Full System Access Uncovered in Windows 10 Mobile

By admin On Aug 25, 2015

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It is possible to gain full access to the file system via the built-in ssh server of smartphones running on Microsoft’s Windows 10 Mobile after Device Discovery is enabled. This access is not possible via the standard mtp protocol in Windows.

That’s what xda forum member snickler writes on the xda developer forum. Microsoft has already added a file explorer to Windows 10 Mobile Developer Preview. Before 8.1, the Files for Windows Phone 8.1 app still had to be downloaded. However, the new explorer won’t give users full access, leaving certain components inaccessible.

This can be circumvented, Snickler discovered. To do this, users need to have several tools. Snickler used for his hack: Astoria Tools/WConnect, djamol’s Root Tool, PuttyGen, Pagent and an sftp program like SwishEasy SFTP or WinSCP.

After making this preparation, fifteen more steps are needed to make all files visible, including adjusting registry key values on the phone. You can then browse through all the data via an sftp client. However, there are a few exceptions, reports the forum member. It doesn’t seem possible to change anything in the folder c:Windowssystem32aow which contains files related to Android applications.

File Explorer Windows 10 Mobile