From 80db17891d84c6e43e65cddf74f10e208be8b3c8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Shirofune-Security
<43838376+Shirofune-Security@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2026 05:30:12 +0900
Subject: [PATCH 1/9] Add opt-in WMI namespace audit SACL workflow
---
.github/workflows/wmi-namespace-auditing.yml | 32 ++
CHANGELOG-Japanese.md | 1 +
CHANGELOG.md | 1 +
WELA.ps1 | 29 +-
docs/wmi-namespace-auditing.md | 56 ++++
scripts/Configuration.ps1 | 2 +-
scripts/WmiNamespaceAuditing.ps1 | 312 +++++++++++++++++++
tests/WmiNamespaceAuditing.Tests.ps1 | 137 ++++++++
tests/WmiNamespaceAuditing.Windows.Tests.ps1 | 60 ++++
tests/fixtures/wmi-namespace-descriptor.json | 15 +
website/docs/resources/changelog.ja.md | 1 +
website/docs/resources/changelog.md | 1 +
12 files changed, 644 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 .github/workflows/wmi-namespace-auditing.yml
create mode 100644 docs/wmi-namespace-auditing.md
create mode 100644 scripts/WmiNamespaceAuditing.ps1
create mode 100644 tests/WmiNamespaceAuditing.Tests.ps1
create mode 100644 tests/WmiNamespaceAuditing.Windows.Tests.ps1
create mode 100644 tests/fixtures/wmi-namespace-descriptor.json
diff --git a/.github/workflows/wmi-namespace-auditing.yml b/.github/workflows/wmi-namespace-auditing.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3e991ecd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/wmi-namespace-auditing.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+name: WMI namespace auditing regressions
+on:
+ push:
+ branches: ['**']
+ paths:
+ - 'WELA.ps1'
+ - 'scripts/Configuration.ps1'
+ - 'scripts/WmiNamespaceAuditing.ps1'
+ - 'tests/WmiNamespaceAuditing*'
+ - 'tests/fixtures/wmi-namespace-descriptor.json'
+ - '.github/workflows/wmi-namespace-auditing.yml'
+ pull_request:
+ workflow_dispatch:
+permissions:
+ contents: read
+jobs:
+ wmi-namespace-auditing:
+ runs-on: windows-latest
+ steps:
+ - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+ - name: Mocked namespace SACL regression tests (Windows PowerShell 5.1)
+ shell: powershell
+ run: ./tests/WmiNamespaceAuditing.Tests.ps1
+ - name: Native read-only and in-memory writer adapter (Windows PowerShell 5.1)
+ shell: powershell
+ run: ./tests/WmiNamespaceAuditing.Windows.Tests.ps1
+ - name: Mocked namespace SACL regression tests (PowerShell 7)
+ shell: pwsh
+ run: ./tests/WmiNamespaceAuditing.Tests.ps1
+ - name: Native read-only and in-memory writer adapter (PowerShell 7)
+ shell: pwsh
+ run: ./tests/WmiNamespaceAuditing.Windows.Tests.ps1
diff --git a/CHANGELOG-Japanese.md b/CHANGELOG-Japanese.md
index c79f4a86..bc0e29e0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG-Japanese.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG-Japanese.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
**改善:**
+- ASDのガイドに基づく任意実行のWMI名前空間SACL監査・計画・設定を追加した。ローカル名前空間の明示的な選択と、子名前空間への継承の個別指定に対応する。完全なセキュリティ記述子の記録、特権・戻り値の確認、書き込み前の変更検出と読み戻し検証により、既存のアクセス権と未知の監査エントリを保持する。イベント生成と転送の検証は別途必要となる。 (#372) (@Shirofune-Security)
- ネイティブのDomain/Private/Publicテキストログを監査・計画・設定する任意実行の`firewall-logging`を追加しました。許可・破棄ログの有効化、最小サイズの確認、既存パスと大きな上限値の保持、CIS v4.0.0のパスの明示的な選択に対応します。ファイアウォールサービスのディレクトリ権限を確認し、ローカル設定と実効設定を記録して変更後の実効設定を検証します。通信制御やACLは変更しません。実通信によるログ生成と収集の検証は別途必要です。 (#394) (@Shirofune-Security)
- イベントログのサイズ監査と設定に共通のバイト単位プロファイルを導入し、AppLocker・ファイアウォールログの256 MiB、Setupの32 MiB、ASD推奨のSecurityログ2048 MiBに対応した。`-LogProfile`と`configure-eventlogs`で送信元と収集サーバーのサイズ・保存方式を選択できる。明示的に指定しない限り、既存の大きいバッファと保存方式は維持する。結果には検証した設定を記録し、未測定の保存日数は不明と表示する。 (#396) (@Shirofune-Security)
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ab71489f..e45fed6e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
**Improvements:**
+- Added opt-in WMI namespace SACL audit, plan and configure actions based on ASD guidance, with explicit local namespace selection and separate descendant-inheritance consent. Full descriptor journals, privilege/return-code checks, race guards and read-back verification preserve existing permissions and unknown audit entries; event generation and forwarding remain separate lab validation. (#372) (@Shirofune-Security)
- Added opt-in `firewall-logging` audit, plan and configure actions for native Domain/Private/Public text logs, with allowed/dropped logging, minimum size checks, preserved operator paths/larger limits, and explicit CIS v4.0.0 paths. Configuration checks firewall service directory permissions, journals local/effective state and verifies effective policy without changing firewall enforcement or ACLs. Traffic and ingestion validation remains required. (#394) (@Shirofune-Security)
- Unified event-log size auditing and configuration with shared byte-based profiles, including 256 MiB AppLocker/firewall logs, 32 MiB Setup and ASD 2048 MiB Security. Added separate source and collector size/mode choices through `-LogProfile` and `configure-eventlogs`; larger buffers and existing retention modes are preserved unless explicitly changed. Results include verified state and unknown retention duration. (#396) (@Shirofune-Security)
diff --git a/WELA.ps1 b/WELA.ps1
index c8196e0a..18e9f807 100644
--- a/WELA.ps1
+++ b/WELA.ps1
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
[ValidateRange(16384, 32767)][int]$FirewallMinimumSizeKiB = 16384,
[string]$HtmlPath,
[ValidateSet('Audit', 'Plan', 'Configure')][string]$SmbAction = 'Audit',
+ [ValidateSet('List', 'Audit', 'Plan', 'Configure')][string]$WmiAction = 'List',
+ [string[]]$WmiNamespace,
+ [switch]$WmiIncludeChildren,
[switch]$Help
)
@@ -38,6 +41,7 @@ $SaclTargetsPath = Join-Path $ScriptRoot "config/audit_sacl_targets.json"
. (Join-Path $ScriptRoot "scripts/Configuration.ps1")
. (Join-Path $ScriptRoot "scripts/FirewallLogging.ps1")
. (Join-Path $ScriptRoot "scripts/SmbAuditing.ps1")
+. (Join-Path $ScriptRoot "scripts/WmiNamespaceAuditing.ps1")
Import-Module (Join-Path $ScriptRoot "modules/AuditProfiles.psm1") -ErrorAction Stop
Import-Module (Join-Path $ScriptRoot "modules/NativeProviders.psm1") -ErrorAction Stop
Import-Module (Join-Path $ScriptRoot "modules/EventLogSettings.psm1") -ErrorAction Stop
@@ -1666,6 +1670,10 @@ function Get-WelaUserProfiles {
$usage = @"
Usage:
+ ./WELA.ps1 wmi-auditing -WmiAction List
+ ./WELA.ps1 wmi-auditing -WmiAction Plan -WmiNamespace root\cimv2 -ResultsPath wmi-plan.json
+ ./WELA.ps1 wmi-auditing -WmiAction Configure -WmiNamespace root\cimv2 -DryRun
+ # Namespace SACLs are opt-in; descendants require -WmiIncludeChildren. See docs/wmi-namespace-auditing.md.
./WELA.ps1 firewall-logging -FirewallAction Audit -ResultsPath firewall.json
./WELA.ps1 firewall-logging -FirewallAction Plan -FirewallPathMode CisV4
./WELA.ps1 firewall-logging -FirewallAction Configure -DryRun
@@ -1705,8 +1713,12 @@ Write-Host ""
# Reject unsupported dry-run requests before reaching any command's mutation path.
if ($DryRun -and $Cmd -notin @('configure', 'configure-eventlogs') -and
-not ($Cmd -eq 'firewall-logging' -and $FirewallAction -eq 'Configure') -and
- -not ($Cmd -eq 'smb-auditing' -and $SmbAction -eq 'Configure')) {
- throw "-DryRun is supported only by configure (including configure -Profile), configure-eventlogs, firewall-logging -FirewallAction Configure and smb-auditing -SmbAction Configure. No command was run."
+ -not ($Cmd -eq 'smb-auditing' -and $SmbAction -eq 'Configure') -and
+ -not ($Cmd -eq 'wmi-auditing' -and $WmiAction -eq 'Configure')) {
+ throw "-DryRun is supported only by configure (including configure -Profile), configure-eventlogs, firewall-logging -FirewallAction Configure smb-auditing -SmbAction Configure and wmi-auditing -WmiAction Configure. No command was run."
+}
+if (($WmiNamespace -or $WmiIncludeChildren -or $PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey('WmiAction')) -and $Cmd -ne 'wmi-auditing') {
+ throw '-WmiAction, -WmiNamespace and -WmiIncludeChildren require wmi-auditing. No command was run.'
