VirtualBox 6.0.4 r128413 - COM RPC Interface Code Injection Host Privilege Escalation Exploit

Exploit for windows platform in category local exploits VirtualBox: COM RPC Interface Code Injection Host EoP Platform: VirtualBox 6.0.4 r128413 x64 on Windows 10 1809 Class: Elevation of Privilege Summary: The hardened VirtualBox process on a Windows host doesn’t secure its COM interface leading...

Injecting Code into Windows Protected Processes using COM - Part 2

Posted by James Forshaw, Project Zero In my previous blog I discussed a technique which combined numerous issues I’ve previously reported to Microsoft to inject arbitrary code into a PPL-WindowsTCB process. The techniques presented don’t work for exploiting the older, stronger Protected Processes...

Injecting Code into Windows Protected Processes using COM - Part 1

Posted by James Forshaw, Google Project Zero At Recon Montreal 2018 I presented “Unknown Known DLLs and other Code Integrity Trust Violations” with Alex Ionescu. We described the implementation of Microsoft Windows’ Code Integrity mechanisms and how Microsoft implemented Protected Processes PP. A...