Security researcher details SYSTEM privilege escalation vulnerability in MSI Center software
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MrBruh
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This article details a security researcher's process of discovering and exploiting a vulnerability in MSI Center, the OEM software preinstalled on MSI laptops and pre-built desktops. The vulnerability involves abusing named pipes to gain SYSTEM privileges in seconds, following similar findings in AMD and ASUS software. The article covers downloading the installer, extraction, and the technical exploitation process, highlighting the widespread security implications of such vulnerabilities in preinstalled OEM software.
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· 3 pulledAfter finding severe vulnerabilities in both AMD's and ASUS's OEM software, I wanted to expand my horizons by finding issues in more gaming products.
I ended up settling on MSI Center, because it seems to come preinstalled on all of their laptops and pre-built desktops, meaning any vulnerability I found would likely have widespread implications.
The first step in this process is to always download the offline installer.
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