}
if ($Profile -and $Cmd -in @('eventlog-profiles', 'audit-filesize', 'configure-eventlogs')) {
throw '-Profile selects advanced audit policy only. Use -LogProfile for event-log size/mode settings.'
@@ -1724,6 +1736,19 @@ if ($Profile -and $Cmd.ToLower() -in @('plan', 'audit', 'audit-settings', 'confi
}
switch ($Cmd.ToLower()) {
+ 'wmi-auditing' {
+ if ($Help) {
+ Write-Host 'Usage: ./WELA.ps1 wmi-auditing -WmiAction List|Audit|Plan|Configure [-WmiNamespace root\cimv2,root\subscription] [-WmiIncludeChildren] [-Auto] [-DryRun] [-BackupPath new-directory] [-ResultsPath file.json]'
+ Write-Host 'Select exact local namespaces explicitly. Default action List is read-only. Configure appends ASD success audit ACEs; descendant inheritance requires an explicit switch. No access permissions, audit policy or forwarding changes.'
+ return
+ }
+ if ($Profile -or $Baseline) { throw 'wmi-auditing uses its own namespace selections, not -Profile or -Baseline.' }
+ try {
+ $report = Invoke-WelaWmiAuditCommand -Action $WmiAction -Namespace $WmiNamespace -IncludeChildren:$WmiIncludeChildren -Auto:$Auto -DryRun:$DryRun -BackupPath $BackupPath -ResultsPath $ResultsPath
+ $report
+ if ($report.ExitCode) { exit $report.ExitCode }
+ } catch { Write-Host "[Failed] WMI namespace auditing: $_" -ForegroundColor Red; exit 1 }
+ }
'firewall-logging' {
if ($Help) {
Write-Host 'Usage: ./WELA.ps1 firewall-logging [-FirewallAction Audit|Plan|Configure] [-FirewallPathMode Preserve|CisV4] [-FirewallMinimumSizeKiB 16384..32767] [-Auto] [-DryRun] [-BackupPath new-directory] [-ResultsPath file.json]'
diff --git a/docs/wmi-namespace-auditing.md b/docs/wmi-namespace-auditing.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c550a944
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/wmi-namespace-auditing.md
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+# Optional WMI namespace auditing
+
+`wmi-auditing` appends reviewed success-audit entries to explicitly selected **local** WMI namespace SACLs. It does not run during ordinary `configure`, change namespace access permissions, create namespaces, enable remote WMI access, change audit policy, install a forwarding subscription, or grant rule-coverage credit. PowerShell 5.1 and PowerShell 7 on Windows use the same `System.Management` provider methods.
+
+```powershell
+./WELA.ps1 wmi-auditing -WmiAction List
+./WELA.ps1 wmi-auditing -WmiAction Audit -WmiNamespace 'root\cimv2' -ResultsPath wmi-before.json
+./WELA.ps1 wmi-auditing -WmiAction Plan -WmiNamespace 'root\cimv2','root\subscription' -ResultsPath wmi-plan.json
+./WELA.ps1 wmi-auditing -WmiAction Configure -WmiNamespace 'root\cimv2' -DryRun
+./WELA.ps1 wmi-auditing -WmiAction Configure -WmiNamespace 'root\cimv2' -BackupPath C:\WelaBackups\wmi-change-001 -ResultsPath wmi-result.json
+# Explicitly opt in to the reference script's descendant inheritance:
+./WELA.ps1 wmi-auditing -WmiAction Configure -WmiNamespace 'root\subscription' -WmiIncludeChildren
+```
+
+The default action is read-only `List`. Audit/Plan/Configure require exact namespace selections; wildcards, remote paths, unreviewed namespaces and empty selections are rejected. `-Auto` skips per-namespace confirmation after the operator has selected the scope. `-DryRun` is supported only with Configure, and calls no setter or journal writer. `-Profile` and `-Baseline` do not select WMI SACLs.
+
+## Reference entries and scope
+
+The entries come from the [ASD WMI script pinned at 59041b5](https://github.com/AustralianCyberSecurityCentre/windows_event_logging/blob/59041b5d4586789a751171fb752be1624ad5e3b4/events/wmi_auditing/wmi_auditing.ps1). Every new ACE has type 2 (system audit), success only. Existing failure entries and unfamiliar ACEs are retained.
+
+| Namespace | Principal | Mask | Audited namespace rights | ASD flags |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| `root\cimv2` | Everyone `S-1-1-0` | `0x40002` (262146) | Execute Methods, Edit Security | 64 |
+| `root\cimv2` | Interactive `S-1-5-4` | `0x1` | Enable Account / read | 64 |
+| `root\cimv2` | Network `S-1-5-2` | `0x1` | Enable Account / read | 64 |
+| `root\cimv2` | Batch `S-1-5-3` | `0x1` | Enable Account / read | 64 |
+| `root\SecurityCenter` | Everyone | `0x40001` (262145) | Enable Account / read, Edit Security | 66 |
+| `root\SecurityCenter2` | Everyone | `0x40001` (262145) | Enable Account / read, Edit Security | 66 |
+| `root\subscription` | Everyone | `0x4001E` (262174) | Execute Methods, Full Write, Partial Write, Provider Write, Edit Security | 66 |
+| `root\default` | Everyone | `0x4001F` (262175) | Read plus all preceding rights | 66 |
+
+The numeric subscription mask includes Execute Methods even though the reference script's comment omits it. WELA uses the actual numeric mask. Flags 64 mean success on this namespace; 66 add container inheritance. **By default WELA uses 64 for every selection**, limiting new entries to that namespace. `-WmiIncludeChildren` enables the reference's flag 66 for the four applicable namespaces. This may propagate audit ACEs to inheriting descendants, including existing and future child namespaces; it does not grant access. Child ACL propagation is not enumerated, backed up or verified by this command, and is an explicit additional scope requiring a lab review. Existing inherited entries are retained in either mode. SecurityCenter namespaces are commonly absent on servers; absence is reported rather than treated as successful configuration.
+
+## Privileges, preservation and results
+
+Run elevated with **SeSecurityPrivilege assigned** for Audit/Plan/Configure. WELA enables this privilege in its process while accessing the descriptor, restores the previous token state afterward, and requests privileges for the local WMI connection. Without it a provider can return a DACL while omitting the SACL; WELA refuses that ambiguous read. List only enumerates the supported root child namespaces and reports Present, NotInstalled or Unknown.
+
+Each GetSecurityDescriptor and SetSecurityDescriptor return code must be explicitly zero. Exceptions, denied/missing namespaces, incomplete descriptors, nonzero return codes, ineffective writes and failed read-back are failures. The journal stores the complete provider descriptor as JSON and MOF strings before the setter is called; nested entries cannot be truncated by the outer result serializer. Native objects are cloned rather than rebuilt from a shortened permission list. Existing ACEs, duplicate/unknown ACEs, DACL order, owner, group and other descriptor fields are preserved. The only control flag added is `SE_SACL_PRESENT` when needed. Provider representations that cannot round-trip unchanged fail verification; unknown entries are never deliberately simplified or discarded.
+
+Immediately before writing, WELA reads the full descriptor again and refuses to overwrite a changed snapshot. Read-back checks all original fields/ACE multiplicities and every requested exact audit entry. The final check detects descriptor drift after verification. This is not an atomic transaction with other administrators or management software: changes between the last read and the provider write remain possible. No automatic rollback overwrites concurrent changes.
+
+An exact existing entry is not duplicated. Different masks, audit outcomes, inheritance, object-specific ACEs or inherited ACEs are preserved and do not suppress the explicit requested entry. Result statuses use the shared configuration contract: Applied/AlreadyCompliant indicate observed SACL compliance, Skipped includes dry-run or declined changes, and Failed/Overridden produce exit code 1. Exit code 0 alone is not evidence of a write or successful event generation.
+
+## Audit prerequisites and local/remote evidence
+
+WELA separately observes the effective **Other Object Access Events** audit policy (success bit) without changing it. A missing/unknown prerequisite is visible in `Prerequisite`; a successful SACL update alone does not establish event readiness. Review audit precedence and the effective policy using the separate audit-policy workflow.
+
+[Microsoft documents namespace auditing](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/wmisdk/access-to-wmi-namespaces) as Security event **4662** for matching namespace access checks. It does not establish whether the subsequent provider operation succeeded. Interactive/Network/Batch SIDs select token membership, not a universal local/remote classification: validate the logon type, user SID, namespace and access mask in observed XML. Remote Enable (`0x20`) is not added to the DACL or the new audit mask. WMI-Activity/Operational telemetry is a separate evidence source and is not made equivalent to namespace Security events.
+
+## Recovery and remaining lab verification
+
+Keep the new backup directory and result JSON outside temporary folders. `before.jsonl` contains each selected namespace's original `DescriptorJson` and `DescriptorMof`, namespace name and proposed entries. Compare these with a fresh Audit export before making any recovery change. In an elevated WMI Control (`wmimgmt.msc`), select the exact namespace, Security > Advanced > Auditing, and remove only entries that this run added after confirming they were absent from the original descriptor. Restore changed audit flags/masks from the original export if necessary; retain unrelated owner/group/DACL and newer administrative changes. WELA deliberately provides no blind whole-descriptor restore. An existing matching ACE was not created by this run and must not be removed. If descendant inheritance was enabled, inspect affected child namespaces independently and use a pre-change machine snapshot if a complete rollback is needed.
