Nssm224 Privilege Escalation Updated [repack] -

Recent research shows that placing a malicious nssm.exe.local directory or a hijacked DLL (e.g., version.dll , winmm.dll ) in the same folder as nssm224.exe can trigger privilege escalation when a privileged user runs NSSM interactively.

: If the path to the NSSM executable contains spaces and is not enclosed in quotes, Windows may attempt to execute files at intercept points (e.g., C:\Program.exe instead of C:\Program Files\nssm.exe ). nssm224 privilege escalation updated

: NSSM stores service parameters in the Windows Registry. If a user has "Full Control" or "Set Value" permissions over the registry keys under HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\[ServiceName]\Parameters , they can change the AppDirectory or Application values to point to a malicious script. Updated Exploit Techniques (2024–2026) Recent research shows that placing a malicious nssm

: Organizations use the Wazuh blog guide to monitor for suspicious services created with NSSM . Manual Check for Unquoted Paths : If a user has "Full Control" or "Set

You're referring to a paper about a privilege escalation vulnerability in NSSM (Non-Sucking Service Manager) version 224.