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| 1 | +# Titles: Microsoft Virtual Hard Disk (VHDX) 11 - Remote Code Execution (RCE) |
| 2 | +# Author: nu11secur1ty |
| 3 | +# Date: 07/23/2025 |
| 4 | +# Vendor: Microsoft |
| 5 | +# Software: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-11?r=1 |
| 6 | +# Reference: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-49683 |
| 7 | +# Base Score: 7.8 HIGHVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | +## Overview |
| 10 | + |
| 11 | +This PowerShell script (`vdh.ps1`) demonstrates a **soft corruption |
| 12 | +vulnerability** in Windows Virtual Hard Disk (VHDX) handling, related to |
| 13 | +**CVE-2025-49683**. |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | +The script performs the following: |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | +- Creates a new dynamic VHDX file (virtual disk) of 10MB size. |
| 18 | +- Mounts the VHDX as a new drive in the system. |
| 19 | +- Initializes, partitions, and formats the virtual disk with NTFS. |
| 20 | +- Dismounts the VHDX and applies **soft byte-level corruption** at an 8 KB |
| 21 | +offset inside the VHDX file. |
| 22 | +- Re-mounts the corrupted VHDX to observe potential filesystem or mounting |
| 23 | +errors. |
| 24 | +- Lists the contents of the corrupted volume to show the impact. |
| 25 | +- Creates an **immediate restart batch script (`your-salaries.bat`)** |
| 26 | +inside the mounted volume which forces a system restart when executed. |
| 27 | +- Offers cleanup options to dismount and delete the corrupted VHDX file. |
| 28 | + |
| 29 | +--- |
| 30 | + |
| 31 | +## Purpose |
| 32 | + |
| 33 | +This PoC is designed for **security researchers and penetration testers** |
| 34 | +to: |
| 35 | + |
| 36 | +- Understand how minor VHDX file corruptions can lead to system instability |
| 37 | +or vulnerability exploitation. |
| 38 | +- Demonstrate how CVE-2025-49683 affects VHDX mounting and usage. |
| 39 | +- Help develop detection and mitigation strategies for such virtual disk |
| 40 | +corruption attacks. |
| 41 | + |
| 42 | +--- |
| 43 | + |
| 44 | +## Usage Instructions |
| 45 | + |
| 46 | +1. **Run the script in an elevated PowerShell session** (Run as |
| 47 | +Administrator - The already malicious authorized user): |
| 48 | + |
| 49 | + ```powershell |
| 50 | + .\vdh.ps1 |
| 51 | + |
| 52 | + |
| 53 | +2. The script will: |
| 54 | + |
| 55 | + - Create, mount, and format a new VHDX file. |
| 56 | + |
| 57 | +- Corrupt the file at the byte level. |
| 58 | + |
| 59 | +- Re-mount and attempt to read the volume. |
| 60 | + |
| 61 | +- Create a batch file your-salaries.bat inside the mounted drive. |
| 62 | + |
| 63 | +3. To trigger an immediate restart, navigate to the mounted drive (e.g., |
| 64 | +D:\) and run: |
| 65 | + |
| 66 | + |
| 67 | +``` |
| 68 | +your-salaries.bat |
| 69 | +``` |
| 70 | + |
| 71 | + |
| 72 | +4. At script end, press 0 to clean up (dismount and delete the corrupted |
| 73 | +VHDX), or press any other key to exit and keep the file for further |
| 74 | +analysis. |
| 75 | + |
| 76 | + |
| 77 | +### Important Warnings & Considerations |
| 78 | + |
| 79 | +- Run only on test or isolated environments. |
| 80 | +This script creates corruption and forcibly restarts the system via the |
| 81 | +batch file. Do not run on production or important machines. |
| 82 | + |
| 83 | +- Immediate Restart Batch File |
| 84 | +The your-salaries.bat file triggers an immediate system restart without any |
| 85 | +warning or confirmation. Be cautious when executing it. |
| 86 | + |
| 87 | +- Corruption is simulated and subtle. |
| 88 | +The corruption at 8 KB offset is a soft corruption intended for |
| 89 | +demonstration. Real-world attacks could apply more complex modifications. |
| 90 | + |
| 91 | +- Impact may vary by OS version and environment. |
| 92 | +Results depend on Windows version and configuration. Some systems may |
| 93 | +detect and repair corruption automatically. |
| 94 | + |
| 95 | +- Elevated privileges required. |
| 96 | +Script requires administrative rights to create, mount, initialize, and |
| 97 | +corrupt VHDX files. |
| 98 | + |
| 99 | +### Technical Details |
| 100 | + |
| 101 | +- Corruption offset: 8192 bytes (8 KB) into the VHDX file. |
| 102 | + |
| 103 | +- Corruption pattern: Byte sequence [0x00, 0xFF, 0x00, 0xFF, 0xDE, 0xAD, |
| 104 | +0xBE, 0xEF]. |
| 105 | + |
| 106 | +- Disk initialization: MBR partition style with a single NTFS partition. |
| 107 | + |
| 108 | +- Batch restart command: shutdown /r /t 0 /f to force immediate restart. |
| 109 | + |
| 110 | + |
| 111 | +### Sample Output |