+
+CI uses synthetic descriptors, a real privileged read of root\cimv2, an in-memory native writer adapter and a read-only dry-run on Windows PowerShell 5.1/7. It never sends SetSecurityDescriptor to a live namespace. **Live SACL writes, benign local/remote event generation, child propagation and forwarding have not been verified by these tests.** Before deployment, use isolated patched snapshots of Windows 11, member server, domain controller and AD CS hosts; record descriptors/effective audit policy before and after, repeat configuration for idempotence, issue benign local and remote calls with known tokens, capture Security 4662 XML, and test the chosen WEF subscription and collector receipt. Validate namespace `ObjectName` and access masks, not EventID alone. These are pending acceptance labs, not claimed Sigma uplift.
+
+Additional primary references: [SetSecurityDescriptor and preservation flags](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/wmisdk/setsecuritydescriptor-method-in-class---systemsecurity), [namespace access masks](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/wmisdk/namespace-access-rights-constants), [namespace inheritance flags](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/wmisdk/namespace-ace-flag-constants).
diff --git a/scripts/Configuration.ps1 b/scripts/Configuration.ps1
index b0fe1121..ab3c028c 100644
--- a/scripts/Configuration.ps1
+++ b/scripts/Configuration.ps1
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ function Invoke-WelaConfigurationControl {
function Complete-WelaConfiguration {
param($Context, [string]$ResultsPath, $Plan,
- [ValidateSet("native-windows-configuration", "advanced-audit-policy-only", "advanced-audit-policy-and-precedence", "firewall-text-logging-only", "event-log-size-and-mode-only", "smb-audit-policies-only")]
+ [ValidateSet("native-windows-configuration", "advanced-audit-policy-only", "advanced-audit-policy-and-precedence", "firewall-text-logging-only", "event-log-size-and-mode-only", "smb-audit-policies-only", "wmi-namespace-sacl-only")]
[string]$Scope = "native-windows-configuration",
[string]$SuccessMessage = 'Configuration completed; all requested controls verified.')
# A second read detects a value that was compliant earlier but changed during
diff --git a/scripts/WmiNamespaceAuditing.ps1 b/scripts/WmiNamespaceAuditing.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c3013b55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/WmiNamespaceAuditing.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,312 @@
+# Opt-in local namespace SACLs. No namespace DACL, audit policy, or remote-access changes.
+function Get-WelaWmiAuditDefinitions {
+ param([string[]]$Namespace, [switch]$IncludeChildren)
+ $source = 'https://github.com/AustralianCyberSecurityCentre/windows_event_logging/blob/59041b5d4586789a751171fb752be1624ad5e3b4/events/wmi_auditing/wmi_auditing.ps1'
+ $rows = @(
+ @('root\cimv2', 262146, 64, 'S-1-1-0'),
+ @('root\cimv2', 1, 64, 'S-1-5-4'),
+ @('root\cimv2', 1, 64, 'S-1-5-2'),
+ @('root\cimv2', 1, 64, 'S-1-5-3'),
+ @('root\SecurityCenter', 262145, 66, 'S-1-1-0'),
+ @('root\SecurityCenter2', 262145, 66, 'S-1-1-0'),
+ @('root\subscription', 262174, 66, 'S-1-1-0'),
+ @('root\default', 262175, 66, 'S-1-1-0')
+ )
+ foreach ($selected in $Namespace) {
+ if ($selected -notin @($rows | ForEach-Object { $_[0] })) { throw "Unsupported namespace '$selected'. Select exact local namespaces listed by wmi-auditing -WmiAction List; wildcards and remote paths are not accepted." }
+ }
+ foreach ($row in $rows) {
+ if ($Namespace -and $row[0] -notin $Namespace) { continue }
+ [pscustomobject][ordered]@{ Namespace = $row[0]; AccessMask = [uint32]$row[1]; AceType = 2
+ AceFlags = $(if ($IncludeChildren) { [uint32]$row[2] } else { [uint32]64 }); Sid = $row[3]
+ SourceAceFlags = $row[2]; Source = $source; AuditOutcome = 'Success'
+ Scope = $(if ($IncludeChildren -and $row[2] -eq 66) { 'Selected namespace and inheriting descendants' } else { 'Selected namespace only' }) }
+ }
+}
+
+function Initialize-WelaWmiInterop {
+ if ($env:OS -ne 'Windows_NT') { throw 'WMI namespace security requires Windows.' }
+ Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Management -ErrorAction Stop
+ if ('Wela.WmiSecurityPrivilege' -as [type]) { return }
+ Add-Type -TypeDefinition @'
+using System;
+using System.ComponentModel;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+namespace Wela {
+ public sealed class WmiSecurityPrivilege : IDisposable {
+ [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)] struct Luid { public uint Low; public int High; }
+ [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)] struct TokenPrivileges { public uint Count; public Luid Luid; public uint Attributes; }
+ [DllImport("kernel32.dll")] static extern IntPtr GetCurrentProcess();
+ [DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError=true)] static extern bool CloseHandle(IntPtr handle);
+ [DllImport("advapi32.dll", SetLastError=true)] static extern bool OpenProcessToken(IntPtr process, uint access, out IntPtr token);
+ [DllImport("advapi32.dll", CharSet=CharSet.Unicode, SetLastError=true)] static extern bool LookupPrivilegeValue(string system, string name, out Luid luid);
+ [DllImport("advapi32.dll", SetLastError=true)] static extern bool AdjustTokenPrivileges(IntPtr token, bool disable, ref TokenPrivileges current, uint size, out TokenPrivileges previous, out uint required);
+ IntPtr token; TokenPrivileges previous; bool changed;
+ public WmiSecurityPrivilege() {
+ if (!OpenProcessToken(GetCurrentProcess(), 0x28, out token)) throw new Win32Exception(Marshal.GetLastWin32Error());
+ try {
+ Luid luid;
+ if (!LookupPrivilegeValue(null, "SeSecurityPrivilege", out luid)) throw new Win32Exception(Marshal.GetLastWin32Error());
+ TokenPrivileges requested = new TokenPrivileges { Count=1, Luid=luid, Attributes=2 };
+ uint required;
+ bool ok = AdjustTokenPrivileges(token, false, ref requested, (uint)Marshal.SizeOf(typeof(TokenPrivileges)), out previous, out required);
+ int error = Marshal.GetLastWin32Error();
+ if (!ok || error != 0) throw new Win32Exception(error, "SeSecurityPrivilege must be assigned and enabled; refusing a potentially incomplete SACL read.");
+ changed=true;
+ } catch { CloseHandle(token); token=IntPtr.Zero; throw; }
+ }
+ public void Dispose() {
+ if (token==IntPtr.Zero) return;
+ try {
+ if (changed) {
+ TokenPrivileges ignored; uint required;
+ if (!AdjustTokenPrivileges(token, false, ref previous, (uint)Marshal.SizeOf(typeof(TokenPrivileges)), out ignored, out required)) throw new Win32Exception(Marshal.GetLastWin32Error());
+ }
+ } finally { CloseHandle(token); token=IntPtr.Zero; }
+ }
+ }
+}
+'@ -ErrorAction Stop
+}
+
+function Assert-WelaWmiReturnCode {
+ param($Response, [string]$Method)
+ if ($null -eq $Response -or $null -eq $Response.ReturnValue -or
+ $Response.ReturnValue -is [bool] -or [string]$Response.ReturnValue -notmatch '^\d+$' -or
+ [uint64]$Response.ReturnValue -ne 0) {
+ throw "$Method failed (ReturnValue=$($Response.ReturnValue)); success requires an explicit numeric zero."
+ }
+}
+
+function ConvertTo-WelaWmiData {
+ param($Value)
+ if ($null -eq $Value) { return $null }
+ if ($Value -is [System.Management.ManagementBaseObject]) {
+ $properties = [ordered]@{}
+ foreach ($property in @($Value.Properties | Sort-Object Name)) { $properties[$property.Name] = ConvertTo-WelaWmiData $property.Value }
+ return [pscustomobject]$properties
+ }
+ if ($Value -is [array]) {
+ $items = @(); foreach ($item in $Value) { $items += ,(ConvertTo-WelaWmiData $item) }
+ return ,$items
+ }
+ return $Value
+}
+
+function ConvertTo-WelaWmiJson { param($Value) ConvertTo-Json -InputObject $Value -Depth 40 -Compress }
+
+function Get-WelaWmiSid {
+ param($Trustee)
+ if ($Trustee.SIDString) { return [string]$Trustee.SIDString }
+ $bytes = [byte[]]$Trustee.SID
+ if (-not $bytes -or $bytes.Length -lt 8 -or $bytes.Length -ne (8 + 4 * $bytes[1])) { return '' }
+ [uint64]$authority = 0
+ for ($i = 2; $i -lt 8; $i++) { $authority = ($authority * 256) + $bytes[$i] }
+ $sid = "S-$($bytes[0])-$authority"
+ for ($i = 0; $i -lt $bytes[1]; $i++) { $sid += '-' + [BitConverter]::ToUInt32($bytes, 8 + 4 * $i) }
+ return $sid
+}
+
+function Test-WelaWmiAceMatch {
+ param($Ace, $Definition)
+ # Only an exact, explicit, ordinary success ACE satisfies a requested entry.
