The architecture of the vulnerability relies on the behavior of the XAMPP Control Panel component ( xampp-control.exe ) and its configuration map, xampp-control.ini . 1. Insecure Configuration Mapping

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, which Windows might execute instead of the intended service. Mitigations and Best Practices