| 112 | + |
| 113 | +```vbnet |
| 114 | +[*] Checking for existing VHDX file to avoid conflicts... |
| 115 | +WARNING: [!] Could not dismount VHDX, maybe not mounted: The path |
| 116 | +"C:\Users\MicrosoftLoosers\Desktop\CVE-2025-49683\corrupted_test.vhdx" is |
| 117 | +not the path to a mounted virtual hard disk file. |
| 118 | +[*] Removed existing VHDX file. |
| 119 | +[*] Creating new VHDX (Virtual Hard Disk) file... |
| 120 | + Size: 10 MB |
| 121 | + Path: |
| 122 | +C:\Users\MicrosoftLoosers\Desktop\CVE-2025-49683\corrupted_test.vhdx |
| 123 | +[*] Mounting the new VHDX... |
| 124 | +[*] Disk initialized and formatted with NTFS. |
| 125 | + This disk emulates a real drive to test mounting and corruption |
| 126 | +handling. |
| 127 | +[*] Drive mounted as E: |
| 128 | + You can access this drive like a physical hard disk in Windows Explorer. |
| 129 | +[*] Dismounting the VHDX before applying corruption... |
| 130 | +[*] Simulating corruption by modifying bytes at offset 8 KB... |
| 131 | + This models how subtle corruption can affect VHDX file integrity, |
| 132 | + which may lead to file system errors or crashes when accessed. |
| 133 | +[+] Corruption successfully applied. |
| 134 | + Note: This is a soft corruption for testing and demonstration purposes |
| 135 | +only. |
| 136 | +[*] Re-mounting the corrupted VHDX to observe effects... |
| 137 | +[*] Drive letter(s) assigned after corruption: E |
| 138 | +[*] Listing contents of the mounted drive to detect file system anomalies... |
| 139 | +[*] Attempting to list contents of drive E:\ ... |
| 140 | +[*] Created immediate restart batch script: your-salaries.bat |
| 141 | + Running this batch will force an immediate restart. |
| 142 | + |
| 143 | +[*] Script complete. |
| 144 | + This demo showcases how VHDX file corruption at the byte level |
| 145 | + can impact system behavior and why patching CVE-2025-49683 is crucial. |
| 146 | + |
| 147 | +[*] Press '0' to clean up and remove the corrupted VHDX, or any other key |
| 148 | +to exit. |
| 149 | +[*] Cleaning up... |
| 150 | +[*] VHDX dismounted. |
| 151 | +[*] Deleted VHDX file. |
| 152 | +``` |
| 153 | + |
| 154 | +### License & Disclaimer |
| 155 | + |
| 156 | +This script is provided for educational and research purposes only. The |
| 157 | +author and distributor disclaim all liability for any damage caused by |
| 158 | +misuse. |
| 159 | + |
| 160 | +Use responsibly, and always obtain proper authorization before testing or |
| 161 | +exploiting vulnerabilities on any system. |
| 162 | + |
| 163 | + |
| 164 | + |
| 165 | +### References |
| 166 | + |
| 167 | +[CVE-2025-49683]( |
| 168 | +https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-49683) |
| 169 | +(Windows VHDX file corruption vulnerability) |
| 170 | + |
| 171 | +Microsoft Windows Virtual Hard Disk (VHDX) documentation |
| 172 | + |
| 173 | +Windows PowerShell documentation |
| 174 | + |
| 175 | + |
| 176 | + |
| 177 | +# Video: |
| 178 | +[href](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkEu_AZnzk4) |
| 179 | + |
| 180 | +# Source: |
| 181 | +[href]( |
| 182 | +https://github.com/nu11secur1ty/CVE-mitre/tree/main/2025/CVE-2025-49683) |
| 183 | + |
| 184 | + |
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| 187 | + |
| 188 | + |
| 189 | +# Source download |
| 190 | +[href]( |
| 191 | +https://nu11secur1ty.github.io/DownGit/#/home?url=https://github.com/nu11secur1ty/CVE-mitre/tree/main/2025/CVE-2025-49683 |
| 192 | +) |
| 193 | + |
| 194 | +# Time spent: |
| 195 | +05:35:00 |
| 196 | + |
| 197 | + |
| 198 | +-- |
| 199 | +System Administrator - Infrastructure Engineer |
| 200 | +Penetration Testing Engineer |
| 201 | +Exploit developer at https://packetstormsecurity.com/ |
| 202 | +https://cve.mitre.org/index.html |
| 203 | +https://cxsecurity.com/ and https://www.exploit-db.com/ |
| 204 | +0day Exploit DataBase https://0day.today/ |
| 205 | +home page: https://www.nu11secur1ty.com/ |
| 206 | +hiPEnIMR0v7QCo/+SEH9gBclAAYWGnPoBIQ75sCj60E= |
| 207 | + nu11secur1ty <http://nu11secur1ty.com/> |
| 208 | + |
| 209 | +-- |
| 210 | + |
| 211 | +System Administrator - Infrastructure Engineer |
| 212 | +Penetration Testing Engineer |
| 213 | +Exploit developer at https://packetstorm.news/ |
| 214 | +https://cve.mitre.org/index.html |
| 215 | +https://cxsecurity.com/ and https://www.exploit-db.com/ |
| 216 | +0day Exploit DataBase https://0day.today/ |
| 217 | +home page: https://www.nu11secur1ty.com/ |
| 218 | +hiPEnIMR0v7QCo/+SEH9gBclAAYWGnPoBIQ75sCj60E= |
| 219 | + nu11secur1ty <http://nu11secur1ty.com/> |
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