2026-09-03NOTABLEA debug-object handle borrowed from winver.exe is enough to hijack a self-elevating system binary with no prompt
Lenovo PC Manager
product · product:lenovo-pc-manager single-source
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first 2026-09-03 → last 2026-09-03
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2026-09-03
A debug-object handle borrowed from winver.exe is enough to hijack a self-elevating system binary with no…
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notable
1 notable
Targets
public-sector
sectors: public-sector · regions: apac
Sources cited
1
1 hosts
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What each entry about Lenovo PC Manager tells a defender to do, newest first.
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ATT&CK techniques (7 across 7 tactics)
7 techniques observed across 1 entry about this entity, derived from entry metadata and body evidence, never asserted without a published entry behind it · pinned to MITRE ATT&CK v20.0 · compare on the matrix · Navigator layer (JSON)
- Initial AccessPhishing: Spearphishing Attachment
- ExecutionScheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task · Hijack Execution Flow: DLL
- PersistenceScheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
- Privilege EscalationScheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task · Process Injection: Process Hollowing · Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism: Bypass User Account Control
- StealthProcess Injection: Process Hollowing · Hijack Execution Flow: DLL
- Defense ImpairmentDisable or Modify Tools
- Credential AccessCredentials from Password Stores: Credentials from Web Browsers
Initial Access TA0001
T1566.001Phishing: Spearphishing Attachment×1
Adversaries may send spearphishing emails with a malicious attachment in an attempt to gain access to victim systems. Spearphishing attachment is a specific variant of spearphishing. Spearphishing attachment is different from other forms of spearphishing in that it employs the use of malware attached to an email. All forms of spearphishing are electronically delivered social engineering targeted at a specific individual, company, or industry. In this scenario, adversaries attach a file to the spearphishing email and usually rely upon User Execution to gain execution. Spearphishing may also involve social engineering techniques, such as posing as a trusted source.
Evidence: 2026-09-03/moiclient-byovd-rpc-uac-bypass-invoice-backdoor · ATT&CK page ↗
Execution TA0002
T1053.005Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task×1
Adversaries may abuse the Windows Task Scheduler to perform task scheduling for initial or recurring execution of malicious code. There are multiple ways to access the Task Scheduler in Windows. The schtasks utility can be run directly on the command line, or the Task Scheduler can be opened through the GUI within the Administrator Tools section of the Control Panel. In some cases, adversaries have used a .NET wrapper for the Windows Task Scheduler, and alternatively, adversaries have used the Windows netapi32 library and Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) to create a scheduled task. Adversaries may also utilize the Powershell Cmdlet `Invoke-CimMethod`, which leverages WMI class `PS_ScheduledTask` to create a scheduled task via an XML path.
Evidence: 2026-09-03/moiclient-byovd-rpc-uac-bypass-invoice-backdoor · ATT&CK page ↗
T1574.001Hijack Execution Flow: DLL×1
Adversaries may abuse dynamic-link library files (DLLs) in order to achieve persistence, escalate privileges, and evade defenses. DLLs are libraries that contain code and data that can be simultaneously utilized by multiple programs. While DLLs are not malicious by nature, they can be abused through mechanisms such as side-loading, hijacking search order, and phantom DLL hijacking.
Evidence: 2026-09-03/moiclient-byovd-rpc-uac-bypass-invoice-backdoor · ATT&CK page ↗
Persistence TA0003
T1053.005Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task×1
Adversaries may abuse the Windows Task Scheduler to perform task scheduling for initial or recurring execution of malicious code. There are multiple ways to access the Task Scheduler in Windows. The schtasks utility can be run directly on the command line, or the Task Scheduler can be opened through the GUI within the Administrator Tools section of the Control Panel. In some cases, adversaries have used a .NET wrapper for the Windows Task Scheduler, and alternatively, adversaries have used the Windows netapi32 library and Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) to create a scheduled task. Adversaries may also utilize the Powershell Cmdlet `Invoke-CimMethod`, which leverages WMI class `PS_ScheduledTask` to create a scheduled task via an XML path.
