Nssm-2.24 Privilege Escalation: Updated

– Never place service executables in user-writable paths (avoid ProgramData , Temp , Users folders). Use C:\Program Files or C:\Windows\System32 .

When a standard user is tricked or coerced into running NSSM 2.24 (perhaps via a phishing attack or a malicious script on a shared terminal server), the tool does not properly validate the executable path and arguments before the service starts. nssm-2.24 privilege escalation

: Version 2.24 is the most widely cited version in security advisories because it was the stable release for a long period during which these configuration-based exploits were popularized in penetration testing frameworks. Mitigation Strategies – Never place service executables in user-writable paths