Nssm224 Privilege Escalation Updated [portable] May 2026

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You're referring to a paper about a privilege escalation vulnerability in NSSM (Non-Sucking Service Manager) version 224. nssm224 privilege escalation updated

: When the system reboots or the service restarts, the Windows Service Control Manager executes the malicious file with Administrator privileges. 2. Unquoted Service Paths Several factors have pushed this specific search term

Scenario B — Registry-based ImagePath modification nssm224 privilege escalation updated

Recent research shows that placing a malicious nssm.exe.local directory or a hijacked DLL (e.g., version.dll , winmm.dll ) in the same folder as nssm224.exe can trigger privilege escalation when a privileged user runs NSSM interactively.