Evidence: 2026-09-03/moiclient-byovd-rpc-uac-bypass-invoice-backdoor · ATT&CK page ↗
Privilege Escalation TA0004
T1053.005Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task×1
Adversaries may abuse the Windows Task Scheduler to perform task scheduling for initial or recurring execution of malicious code. There are multiple ways to access the Task Scheduler in Windows. The schtasks utility can be run directly on the command line, or the Task Scheduler can be opened through the GUI within the Administrator Tools section of the Control Panel. In some cases, adversaries have used a .NET wrapper for the Windows Task Scheduler, and alternatively, adversaries have used the Windows netapi32 library and Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) to create a scheduled task. Adversaries may also utilize the Powershell Cmdlet `Invoke-CimMethod`, which leverages WMI class `PS_ScheduledTask` to create a scheduled task via an XML path.
Evidence: 2026-09-03/moiclient-byovd-rpc-uac-bypass-invoice-backdoor · ATT&CK page ↗
T1055.012Process Injection: Process Hollowing×1
Adversaries may inject malicious code into suspended and hollowed processes in order to evade process-based defenses. Process hollowing is a method of executing arbitrary code in the address space of a separate live process.
Evidence: 2026-09-03/moiclient-byovd-rpc-uac-bypass-invoice-backdoor · ATT&CK page ↗
T1548.002Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism: Bypass User Account Control×1
Adversaries may bypass UAC mechanisms to elevate process privileges on system. Windows User Account Control (UAC) allows a program to elevate its privileges (tracked as integrity levels ranging from low to high) to perform a task under administrator-level permissions, possibly by prompting the user for confirmation. The impact to the user ranges from denying the operation under high enforcement to allowing the user to perform the action if they are in the local administrators group and click through the prompt or allowing them to enter an administrator password to complete the action.
Evidence: 2026-09-03/moiclient-byovd-rpc-uac-bypass-invoice-backdoor · ATT&CK page ↗
Stealth TA0005
T1055.012Process Injection: Process Hollowing×1
Adversaries may inject malicious code into suspended and hollowed processes in order to evade process-based defenses. Process hollowing is a method of executing arbitrary code in the address space of a separate live process.
Evidence: 2026-09-03/moiclient-byovd-rpc-uac-bypass-invoice-backdoor · ATT&CK page ↗
T1574.001Hijack Execution Flow: DLL×1
Adversaries may abuse dynamic-link library files (DLLs) in order to achieve persistence, escalate privileges, and evade defenses. DLLs are libraries that contain code and data that can be simultaneously utilized by multiple programs. While DLLs are not malicious by nature, they can be abused through mechanisms such as side-loading, hijacking search order, and phantom DLL hijacking.
Evidence: 2026-09-03/moiclient-byovd-rpc-uac-bypass-invoice-backdoor · ATT&CK page ↗
Defense Impairment TA0112
T1685Disable or Modify Tools×1
Adversaries may disable, degrade, or tamper with security tools or applications (e.g., endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools, intrusion detection systems (IDS), antivirus, logging agents, sensors, etc.) to impair or reduce visibility of defensive capabilities. This may include stopping specific services, killing processes, modifying or deleting tool configuration files and Registry keys, or preventing tools from updating. This may also include impairing defenses more broadly by disrupting preventative, detection, and response mechanisms across host, network, and cloud environments.
Evidence: 2026-09-03/moiclient-byovd-rpc-uac-bypass-invoice-backdoor · ATT&CK page ↗
Credential Access TA0006
T1555.003Credentials from Password Stores: Credentials from Web Browsers×1
Adversaries may acquire credentials from web browsers by reading files specific to the target browser. Web browsers commonly save credentials such as website usernames and passwords so that they do not need to be entered manually in the future. Web browsers typically store the credentials in an encrypted format within a credential store; however, methods exist to extract plaintext credentials from web browsers.
Evidence: 2026-09-03/moiclient-byovd-rpc-uac-bypass-invoice-backdoor · ATT&CK page ↗
Entries about Lenovo PC Manager (1)
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