Merge pull request #540 from peass-ng/update_PEASS-winpeas-The_Windows_Registry_Adventure__Part_20251217_014635

[WINPEAS] Add privilege escalation check: The Windows Registry Adventure, Part 8 E...
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SirBroccoli
2026-01-17 16:05:46 +01:00
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5 changed files with 366 additions and 0 deletions
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ namespace winPEAS.Checks
new SystemCheck("activedirectoryinfo", new ActiveDirectoryInfo()),
new SystemCheck("cloudinfo", new CloudInfo()),
new SystemCheck("windowscreds", new WindowsCreds()),
new SystemCheck("registryinfo", new RegistryInfo()),
new SystemCheck("browserinfo", new BrowserInfo()),
new SystemCheck("filesinfo", new FilesInfo()),
new SystemCheck("fileanalysis", new FileAnalysis()),
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using winPEAS.Helpers;
using winPEAS.Helpers.Registry;
namespace winPEAS.Checks
{
internal class RegistryInfo : ISystemCheck
{
private const string TypingInsightsRelativePath = @"Software\Microsoft\Input\TypingInsights";
private static readonly string[] KnownWritableSystemKeyCandidates = new[]
{
@"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\CoreShell",
@"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DRM",
@"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Input\Locales",
@"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Input\Settings",
@"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shell\Oobe",
@"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shell\Session",
@"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing",
@"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\UpdateApi",
@"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsUpdate\UX",
@"SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\DRM",
@"SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing",
@"SYSTEM\Software\Microsoft\TIP",
@"SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Cryptography\WebSignIn\Navigation",
@"SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\MUI\StringCacheSettings",
@"SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\USB\AutomaticSurpriseRemoval",
@"SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\BTAGService\Parameters\Settings",
};
private static readonly string[] ScanBasePaths = new[]
{
@"SOFTWARE\Microsoft",
@"SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft",
@"SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services",
@"SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control",
@"SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control",
};
public void PrintInfo(bool isDebug)
{
Beaprint.GreatPrint("Registry permissions for hive exploitation");
new List<Action>
{
PrintTypingInsightsPermissions,
PrintKnownSystemWritableKeys,
PrintHeuristicWritableKeys,
}.ForEach(action => CheckRunner.Run(action, isDebug));
}
private void PrintTypingInsightsPermissions()
{
Beaprint.MainPrint("Cross-user TypingInsights key (HKCU/HKU)");
var matches = new List<RegistryWritableKeyInfo>();
var seen = new HashSet<string>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
if (RegistryAclScanner.TryGetWritableKey("HKCU", TypingInsightsRelativePath, out var currentUserKey))
{
if (seen.Add(currentUserKey.FullPath))
{
matches.Add(currentUserKey);
}
}
foreach (var sid in RegistryHelper.GetUserSIDs())
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(sid) || sid.Equals(".DEFAULT", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) || sid.EndsWith("_Classes", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
{
continue;
}
string relativePath = $"{sid}\\{TypingInsightsRelativePath}";
if (RegistryAclScanner.TryGetWritableKey("HKU", relativePath, out var info) && seen.Add(info.FullPath))
{
matches.Add(info);
}
}
if (matches.Count == 0)
{
Beaprint.GrayPrint(" [-] TypingInsights key does not grant write access to low-privileged groups.");
return;
}
PrintEntries(matches);
