danigargu/CVE-2020-0796

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A proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2020-0796 (SMBGhost), a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Windows 10's SMBv3 client driver. Written in C, it demonstrates kernel memory corruption exploitation to elevate privileges on vulnerable systems.

Use cases

• exploit CVE-2020-0796 SMBGhost vulnerability
• local privilege escalation on Windows 10
• test whether a Windows machine is vulnerable to SMBGhost
• study SMBv3 kernel exploit techniques
• reproduce CVE-2020-0796 in a lab environment

When to choose

• you need a working LPE PoC for CVE-2020-0796 on Windows 10
• you are researching SMBGhost exploitation in a controlled lab
• you want a reference implementation for studying Windows kernel exploitation

When to avoid

• you need a hardened, maintained security tool
• you want defensive detection rather than exploitation
• your target is not Windows 10 with vulnerable SMBv3
• you cannot legally test systems you own or are authorized to assess

Facets

application · maturity maintenance

security penetration-testing security penetration-testing operating-systems windows exploit poc smbghost cve-2020-0796 lpe privilege-escalation smbv3

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