Nssm-2.24 Exploit [work] -

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If you manage NSSM services, enforce quotes via Group Policy or a configuration management script. nssm-2.24 exploit

The following proof-of-concept exploit demonstrates the vulnerability: The room grew cold

First, verify if the system is running a vulnerable version of NSSM and if the service path is unquoted. You can check the service configuration using the Command Prompt: It was an evolutionary leap—a piece of software

The attacker didn't even have to force a reboot. They waited. Three days later, a scheduled Windows Update triggered a system restart. As the server hummed back to life, the Service Control Manager (SCM) reached out to start the "Automation Task." It looked for the path to nssm.exe , which was configured to run under the LocalSystem account.

– NSSM installs services. If an admin uses NSSM to install a service with an unquoted path containing spaces and doesn’t set proper ACLs, standard Windows unquoted service path issues apply — but that’s not NSSM’s flaw.