+ # Unknown/object/inherited ACEs are retained without interpreting them.
+ return $null -ne $Ace -and $Ace.AceType -eq 2 -and $Ace.AceFlags -eq $Definition.AceFlags -and
+ $Ace.AccessMask -eq $Definition.AccessMask -and -not $Ace.GuidObjectType -and -not $Ace.GuidInheritedObjectType -and
+ (Get-WelaWmiSid $Ace.Trustee) -eq $Definition.Sid
+}
+
+function Get-WelaWmiMissingAces {
+ param($Descriptor, [array]$Definitions)
+ foreach ($definition in $Definitions) {
+ $matches = @($Descriptor.SACL | Where-Object { Test-WelaWmiAceMatch $_ $definition })
+ if ($matches.Count -eq 0) { $definition }
+ }
+}
+
+function New-WelaWmiConnection {
+ param([string]$Namespace)
+ $options = New-Object System.Management.ConnectionOptions
+ $options.EnablePrivileges = $true
+ $options.Impersonation = [System.Management.ImpersonationLevel]::Impersonate
+ $scope = New-Object System.Management.ManagementScope -ArgumentList "\\.\$Namespace", $options
+ $scope.Connect()
+ $path = New-Object System.Management.ManagementPath -ArgumentList '__SystemSecurity=@'
+ return New-Object System.Management.ManagementObject -ArgumentList $scope, $path, $null
+}
+
+function Get-WelaWmiNativeDescriptor {
+ param($Connection)
+ $result = $Connection.InvokeMethod('GetSecurityDescriptor', $null, $null)
+ Assert-WelaWmiReturnCode $result 'GetSecurityDescriptor'
+ if ($null -eq $result.Descriptor -or $null -eq $result.Descriptor.ControlFlags) { throw 'GetSecurityDescriptor returned no complete descriptor.' }
+ return $result.Descriptor
+}
+
+function Get-WelaWmiNamespaceSnapshot {
+ param([string]$Namespace)
+ Initialize-WelaWmiInterop
+ $privilege = New-Object Wela.WmiSecurityPrivilege
+ $connection = $null
+ try {
+ $connection = New-WelaWmiConnection $Namespace
+ $descriptor = Get-WelaWmiNativeDescriptor $connection
+ $data = ConvertTo-WelaWmiData $descriptor
+ # Strings prevent JSON journal depth truncation of nested, unfamiliar ACEs.
+ [pscustomobject]@{ Namespace = $Namespace; DescriptorJson = ConvertTo-WelaWmiJson $data
+ DescriptorMof = $descriptor.GetText([System.Management.TextFormat]::Mof); SaclReadPrivilege = 'SeSecurityPrivilege enabled' }
+ } finally { if ($connection) { $connection.Dispose() }; $privilege.Dispose() }
+}
+
+function Set-WelaWmiNamespaceDescriptor {
+ param([string]$Namespace, [string]$ExpectedJson, [array]$Definitions)
+ Initialize-WelaWmiInterop
+ $privilege = New-Object Wela.WmiSecurityPrivilege
+ $connection = $null
+ try {
+ $connection = New-WelaWmiConnection $Namespace
+ $descriptor = Get-WelaWmiNativeDescriptor $connection
+ $data = ConvertTo-WelaWmiData $descriptor
+ if ((ConvertTo-WelaWmiJson $data) -cne $ExpectedJson) { throw 'Namespace descriptor changed after its recovery snapshot; no SACL was written. Review and retry.' }
+ $missing = @(Get-WelaWmiMissingAces $data $Definitions)
+ if (-not $missing.Count) { return 'Requested audit ACEs already present at the immediate pre-write read.' }
+ # Clone the full native descriptor; existing native ACE objects are not
+ # reconstructed from selected fields, merged, reordered, or removed.
+ $updated = $descriptor.Clone()
+ $aces = @($descriptor.SACL | Where-Object { $null -ne $_ })
+ foreach ($definition in $missing) {
+ $aceClass = New-Object System.Management.ManagementClass -ArgumentList '\\.\root\cimv2:Win32_ACE'
+ $trusteeClass = New-Object System.Management.ManagementClass -ArgumentList '\\.\root\cimv2:Win32_Trustee'
+ try {
+ $ace = $aceClass.CreateInstance(); $trustee = $trusteeClass.CreateInstance()
+ $sid = New-Object System.Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier -ArgumentList $definition.Sid
+ $sidBytes = New-Object byte[] $sid.BinaryLength; $sid.GetBinaryForm($sidBytes, 0)
+ $trustee.SID = $sidBytes
+ $ace.Trustee = $trustee; $ace.AccessMask = [uint32]$definition.AccessMask
+ $ace.AceFlags = [uint32]$definition.AceFlags; $ace.AceType = [uint32]2
+ $aces += $ace
+ } finally { $aceClass.Dispose(); $trusteeClass.Dispose() }
+ }
+ $updated.SACL = [System.Management.ManagementBaseObject[]]$aces
+ # Only SE_SACL_PRESENT is added when absent. Every other control bit stays.
+ $updated.ControlFlags = [uint32]$descriptor.ControlFlags -bor [uint32]16
+ $parameters = $connection.GetMethodParameters('SetSecurityDescriptor')
+ $parameters.Descriptor = $updated
+ $response = $connection.InvokeMethod('SetSecurityDescriptor', $parameters, $null)
+ Assert-WelaWmiReturnCode $response 'SetSecurityDescriptor'
+ 'SACL update accepted; full descriptor preservation and audit entries require read-back verification. Event generation is unverified.'
+ } finally { if ($connection) { $connection.Dispose() }; $privilege.Dispose() }
+}
+
+function Test-WelaWmiDescriptorPreserved {
+ param($Before, $After)
+ foreach ($property in $Before.PSObject.Properties) {
+ if ($property.Name -eq 'SACL') { continue }
+ if ($property.Name -eq 'ControlFlags') {
+ if ([uint32]$After.ControlFlags -ne ([uint32]$Before.ControlFlags -bor 16)) { return $false }
+ } elseif ((ConvertTo-WelaWmiJson $property.Value) -cne (ConvertTo-WelaWmiJson $After.($property.Name))) { return $false }
+ }
+ # Compare a multiset: providers can reorder a SACL, but cannot remove/change
+ # any original entry, including unknown types, trustee details or extra fields.
+ $remaining = New-Object 'System.Collections.Generic.List[string]'
+ foreach ($ace in @($After.SACL)) { if ($null -ne $ace) { $remaining.Add((ConvertTo-WelaWmiJson $ace)) } }
+ foreach ($ace in @($Before.SACL)) {
+ if ($null -eq $ace) { continue }
+ if (-not $remaining.Remove((ConvertTo-WelaWmiJson $ace))) { return $false }
+ }
+ return $true
+}
+
+function Get-WelaWmiNamespaceInventory {
+ $namespaces = @(Get-WelaWmiAuditDefinitions | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Namespace -Unique)
+ try {
+ $children = @(Get-CimInstance -Namespace root -ClassName __Namespace -ErrorAction Stop | ForEach-Object { 'root\' + $_.Name })
+ foreach ($namespace in $namespaces) { [pscustomobject]@{ Namespace = $namespace; State = $(if ($namespace -in $children) { 'Present' } else { 'NotInstalled' }) } }
+ } catch {
+ foreach ($namespace in $namespaces) { [pscustomobject]@{ Namespace = $namespace; State = 'Unknown'; Diagnostic = $_.Exception.Message } }
+ }
+}
+
+function Get-WelaWmiAuditPrerequisite {
+ try {
+ $mask = Get-WelaNativeAuditPolicy -Guid '0CCE9227-69AE-11D9-BED3-505054503030'
+ [pscustomobject]@{ Policy = 'Other Object Access Events'; Mask = $mask; SuccessEnabled = (($mask -band 1) -eq 1); State = 'Observed' }
+ } catch { [pscustomobject]@{ Policy = 'Other Object Access Events'; Mask = $null; SuccessEnabled = $null; State = 'Unknown'; Diagnostic = $_.Exception.Message } }
+}
+
+function Get-WelaWmiAuditPlan {
+ param([string[]]$Namespace, [switch]$IncludeChildren)
+ if (-not $Namespace.Count) { throw 'Select at least one exact namespace with -WmiNamespace; there is no implicit all-namespaces configuration.' }
+ $definitions = @(Get-WelaWmiAuditDefinitions -Namespace $Namespace -IncludeChildren:$IncludeChildren)
+ foreach ($name in @($definitions | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Namespace -Unique)) {
+ $selected = @($definitions | Where-Object Namespace -eq $name)
+ try {
+ $snapshot = Get-WelaWmiNamespaceSnapshot $name
+ $descriptor = $snapshot.DescriptorJson | ConvertFrom-Json
+ $missing = @(Get-WelaWmiMissingAces $descriptor $selected)
+ [pscustomobject]@{ Namespace = $name; Status = $(if ($missing.Count) { 'ChangeRequired' } else { 'AlreadyCompliant' }); Before = $snapshot; Definitions = $selected; Missing = $missing; Diagnostic = '' }
+ } catch { [pscustomobject]@{ Namespace = $name; Status = 'Unknown'; Before = $null; Definitions = $selected; Missing = @(); Diagnostic = $_.Exception.Message } }
+ }
+}
+
+function Set-WelaWmiAuditControls {
+ param($Context, [array]$Plan)
+ foreach ($entry in $Plan) {
+ $callback = @{ Namespace = $entry.Namespace; Definitions = $entry.Definitions; Original = $null; ExpectedJson = $null; Applied = $false; VerifiedJson = $null }
+ $read = {
+ param($state)
+ $snapshot = Get-WelaWmiNamespaceSnapshot $state.Namespace
+ if ($null -eq $state.Original) { $state.Original = $snapshot.DescriptorJson | ConvertFrom-Json; $state.ExpectedJson = $snapshot.DescriptorJson }
+ return $snapshot
+ }
+ $test = {
+ param($snapshot, $state)
+ $descriptor = $snapshot.DescriptorJson | ConvertFrom-Json
+ if (@(Get-WelaWmiMissingAces $descriptor $state.Definitions).Count) { return $false }
+ if ($state.Applied) {
+ if (-not (Test-WelaWmiDescriptorPreserved $state.Original $descriptor)) { return $false }
+ if ($null -eq $state.VerifiedJson) { $state.VerifiedJson = $snapshot.DescriptorJson }
+ return $snapshot.DescriptorJson -ceq $state.VerifiedJson
+ }
+ # An already compliant descriptor still gets a full final drift check.
+ return $snapshot.DescriptorJson -ceq $state.ExpectedJson
+ }
+ $apply = {
+ param($state)
+ Set-WelaWmiNamespaceDescriptor -Namespace $state.Namespace -ExpectedJson $state.ExpectedJson -Definitions $state.Definitions
+ $state.Applied = $true
+ }
+ Invoke-WelaConfigurationControl -Context $Context -Id "WmiNamespace/$($entry.Namespace)/SACL" -Kind WmiNamespaceSacl `
+ -Target @{ Namespace = $entry.Namespace; Computer = 'Local'; Operation = 'Append audit ACEs only' } -Desired $entry.Definitions `
+ -Read $read -Compliant $test -Apply $apply -CallbackState $callback `
+ -Description ('Append missing success audit ACEs. Scope: ' + (($entry.Definitions.Scope | Select-Object -Unique) -join ', '))
+ }
+}
+
+function Invoke-WelaWmiAuditCommand {
+ param([ValidateSet('List', 'Audit', 'Plan', 'Configure')][string]$Action = 'List', [string[]]$Namespace,
+ [switch]$IncludeChildren, [switch]$Auto, [switch]$DryRun, [string]$BackupPath, [string]$ResultsPath)
+ if ($env:OS -ne 'Windows_NT') { throw 'WMI namespace auditing requires Windows.' }
+ if ($DryRun -and $Action -ne 'Configure') { throw '-DryRun requires -WmiAction Configure.' }
+ if ($Action -eq 'List') {
+ if ($Namespace -or $IncludeChildren) { throw 'List does not accept namespace or inheritance selections. Use Audit, Plan or Configure.' }
+ $inventory = @(Get-WelaWmiNamespaceInventory)
+ $report = [pscustomobject]@{ Scope = 'wmi-namespace-sacl-only'; Action = $Action; Namespaces = $inventory; ExitCode = $(if (@($inventory | Where-Object State -eq Unknown).Count) { 1 } else { 0 }) }
+ } else {
+ $plan = @(Get-WelaWmiAuditPlan -Namespace $Namespace -IncludeChildren:$IncludeChildren)
+ $prerequisite = Get-WelaWmiAuditPrerequisite
+ if ($Action -eq 'Configure') {
+ $context = New-WelaConfigurationContext -Auto:$Auto -DryRun:$DryRun -BackupPath $BackupPath
+ Set-WelaWmiAuditControls -Context $context -Plan $plan
+ $report = Complete-WelaConfiguration -Context $context -Scope 'wmi-namespace-sacl-only' `
+ -SuccessMessage 'Selected WMI namespace SACLs verified; namespace access events and collection remain unverified.'
+ $report | Add-Member NoteProperty Prerequisite $prerequisite
+ } else { $report = [pscustomobject]@{ Scope = 'wmi-namespace-sacl-only'; Action = $Action; Controls = $plan; Prerequisite = $prerequisite; ExitCode = $(if (@($plan | Where-Object Status -eq Unknown).Count) { 1 } else { 0 }) } }
+ $report | Add-Member NoteProperty EventValidation 'Not performed. Namespace access auditing (Security 4662) is distinct from provider-operation success and local/remote WMI-Activity telemetry. Audit-policy readiness is observed separately; no usable-rule credit.'
+ }
+ if ($ResultsPath) {
+ try { $report | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 16 | Set-Content -LiteralPath $ResultsPath -Encoding UTF8 -ErrorAction Stop }
+ catch { $report.ExitCode = 1; Write-Host "[Failed] Writing WMI results: $_" -ForegroundColor Red }
+ }
+ return $report
+}
diff --git a/tests/WmiNamespaceAuditing.Tests.ps1 b/tests/WmiNamespaceAuditing.Tests.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0ccc0164
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/WmiNamespaceAuditing.Tests.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+# In-memory descriptors only. All native readers/writers are replaced before control execution.
+$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
+$repo = Split-Path $PSScriptRoot -Parent
+$script:ScriptRoot = $repo
+. (Join-Path $repo 'scripts/Configuration.ps1')
+. (Join-Path $repo 'scripts/WmiNamespaceAuditing.ps1')
+$script:assertions = 0
+$root = Join-Path ([IO.Path]::GetTempPath()) ('wela-wmi-' + [guid]::NewGuid().ToString('N'))
+$null = New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $root
+$fixture = Get-Content -LiteralPath (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot 'fixtures/wmi-namespace-descriptor.json') -Raw
+function Assert($Condition, [string]$Message) { if (-not $Condition) { throw "FAIL: $Message" }; $script:assertions++ }
+function Throws([scriptblock]$Action, [string]$Message) { $caught = $false; try { & $Action } catch { $caught = $true }; Assert $caught $Message }
+function Reset-Mocks {
+ $script:descriptor = $fixture | ConvertFrom-Json
+ $script:writes = 0; $script:reads = 0; $script:readFail = $false; $script:writeCode = 0
+ $script:race = $false; $script:alterOwner = $false; $script:dropUnknown = $false; $script:ineffective = $false
+ $script:decline = $false; $script:promptCallback = $null
+}
+function Get-WelaWmiNamespaceSnapshot {
+ param($Namespace)
+ $script:reads++
+ if ($script:readFail) { throw 'Access denied or namespace missing; no complete SACL available.' }
+ [pscustomobject]@{ Namespace = $Namespace; DescriptorJson = ConvertTo-WelaWmiJson $script:descriptor; DescriptorMof = 'mock full descriptor'; SaclReadPrivilege = 'mock assigned/enabled' }
+}
+function Set-WelaWmiNamespaceDescriptor {
+ param($Namespace, $ExpectedJson, $Definitions)
+ # Model the production immediate re-read and verify the generic runner journal.
+ $entry = @(Get-Content -LiteralPath (Join-Path $script:context.BackupPath 'before.jsonl') | ConvertFrom-Json)[-1]
+ Assert ($entry.Before.DescriptorJson -ceq $ExpectedJson -and $entry.Target.Namespace -eq $Namespace) 'Full recovery descriptor persisted before any setter'
+ Assert ($entry.Before.DescriptorMof -eq 'mock full descriptor') 'Journal includes native descriptor representation'
+ if ($script:race) { $script:descriptor.Owner.SIDString = 'S-1-5-18' }
+ if ((ConvertTo-WelaWmiJson $script:descriptor) -cne $ExpectedJson) { throw 'Namespace descriptor changed after its recovery snapshot; no SACL was written.' }
+ $script:writes++
+ Assert-WelaWmiReturnCode ([pscustomobject]@{ ReturnValue = $script:writeCode }) 'SetSecurityDescriptor'
+ if ($script:ineffective) { return }
+ foreach ($definition in @(Get-WelaWmiMissingAces $script:descriptor $Definitions)) {
+ $script:descriptor.SACL += [pscustomobject]@{ AccessMask = $definition.AccessMask; AceFlags = $definition.AceFlags; AceType = 2; Trustee = [pscustomobject]@{ SIDString = $definition.Sid } }
+ }
+ $script:descriptor.ControlFlags = [uint32]$script:descriptor.ControlFlags -bor 16
+ if ($script:alterOwner) { $script:descriptor.Owner.SIDString = 'S-1-5-18' }
+ if ($script:dropUnknown) { $script:descriptor.SACL = @($script:descriptor.SACL | Where-Object AceType -ne 19) }
+}
+function Read-Host { param($Prompt) if ($script:promptCallback) { & $script:promptCallback }; if ($script:decline) { 'n' } else { 'Y' } }
+function New-TestContext([switch]$DryRun, [switch]$Prompt) {
+ $script:context = New-WelaConfigurationContext -Auto:(-not $Prompt) -DryRun:$DryRun -BackupPath (Join-Path $root ([guid]::NewGuid().ToString('N')))
+ return $script:context
+}
+function Run-Controls { param($Context, [string[]]$Namespace = @('root\cimv2'), [switch]$IncludeChildren)
+ Set-WelaWmiAuditControls -Context $Context -Plan @(Get-WelaWmiAuditPlan -Namespace $Namespace -IncludeChildren:$IncludeChildren)
+}
+try {
+ $source = @(Get-WelaWmiAuditDefinitions -IncludeChildren)
+ Assert ($source.Count -eq 8) 'All eight pinned ASD entries are represented'
+ Assert (@($source.Namespace | Select-Object -Unique).Count -eq 5) 'Exactly five supported namespaces'
+ $expected = @('root\cimv2|262146|64|S-1-1-0', 'root\cimv2|1|64|S-1-5-4', 'root\cimv2|1|64|S-1-5-2', 'root\cimv2|1|64|S-1-5-3', 'root\SecurityCenter|262145|66|S-1-1-0', 'root\SecurityCenter2|262145|66|S-1-1-0', 'root\subscription|262174|66|S-1-1-0', 'root\default|262175|66|S-1-1-0')
+ foreach ($i in 0..7) { Assert (("$($source[$i].Namespace)|$($source[$i].AccessMask)|$($source[$i].AceFlags)|$($source[$i].Sid)") -eq $expected[$i]) 'Masks, principals and inheritance match pinned ASD source' }
+ Assert (@(Get-WelaWmiAuditDefinitions | Where-Object AceFlags -ne 64).Count -eq 0) 'Default does not extend auditing into unselected descendants'
+ Assert (@(Get-WelaWmiAuditDefinitions -Namespace @('ROOT\CIMV2','root\cimv2')).Count -eq 4) 'Case-insensitive duplicate selections do not duplicate ACE definitions'
+ foreach ($invalid in @('root\*','\\server\root\cimv2','root/cimv2','root\cimv2\child','root\default ')) { Throws { Get-WelaWmiAuditDefinitions -Namespace $invalid } 'Wildcards, remote paths and unreviewed namespace targets rejected' }
+ Throws { Get-WelaWmiAuditPlan } 'Empty selection refuses implicit configuration'
+ foreach ($value in @(2,8,9,21,4294967295,$null,$false,'unknown')) {
+ Throws { Assert-WelaWmiReturnCode ([pscustomobject]@{ReturnValue=$value}) 'GetSecurityDescriptor' } 'Every nonzero/missing/invalid return fails'
+ Throws { Assert-WelaWmiReturnCode ([pscustomobject]@{ReturnValue=$value}) 'SetSecurityDescriptor' } 'Every setter error is checked'
+ }
+ Assert-WelaWmiReturnCode ([pscustomobject]@{ReturnValue=[uint32]0}) 'GetSecurityDescriptor'
+ $getter = [pscustomobject]@{ Code = 2; Descriptor = [pscustomobject]@{ControlFlags=4} }
+ $getter | Add-Member ScriptMethod InvokeMethod { param($Name,$Parameters,$Options) [pscustomobject]@{ReturnValue=$this.Code;Descriptor=$this.Descriptor} }
+ Throws { Get-WelaWmiNativeDescriptor $getter } 'Production getter checks provider return code even when descriptor is populated'
+ $getter.Code=0; $getter.Descriptor=$null
+ Throws { Get-WelaWmiNativeDescriptor $getter } 'Production getter refuses missing descriptor even with success code'
+ $getter.Descriptor=[pscustomobject]@{ControlFlags=4;SACL=$null}
+ Assert ((Get-WelaWmiNativeDescriptor $getter).ControlFlags -eq 4) 'Production getter accepts explicit success and descriptor'
+ Assert ((Get-WelaWmiSid ([pscustomobject]@{ SID = [byte[]]@(1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0) })) -eq 'S-1-1-0') 'Binary SID identity supported without localized names'
+ Reset-Mocks
+ $before = $script:descriptor | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 30 | ConvertFrom-Json
+ $context = New-TestContext -DryRun
+ Run-Controls $context
+ Assert ($script:writes -eq 0 -and -not (Test-Path $context.BackupPath) -and $context.Results[0].Status -eq 'Skipped') 'Dry-run has no setter or journal mutation'
+ $context = New-TestContext -Prompt; $script:decline = $true
+ Run-Controls $context
+ Assert ($script:writes -eq 0 -and $context.Results[0].Diagnostic -match 'Declined') 'Operator decline has no setter'
+ Reset-Mocks
+ $context = New-TestContext
+ Run-Controls $context
+ Assert ($script:writes -eq 1 -and $context.Results[0].Status -eq 'Applied') 'One namespace update appends four missing CIMV2 ACEs'
+ Assert ((Complete-WelaConfiguration $context -Scope wmi-namespace-sacl-only).ExitCode -eq 0) 'Applied namespace passes final verification'
+ Assert (Test-WelaWmiDescriptorPreserved $before $script:descriptor) 'Owner/group/DACL/control flags and duplicate unknown ACEs preserved'
+ Assert ($script:descriptor.ControlFlags -eq (36868 -bor 16)) 'Only SACL_PRESENT is added to descriptor control flags'
+ Assert ($script:descriptor.SACL.Count -eq 7 -and @($script:descriptor.SACL | Where-Object AceType -eq 19).Count -eq 2) 'Unknown ACE multiplicity preserved'
+ $context = New-TestContext
+ Run-Controls $context
+ Assert ($script:writes -eq 1 -and $context.Results[0].Status -eq 'AlreadyCompliant') 'Second run does not duplicate entries'
+ $script:descriptor.DACL[0].AccessMask = 1
+ Assert ((Complete-WelaConfiguration $context).ExitCode -eq 1 -and $context.Results[0].Status -eq 'Overridden') 'Final already-compliant DACL drift is detected'
+ Reset-Mocks; $context = New-TestContext; $script:race = $true
+ Run-Controls $context
+ Assert ($script:writes -eq 0 -and $context.Results[0].Status -eq 'Failed') 'Changed owner between journal and setter refuses update'
+ Reset-Mocks; $context = New-TestContext -Prompt
+ $script:promptCallback = { $script:descriptor.SACL[1].OpaqueFutureField = @(99) }
+ Run-Controls $context
+ Assert ($script:writes -eq 0 -and $context.Results[0].Status -eq 'Failed') 'Unknown ACE changes during operator prompt are preserved by refusing write'
+ foreach ($failure in @('alterOwner','dropUnknown','ineffective')) {
+ Reset-Mocks; Set-Variable -Scope Script -Name $failure -Value $true; $context = New-TestContext
+ Run-Controls $context
+ Assert ($context.Results[0].Status -eq 'Failed' -and (Complete-WelaConfiguration $context).ExitCode -eq 1) 'Read-back rejects permission damage, dropped unknown ACE or ineffective update'
+ }
+ Reset-Mocks; $script:writeCode = 9; $context = New-TestContext
+ Run-Controls $context
+ Assert ($context.Results[0].Status -eq 'Failed' -and $script:descriptor.SACL.Count -eq 3) 'Provider return-code error is a failed control'
+ Reset-Mocks; $script:readFail = $true; $context = New-TestContext
+ Run-Controls $context
+ Assert ($script:writes -eq 0 -and $context.Results[0].Status -eq 'Failed') 'Unreadable/missing selected namespace fails without partial descriptor writes'
+ Reset-Mocks; $context = New-TestContext
+ Remove-Item -LiteralPath $context.BackupPath -Recurse
+ Run-Controls $context
+ Assert ($script:writes -eq 0 -and $context.Results[0].Status -eq 'Failed') 'Journal failure prevents setter invocation'
+ Reset-Mocks; $context = New-TestContext
+ Run-Controls $context
+ $script:descriptor.SACL += [pscustomobject]@{ AceType=2; AceFlags=128; AccessMask=1; Trustee=[pscustomobject]@{SIDString='S-1-5-18'} }
+ Assert ((Complete-WelaConfiguration $context).ExitCode -eq 1 -and $context.Results[0].Status -eq 'Overridden') 'Extra SACL drift after successful write is detected at final check'
+ Reset-Mocks; $context = New-TestContext
+ Run-Controls $context -Namespace 'root\subscription' -IncludeChildren
+ Assert ($script:descriptor.SACL[-1].AceFlags -eq 66 -and $script:descriptor.SACL[-1].AccessMask -eq 262174) 'Explicit child option enables exactly ASD inheritance for subscription'
+ $definition = @(Get-WelaWmiAuditDefinitions -Namespace 'root\cimv2')[0]
+ $ace = [pscustomobject]@{AceType=2;AceFlags=64;AccessMask=262146;Trustee=[pscustomobject]@{SIDString='S-1-1-0'}}
+ Assert (Test-WelaWmiAceMatch $ace $definition) 'Exact ordinary success ACE satisfies requirement'
+ foreach ($flags in @(80,192,66,72)) { $ace.AceFlags=$flags; Assert (-not (Test-WelaWmiAceMatch $ace $definition)) 'Inherited/broader/different-scope ACE does not hide a missing exact request' }
+ $tokens=$null;$parseErrors=$null
+ $ast=[System.Management.Automation.Language.Parser]::ParseFile((Join-Path $repo 'WELA.ps1'),[ref]$tokens,[ref]$parseErrors)
+ Assert ($parseErrors.Count -eq 0) 'Combined CLI parses'
+ # Execute only the actual top-level DryRun guard, with no command dispatch.
+ $guard=$ast.EndBlock.Statements | Where-Object { $_ -is [System.Management.Automation.Language.IfStatementAst] -and $_.Extent.Text.StartsWith('if ($DryRun') } | Select-Object -First 1
+ $Cmd='wmi-auditing';$DryRun=$true;$WmiAction='Configure';$FirewallAction='Audit';$SmbAction='Audit'
+ & ([scriptblock]::Create($guard.Extent.Text));$WmiAction='Audit'
+ Throws { & ([scriptblock]::Create($guard.Extent.Text)) } 'WMI Audit rejects DryRun before dispatch'
+ Write-Host "PASS: $script:assertions WMI namespace assertions (mocked, no live namespace changes)."
+} finally { Remove-Item -LiteralPath $root -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue }
diff --git a/tests/WmiNamespaceAuditing.Windows.Tests.ps1 b/tests/WmiNamespaceAuditing.Windows.Tests.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7d38ca1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/WmiNamespaceAuditing.Windows.Tests.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+# Actual reads and in-memory typed provider responses only. Never sends a native SetSecurityDescriptor.
+$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
+if ($env:OS -ne 'Windows_NT') { Write-Host 'SKIP: Windows only'; return }
+$repo = Split-Path $PSScriptRoot -Parent
+. (Join-Path $repo 'scripts/Configuration.ps1')
+. (Join-Path $repo 'scripts/WmiNamespaceAuditing.ps1')
+$script:assertions = 0
+function Assert($Condition, [string]$Message) { if (-not $Condition) { throw "FAIL: $Message" }; $script:assertions++ }
+$before = Get-WelaWmiNamespaceSnapshot 'root\cimv2'
+Assert ($before.DescriptorJson -and $before.DescriptorMof -and $before.SaclReadPrivilege -eq 'SeSecurityPrivilege enabled') 'Actual privileged native descriptor read and full export'
+$inventory = @(Get-WelaWmiNamespaceInventory)
+Assert ($inventory.Count -eq 5 -and @($inventory | Where-Object { $_.Namespace -eq 'root\cimv2' -and $_.State -eq 'Present' }).Count -eq 1) 'Supported namespace inventory reads actual local namespaces'
+$plan = @(Get-WelaWmiAuditPlan -Namespace 'root\cimv2')
+Assert ($plan[0].Status -in @('AlreadyCompliant','ChangeRequired')) 'Actual CIMV2 plan reads successfully'
+$path = Join-Path ([IO.Path]::GetTempPath()) ('wela-wmi-readonly-' + [guid]::NewGuid().ToString('N'))
+$context = New-WelaConfigurationContext -Auto -DryRun -BackupPath $path
+Set-WelaWmiAuditControls -Context $context -Plan $plan
+Assert (-not (Test-Path $path) -and $context.Results[0].Status -in @('AlreadyCompliant','Skipped')) 'Real dry-run neither writes SACL nor creates journal'
+$after = Get-WelaWmiNamespaceSnapshot 'root\cimv2'
+Assert ($before.DescriptorJson -ceq $after.DescriptorJson) 'Full descriptor unchanged by read-only planning/dry-run'
+# Read actual native objects once; from here the native connection factory is
+# replaced in the same script scope before invoking ANY setter code.
+Initialize-WelaWmiInterop
+$privilege = New-Object Wela.WmiSecurityPrivilege
+$connection = $null
+try {
+ $connection = New-WelaWmiConnection 'root\cimv2'
+ $script:fixtureDescriptor = (Get-WelaWmiNativeDescriptor $connection).Clone()
+ $script:fixtureParameters = $connection.GetMethodParameters('SetSecurityDescriptor')
+} finally { if ($connection) { $connection.Dispose() }; $privilege.Dispose() }
+# An empty in-memory SACL forces all requested additions without changing Windows.
+$script:fixtureDescriptor.SACL = $null
+$expected = ConvertTo-WelaWmiJson (ConvertTo-WelaWmiData $script:fixtureDescriptor)
+$script:setCalls = 0; $script:captured = $null; $script:returnCode = [uint32]0
+$script:fake = [pscustomobject]@{}
+$script:fake | Add-Member ScriptMethod InvokeMethod {
+ param($Name, $Parameters, $Options)
+ if ($Name -eq 'GetSecurityDescriptor') { return [pscustomobject]@{ ReturnValue = [uint32]0; Descriptor = $script:fixtureDescriptor } }
+ if ($Name -ne 'SetSecurityDescriptor') { throw "Unexpected method: $Name" }
+ $script:setCalls++; $script:captured = $Parameters.Descriptor.Clone()
+ return [pscustomobject]@{ ReturnValue = $script:returnCode }
+}
+$script:fake | Add-Member ScriptMethod GetMethodParameters { param($Name) if ($Name -ne 'SetSecurityDescriptor') { throw 'Unexpected method parameters' }; return $script:fixtureParameters.Clone() }
+$script:fake | Add-Member ScriptMethod Dispose { }
+function New-WelaWmiConnection { param($Namespace) if ($Namespace -ne 'root\cimv2') { throw 'Unexpected fake target' }; return $script:fake }
+$definitions = @(Get-WelaWmiAuditDefinitions -Namespace 'root\cimv2')
+Set-WelaWmiNamespaceDescriptor -Namespace 'root\cimv2' -ExpectedJson $expected -Definitions $definitions
+Assert ($script:setCalls -eq 1 -and $script:captured -is [System.Management.ManagementBaseObject]) 'Production writer builds typed descriptor against fake provider only'
+$original = $expected | ConvertFrom-Json
+$captured = ConvertTo-WelaWmiData $script:captured
+Assert (Test-WelaWmiDescriptorPreserved $original $captured) 'Typed descriptor clone preserves DACL owner group and control flags'
+Assert (@(Get-WelaWmiMissingAces $captured $definitions).Count -eq 0 -and @($captured.SACL).Count -eq 4) 'Actual Win32_ACE/Trustee objects carry all four exact masks and binary SIDs'
+$script:returnCode = [uint32]9
+$failed = $false
+try { Set-WelaWmiNamespaceDescriptor -Namespace 'root\cimv2' -ExpectedJson $expected -Definitions $definitions } catch { $failed = $_.Exception.Message -match 'ReturnValue=9' }
+Assert $failed 'Production SetSecurityDescriptor wrapper rejects native nonzero return code'
+$prior = $script:setCalls; $failed = $false
+try { Set-WelaWmiNamespaceDescriptor -Namespace 'root\cimv2' -ExpectedJson '{}' -Definitions $definitions } catch { $failed = $_.Exception.Message -match 'changed after' }
+Assert ($failed -and $script:setCalls -eq $prior) 'Production writer detects changed snapshot before fake setter'
+Write-Host "PASS: $script:assertions Windows namespace read-only / in-memory native adapter assertions. No live SACL changes or event-generation claims."
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/wmi-namespace-descriptor.json b/tests/fixtures/wmi-namespace-descriptor.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..028db5a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/wmi-namespace-descriptor.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+ "ControlFlags": 36868,
+ "DACL": [
+ {"AccessMask": 393279, "AceFlags": 2, "AceType": 0, "GuidObjectType": null, "GuidInheritedObjectType": null, "Trustee": {"SIDString": "S-1-5-32-544", "Name": "Administrators", "Domain": "BUILTIN"}},
+ {"AccessMask": 32, "AceFlags": 0, "AceType": 1, "Trustee": {"SIDString": "S-1-5-21-1-2-3-1001"}}
+ ],
+ "Group": {"SIDString": "S-1-5-18"},
+ "Owner": {"SIDString": "S-1-5-32-544"},
+ "SACL": [
+ {"AccessMask": 2, "AceFlags": 128, "AceType": 2, "Trustee": {"SIDString": "S-1-1-0"}},
+ {"AccessMask": 8, "AceFlags": 16, "AceType": 19, "GuidObjectType": "unfamiliar-object", "OpaqueFutureField": [1, 7, 255], "Trustee": {"SIDString": "S-1-5-18"}},
+ {"AccessMask": 8, "AceFlags": 16, "AceType": 19, "GuidObjectType": "unfamiliar-object", "OpaqueFutureField": [1, 7, 255], "Trustee": {"SIDString": "S-1-5-18"}}
+ ],
+ "ProviderExtension": {"Keep": "unchanged"}
+}
diff --git a/website/docs/resources/changelog.ja.md b/website/docs/resources/changelog.ja.md
index 4d03a568..8fab8d1b 100644
--- a/website/docs/resources/changelog.ja.md
+++ b/website/docs/resources/changelog.ja.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
**改善:**
+- ASDのガイドに基づく任意実行のWMI名前空間SACL監査・計画・設定を追加した。ローカル名前空間の明示的な選択と、子名前空間への継承の個別指定に対応する。完全なセキュリティ記述子の記録、特権・戻り値の確認、書き込み前の変更検出と読み戻し検証により、既存のアクセス権と未知の監査エントリを保持する。イベント生成と転送の検証は別途必要となる。 (#372) (@Shirofune-Security)
- ネイティブのDomain/Private/Publicテキストログを監査・計画・設定する任意実行の`firewall-logging`を追加しました。許可・破棄ログの有効化、最小サイズの確認、既存パスと大きな上限値の保持、CIS v4.0.0のパスの明示的な選択に対応します。ファイアウォールサービスのディレクトリ権限を確認し、ローカル設定と実効設定を記録して変更後の実効設定を検証します。通信制御やACLは変更しません。実通信によるログ生成と収集の検証は別途必要です。 (#394) (@Shirofune-Security)
- イベントログのサイズ監査と設定に共通のバイト単位プロファイルを導入し、AppLocker・ファイアウォールログの256 MiB、Setupの32 MiB、ASD推奨のSecurityログ2048 MiBに対応した。`-LogProfile`と`configure-eventlogs`で送信元と収集サーバーのサイズ・保存方式を選択できる。明示的に指定しない限り、既存の大きいバッファと保存方式は維持する。結果には検証した設定を記録し、未測定の保存日数は不明と表示する。 (#396) (@Shirofune-Security)
diff --git a/website/docs/resources/changelog.md b/website/docs/resources/changelog.md
index 50139bca..a19f7c0e 100644
--- a/website/docs/resources/changelog.md
+++ b/website/docs/resources/changelog.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
