Xampp For Windows 746 Exploit Jun 2026
After gaining a low-privilege webshell (running as SYSTEM or NETWORK SERVICE depending on the exploit), the attacker runs whoami /priv . The Windows 746 exploit then uses a well-known Juicy Potato (RogueWinRM) variant to escalate to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.
: By changing the default editor (e.g., from notepad.exe ) to a malicious payload path, an attacker can trick an administrator into executing that payload with elevated privileges when the admin opens a log file from the XAMPP Control Panel. Other Notable Exploits for XAMPP 7.4.x / Windows xampp for windows 746 exploit
XAMPP for Windows 7.4.6 often came with mod_dav enabled and misconfigured httpd-dav.conf . An attacker uses PUT /shell.php over WebDAV to upload a webshell directly. After gaining a low-privilege webshell (running as SYSTEM
@echo off net user attacker_account MaliciousPassword123 /add net localgroup administrators attacker_account /add Use code with caution. Other Notable Exploits for XAMPP 7
<LocationMatch "^/(?i:(?:xampp|security|licenses|phpmyadmin|webalizer|server-status|server-info))"> Require local ErrorDocument 403 /error/XAMPP_FORBIDDEN.html.var </LocationMatch>
The vulnerability, cataloged as , was discovered and publicly disclosed around April 2, 2020. It is a high-severity, improper privilege management flaw (CWE-269) that allows an unprivileged user to achieve arbitrary command execution and privilege escalation on a Windows system running a vulnerable version of XAMPP. The Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) for this vulnerability is 9.8 out of 10 , indicating a critical level of severity.