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CVE-2010-2729 is a critical vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows Print Spooler service affecting Windows XP SP2/SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1/SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Gold/SP2/R2), and Windows 7. When printer sharing is enabled, the service fails to properly validate spooler access permissions, allowing remote attackers to create files in system directories via crafted print requests over RPC. This can lead to arbitrary code execution with elevated privileges. The vulnerability was exploited in the wild, notably by the Stuxnet malware and later by the Equation Group (EMERALDTHREAD exploit).
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This repository contains a single Metasploit module (ms10_061_spoolss.rb) that exploits the Microsoft Windows Print Spooler Service Impersonation Vulnerability (MS10-061, CVE-2010-2729). The exploit leverages a flaw in the Print Spooler service's DCE/RPC interface, allowing an attacker to impersonate the service and write arbitrary files to the system32 directory. The module writes a payload executable and a MOF file to the Wbem\Mof directory, which is automatically processed by the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) service, resulting in code execution as SYSTEM. The exploit is operational and allows for customizable payloads, such as reverse shells or Meterpreter sessions. The attack vector is network-based, requiring SMB access to the target. The main fingerprintable endpoints are the SMB named pipe (\\<target>\spoolss) and the file paths used for payload delivery. The module is well-structured, with clear separation of initialization, exploitation logic, and helper functions, and is intended for use within the Metasploit framework.
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