: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges, potentially leading to a complete compromise of the system.
Registry- or link-based redirection
Exploitation conditions (what an attacker needs) nssm-2.24 privilege escalation
: NSSM stores its service parameters in the Registry. If the permissions on these Registry keys are too loose, a user can modify the AppParameters or Application string to execute a different command when the service starts. : Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow
: Always ensure the path to nssm.exe and the application it manages are enclosed in double quotes within the service configuration. nssm-2.24 privilege escalation
They then check for NSSM-managed services by looking for display names or descriptions containing "NSSM" or by inspecting the binary path: