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Created April 2, 2020 17:18
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Check for paths that are writable by normal users, but are in the system-wide Windows path. Any such directory allows for privilege escalation.
If (([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal] [Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole] "Administrator")) {
Write-Warning "This script will not function with administrative privileges. Please run as a normal user."
Break
}
$outfile = "acltestfile"
set-variable -name paths -value (Get-ItemProperty -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment' -Name PATH).path.Split(";")
Foreach ($path in $paths) {
# This prints a table of ACLs
# get-acl $path | %{ $_.Access } | ft -Wrap -AutoSize -property IdentityReference, AccessControlType, FileSystemRights
# Easier to get effective access of current user by just trying to create a file
Try {
[io.file]::OpenWrite("$path\$outfile").close()
Write-Warning "I can write to '$path'"
$insecure = 1
}
Catch {}
}
If ($insecure -eq 1) {
Write-Warning "Any directory above is in the system-wide directory list, but can also be written to by the current user."
Write-Host "This can allow privilege escalation." -ForegroundColor Red
} Else {
Write-Host "Looks good! No system path can be written to by the current user." -ForegroundColor Green
}
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