Potential Exploitation of RCE Vulnerability CVE-2025-33053 - Process Access

title: Potential Exploitation of RCE Vulnerability CVE-2025-33053 - Process Access
id: 9a2d8b3e-f5a1-4c68-9e21-7d9e1cf8a123
related:
    - id: abe06362-a5b9-4371-8724-ebd00cd48a04
      type: similar
    - id: 04fc4b22-91a6-495a-879d-0144fec5ec03
      type: similar
status: experimental
description: |
    Detects potential exploitation of remote code execution vulnerability CVE-2025-33053
    by looking for process access that involves legitimate Windows executables (iediagcmd.exe, CustomShellHost.exe)
    accessing suspicious executables hosted on WebDAV shares. This indicates an attacker may be exploiting
    Process.Start() search order manipulation to execute malicious code from attacker-controlled WebDAV servers
    instead of legitimate system binaries. The vulnerability allows unauthorized code execution through
    external control of file names or paths via WebDAV.
references:
    - https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2025-33053
    - https://research.checkpoint.com/2025/stealth-falcon-zero-day/
author: Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)
date: 2025-06-13
tags:
    - attack.command-and-control
    - attack.execution
    - attack.stealth
    - attack.t1218
    - attack.lateral-movement
    - attack.t1105
    - detection.emerging-threats
    - cve.2025-33053
logsource:
    category: process_access
    product: windows
detection:
    selection_src:
        SourceImage:
            - 'C:\Program Files\internet explorer\iediagcmd.exe'
            - 'C:\Windows\System32\CustomShellHost.exe'
    selection_target_dir:
        - TargetImage|startswith: '\\\\'
        - TargetImage|contains: '\DavWWWRoot\'
    selection_target_exe:
        TargetImage|endswith:
            - '\route.exe'
            - '\netsh.exe'
            - '\makecab.exe'
            - '\dxdiag.exe'
            - '\ipconfig.exe'
            - '\explorer.exe'
    condition: all of selection_*
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: high