHD filename depending on the print job sequence. The code is written in C++ and is intended for local execution on Windows systems. The exploit does not provide a shell or remote access, but enables arbitrary file deletion, which is a powerful primitive for further exploitation.
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A Windows Print Spooler elevation-of-privilege vulnerability referenced as an example of exploiting arbitrary file deletion via rollback mechanisms.
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Windows Print Spooler component.
Windows Print Spooler elevation of privilege vulnerability that could grant SYSTEM privileges if exploited (per content).
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