Beaprint.LinkPrint("https://projectzero.google/2025/05/the-windows-registry-adventure-8-exploitation.html", "Writable TypingInsights enables cross-user hive tampering and DoS.");
}
private void PrintKnownSystemWritableKeys()
{
Beaprint.MainPrint("Known HKLM descendants writable by standard users");
var matches = new List<RegistryWritableKeyInfo>();
foreach (var path in KnownWritableSystemKeyCandidates)
{
if (RegistryAclScanner.TryGetWritableKey("HKLM", path, out var info))
{
matches.Add(info);
}
}
if (matches.Count == 0)
{
Beaprint.GrayPrint(" [-] None of the tracked HKLM keys are writable by low-privileged groups.");
return;
}
PrintEntries(matches);
}
private void PrintHeuristicWritableKeys()
{
Beaprint.MainPrint("Sample of additional writable HKLM keys (depth-limited scan)");
var matches = RegistryAclScanner.ScanWritableKeys("HKLM", ScanBasePaths, maxDepth: 3, maxResults: 25);
if (matches.Count == 0)
{
Beaprint.GrayPrint(" [-] No additional writable HKLM keys were found within the sampled paths.");
return;
}
PrintEntries(matches);
Beaprint.GrayPrint(" [*] Showing up to 25 entries from the sampled paths to avoid noisy output.");
}
private static void PrintEntries(IEnumerable<RegistryWritableKeyInfo> entries)
{
foreach (var entry in entries)
{
var principals = string.Join(", ", entry.Principals);
var rights = entry.Rights.Count > 0 ? string.Join(", ", entry.Rights.Distinct(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)) : "Write access";
var displayPath = string.IsNullOrEmpty(entry.FullPath) ? $"{entry.Hive}\\{entry.RelativePath}" : entry.FullPath;
Beaprint.BadPrint($" [!] {displayPath} -> {principals} ({rights})");
}
}
}
}
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ namespace winPEAS.Helpers
Console.WriteLine(LCYAN + " activedirectoryinfo" + GRAY + " Quick AD checks (gMSA readable passwords, AD CS template rights)" + NOCOLOR);
Console.WriteLine(LCYAN + " cloudinfo" + GRAY + " Enumerate cloud information" + NOCOLOR);
Console.WriteLine(LCYAN + " windowscreds" + GRAY + " Search windows credentials" + NOCOLOR);
Console.WriteLine(LCYAN + " registryinfo" + GRAY + " Flag writable HKLM/HKU keys that enable hive tampering" + NOCOLOR);
Console.WriteLine(LCYAN + " browserinfo" + GRAY + " Search browser information" + NOCOLOR);
Console.WriteLine(LCYAN + " filesinfo" + GRAY + " Search generic files that can contains credentials" + NOCOLOR);
Console.WriteLine(LCYAN + " fileanalysis" + GRAY + " [NOT RUN BY DEFAULT] Search specific files that can contains credentials and for regexes inside files. Might take several minutes." + NOCOLOR);
@@ -0,0 +1,221 @@
using Microsoft.Win32;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Security.AccessControl;
using System.Security.Principal;
using winPEAS.Helpers;
namespace winPEAS.Helpers.Registry
{
internal class RegistryWritableKeyInfo
{
public string Hive { get; set; }
public string RelativePath { get; set; }
public string FullPath { get; set; }
public List<string> Principals { get; set; } = new List<string>();
public List<string> Rights { get; set; } = new List<string>();
}
internal static class RegistryAclScanner
{
private static readonly Dictionary<string, string> LowPrivSidMap = new Dictionary<string, string>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
{
{ new SecurityIdentifier(WellKnownSidType.BuiltinUsersSid, null).Value, "BUILTIN\\Users" },
{ new SecurityIdentifier(WellKnownSidType.AuthenticatedUserSid, null).Value, "Authenticated Users" },
{ new SecurityIdentifier(WellKnownSidType.WorldSid, null).Value, "Everyone" },
{ new SecurityIdentifier(WellKnownSidType.InteractiveSid, null).Value, "Interactive" },
{ new SecurityIdentifier(WellKnownSidType.BuiltinGuestsSid, null).Value, "BUILTIN\\Guests" },
};
public static bool TryGetWritableKey(string hive, string relativePath, out RegistryWritableKeyInfo info)
{
info = null;
using (var key = OpenKey(hive, relativePath))
{
if (key == null)
{
return false;
}
return TryCollectWritableInfo(hive, relativePath, key, out info);
}
}
public static List<RegistryWritableKeyInfo> ScanWritableKeys(string hive, IEnumerable<string> basePaths, int maxDepth, int maxResults)
{
