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CVE-2022-45770 is an improper input validation vulnerability in the adgnetworkwfpdrv.sys driver used by Adguard For Windows x86 through version 7.11. The flaw allows a local attacker to exploit the driver to escalate privileges on the system. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the driver, which can be leveraged to execute code with elevated privileges.
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This repository contains a working local privilege escalation exploit for CVE-2022-45770, targeting Adguard for Windows (x86) up to version 7.11. The exploit is implemented in C++ (exploit.cpp) and leverages improper input validation in the adgnetworkwfpdrv.sys driver. The code interacts directly with the device driver via the device path \\.\CtrlSM_Protected2adgnetworkwfpdrv and crafts specific IOCTL requests to manipulate kernel memory. The exploit ultimately injects a DLL (spawn_nc.dll) into the AdguardSvc.exe process, running as SYSTEM, thereby granting the attacker elevated privileges. The repository also includes a README with a description, references, and a demonstration GIF. The exploit is operational and requires local access to the target system with the vulnerable Adguard driver loaded.
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