var results = new List<RegistryWritableKeyInfo>();
var seenPaths = new HashSet<string>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
foreach (var basePath in basePaths ?? Enumerable.Empty<string>())
{
if (results.Count >= maxResults)
{
break;
}
using (var key = OpenKey(hive, basePath))
{
if (key == null)
{
continue;
}
Traverse(hive, key, basePath, 0, maxDepth, maxResults, seenPaths, results);
}
}
return results;
}
private static void Traverse(string hive, RegistryKey currentKey, string currentPath, int depth, int maxDepth, int maxResults, HashSet<string> seenPaths, List<RegistryWritableKeyInfo> results)
{
if (currentKey == null || results.Count >= maxResults)
{
return;
}
if (TryCollectWritableInfo(hive, currentPath, currentKey, out var info))
{
if (seenPaths.Add(info.FullPath))
{
results.Add(info);
}
if (results.Count >= maxResults)
{
return;
}
}
if (depth >= maxDepth)
{
return;
}
string[] subKeys;
try
{
subKeys = currentKey.GetSubKeyNames();
}
catch
{
return;
}
foreach (var subKeyName in subKeys)
{
if (results.Count >= maxResults)
{
break;
}
try
{
using (var childKey = currentKey.OpenSubKey(subKeyName))
{
if (childKey == null)
{
continue;
}
string childPath = string.IsNullOrEmpty(currentPath) ? subKeyName : $"{currentPath}\\{subKeyName}";
Traverse(hive, childKey, childPath, depth + 1, maxDepth, maxResults, seenPaths, results);
}
}
catch
{
// Ignore keys we cannot open
}
}
}
private static bool TryCollectWritableInfo(string hive, string relativePath, RegistryKey key, out RegistryWritableKeyInfo info)
{
info = null;
try
{
var acl = key.GetAccessControl(AccessControlSections.Access);
var principals = new HashSet<string>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
var rights = new HashSet<string>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
foreach (RegistryAccessRule rule in acl.GetAccessRules(true, true, typeof(SecurityIdentifier)))
{
if (rule.AccessControlType != AccessControlType.Allow)
{
continue;
}
var sid = rule.IdentityReference as SecurityIdentifier ?? rule.IdentityReference.Translate(typeof(SecurityIdentifier)) as SecurityIdentifier;
if (sid == null)
{
continue;
}
if (!LowPrivSidMap.TryGetValue(sid.Value, out var label))
{
continue;
}
string interestingRight = PermissionsHelper.PermInt2Str((int)rule.RegistryRights, PermissionType.WRITEABLE_OR_EQUIVALENT_REG);
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(interestingRight))
{
continue;
}
principals.Add($"{label} ({sid.Value})");
rights.Add(interestingRight);
}
if (principals.Count == 0)
{
return false;
}
string normalizedRelativePath = relativePath ?? string.Empty;
string fullPath = string.IsNullOrEmpty(normalizedRelativePath) ? key.Name : $"{hive}\\{normalizedRelativePath}";
info = new RegistryWritableKeyInfo
{
Hive = hive,
RelativePath = normalizedRelativePath,
FullPath = fullPath,
Principals = principals.ToList(),
Rights = rights.ToList(),
};
return true;
}
catch
{
return false;
}
}
private static RegistryKey OpenKey(string hive, string path)
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(path))
{
return null;
}
try
{
RegistryKey baseKey = hive switch
{
"HKLM" => Microsoft.Win32.Registry.LocalMachine,
"HKCU" => Microsoft.Win32.Registry.CurrentUser,
"HKU" => Microsoft.Win32.Registry.Users,
_ => null,
};
return baseKey?.OpenSubKey(path);
}
catch
{
return null;
}
}
}
}
@@ -1201,6 +1201,7 @@
<Compile Include="Checks\SystemInfo.cs" />
<Compile Include="Checks\UserInfo.cs" />
<Compile Include="Checks\WindowsCreds.cs" />
<Compile Include="Checks\RegistryInfo.cs" />
<Compile Include="Helpers\AppLocker\AppLockerHelper.cs" />
<Compile Include="Helpers\AppLocker\AppLockerRules.cs" />
<Compile Include="Helpers\AppLocker\IAppIdPolicyHandler.cs" />
@@ -1468,6 +1469,7 @@
<Compile Include="Helpers\CheckRunner.cs" />
<Compile Include="Helpers\ReflectionHelper.cs" />
<Compile Include="Helpers\Registry\RegistryHelper.cs" />
<Compile Include="Helpers\Registry\RegistryAclScanner.cs" />
<Compile Include="Helpers\Search\SearchHelper.cs" />
<Compile Include="Wifi\Wifi.cs" />
<Compile Include="Wifi\NativeWifiApi\Interop.cs" />