**Improvements:**
+- Added opt-in WMI namespace SACL audit, plan and configure actions based on ASD guidance, with explicit local namespace selection and separate descendant-inheritance consent. Full descriptor journals, privilege/return-code checks, race guards and read-back verification preserve existing permissions and unknown audit entries; event generation and forwarding remain separate lab validation. (#372) (@Shirofune-Security)
- Added opt-in `firewall-logging` audit, plan and configure actions for native Domain/Private/Public text logs, with allowed/dropped logging, minimum size checks, preserved operator paths/larger limits, and explicit CIS v4.0.0 paths. Configuration checks firewall service directory permissions, journals local/effective state and verifies effective policy without changing firewall enforcement or ACLs. Traffic and ingestion validation remains required. (#394) (@Shirofune-Security)
- Unified event-log size auditing and configuration with shared byte-based profiles, including 256 MiB AppLocker/firewall logs, 32 MiB Setup and ASD 2048 MiB Security. Added separate source and collector size/mode choices through `-LogProfile` and `configure-eventlogs`; larger buffers and existing retention modes are preserved unless explicitly changed. Results include verified state and unknown retention duration. (#396) (@Shirofune-Security)
From 9ffd2bd7585be40d1eba5e4a19b9c68ed1c79a8e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Shirofune-Security
<43838376+Shirofune-Security@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2026 05:34:12 +0900
Subject: [PATCH 2/9] Assess native AppLocker readiness and guard audit-only
imports
---
.github/workflows/applocker-readiness.yml | 25 +++
CHANGELOG-Japanese.md | 2 +
CHANGELOG.md | 2 +
WELA.ps1 | 23 ++-
docs/applocker-readiness.md | 30 +++
scripts/AppLockerReadiness.ps1 | 213 +++++++++++++++++++++
tests/AppLockerReadiness.Tests.ps1 | 96 ++++++++++
tests/AppLockerReadiness.Windows.Tests.ps1 | 22 +++
website/docs/resources/changelog.ja.md | 2 +
website/docs/resources/changelog.md | 2 +
10 files changed, 415 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 .github/workflows/applocker-readiness.yml
create mode 100644 docs/applocker-readiness.md
create mode 100644 scripts/AppLockerReadiness.ps1
create mode 100644 tests/AppLockerReadiness.Tests.ps1
create mode 100644 tests/AppLockerReadiness.Windows.Tests.ps1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/applocker-readiness.yml b/.github/workflows/applocker-readiness.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..04e05238
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/applocker-readiness.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+name: AppLocker readiness tests
+on:
+ push:
+ branches: ['**']
+ pull_request:
+ workflow_dispatch:
+permissions:
+ contents: read
+jobs:
+ applocker-readiness:
+ runs-on: windows-latest
+ steps:
+ - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+ - name: Safety and readiness fixtures on Windows PowerShell 5.1
+ shell: powershell
+ run: ./tests/AppLockerReadiness.Tests.ps1
+ - name: Native read-only observations on Windows PowerShell 5.1
+ shell: powershell
+ run: ./tests/AppLockerReadiness.Windows.Tests.ps1
+ - name: Safety and readiness fixtures on PowerShell 7
+ shell: pwsh
+ run: ./tests/AppLockerReadiness.Tests.ps1
+ - name: Native read-only observations on PowerShell 7
+ shell: pwsh
+ run: ./tests/AppLockerReadiness.Windows.Tests.ps1
diff --git a/CHANGELOG-Japanese.md b/CHANGELOG-Japanese.md
index c79f4a86..53aed27c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG-Japanese.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG-Japanese.md
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@
**新機能:**
+- `applocker-readiness` を追加し、AppLocker のポリシー、強制モード、Application Identity サービス、チャネルを確認できるようにしました。空のローカルポリシーには指定した監査専用 XML を検証してインポートできます。既存の強制ポリシーや管理対象ホストでは変更を拒否し、CSP とイベント生成の未検証状態を明示します。 (issue #381) (@Shirofune-Security)
+
- MITRE ATT&CK Navigatorヒートマップに対応した。 (#11) (@fukusuket)
- Windows設定を様々なベースラインに構成するための`configure`コマンドを追加した。 (#12) (@fukusuket)
- Defender for Identityの必要なログに対応した。 (#114) (@fukusuket)
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ab71489f..99e9d483 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@
**New Features:**
+- Added `applocker-readiness` to inspect native policy collections, enforcement, Application Identity and channels, plus a guarded operator-supplied audit-only import for empty local policies. Existing enforcement and managed hosts block import; GP/CSP visibility and event-generation gaps remain explicit. (issue #381) (@Shirofune-Security)
+
- Support for MITRE ATT&CK Navigator heatmaps. (#11) (@fukusuket)
- Added a `configure` command to configure Windows settings to various baselines. (#12) (@fukusuket)
- Support for Defender for Identity required logs. (#114) (@fukusuket)
diff --git a/WELA.ps1 b/WELA.ps1
index c8196e0a..ff50a3c5 100644
--- a/WELA.ps1
+++ b/WELA.ps1
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
[ValidateRange(16384, 32767)][int]$FirewallMinimumSizeKiB = 16384,
[string]$HtmlPath,
[ValidateSet('Audit', 'Plan', 'Configure')][string]$SmbAction = 'Audit',
+ [ValidateSet('Audit', 'Plan', 'Import')][string]$AppLockerAction = 'Audit',
+ [string]$AppLockerPolicyPath,
[switch]$Help
)
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ $SaclTargetsPath = Join-Path $ScriptRoot "config/audit_sacl_targets.json"
. (Join-Path $ScriptRoot "scripts/Configuration.ps1")
. (Join-Path $ScriptRoot "scripts/FirewallLogging.ps1")
. (Join-Path $ScriptRoot "scripts/SmbAuditing.ps1")
+. (Join-Path $ScriptRoot "scripts/AppLockerReadiness.ps1")
Import-Module (Join-Path $ScriptRoot "modules/AuditProfiles.psm1") -ErrorAction Stop
Import-Module (Join-Path $ScriptRoot "modules/NativeProviders.psm1") -ErrorAction Stop
Import-Module (Join-Path $ScriptRoot "modules/EventLogSettings.psm1") -ErrorAction Stop
@@ -1673,6 +1676,8 @@ Usage:
./WELA.ps1 smb-auditing -SmbAction Audit -ResultsPath smb-audit.json
./WELA.ps1 smb-auditing -SmbAction Plan
./WELA.ps1 smb-auditing -SmbAction Configure -DryRun
+ ./WELA.ps1 applocker-readiness -ResultsPath applocker.json
+ ./WELA.ps1 applocker-readiness -AppLockerAction Plan -AppLockerPolicyPath operator-audit.xml
# SMB auditing is opt-in and never changes signing/encryption requirements or guest access.
./WELA.ps1 profiles # List versioned advanced audit-policy profiles
./WELA.ps1 plan -Profile wela-2.2.0 -Role Client -Build 26100 -PlanPath plan.json
@@ -1703,10 +1708,10 @@ Write-Host "WELA v$WELAVersion - $WELAReleaseName"
Write-Host ""
# Reject unsupported dry-run requests before reaching any command's mutation path.
-if ($DryRun -and $Cmd -notin @('configure', 'configure-eventlogs') -and
+if ($DryRun -and -not ($Cmd -eq 'applocker-readiness' -and $AppLockerAction -eq 'Import') -and $Cmd -notin @('configure', 'configure-eventlogs') -and
-not ($Cmd -eq 'firewall-logging' -and $FirewallAction -eq 'Configure') -and
-not ($Cmd -eq 'smb-auditing' -and $SmbAction -eq 'Configure')) {
- throw "-DryRun is supported only by configure (including configure -Profile), configure-eventlogs, firewall-logging -FirewallAction Configure and smb-auditing -SmbAction Configure. No command was run."
+ throw "-DryRun is supported only by configure (including configure -Profile), configure-eventlogs, firewall-logging -FirewallAction Configure smb-auditing -SmbAction Configure, and applocker-readiness -AppLockerAction Import. No command was run."
}
if ($Profile -and $Cmd -in @('eventlog-profiles', 'audit-filesize', 'configure-eventlogs')) {
throw '-Profile selects advanced audit policy only. Use -LogProfile for event-log size/mode settings.'
@@ -1750,6 +1755,20 @@ switch ($Cmd.ToLower()) {
if ($report.ExitCode) { exit $report.ExitCode }
} catch { Write-Host "[Failed] SMB auditing: $_" -ForegroundColor Red; exit 1 }
}
+ "applocker-readiness" {
+ if ($Help) {
+ Write-Host 'Usage: ./WELA.ps1 applocker-readiness [-AppLockerAction Audit|Plan|Import] [-AppLockerPolicyPath operator.xml] [-Auto] [-DryRun] [-BackupPath new-directory] [-ResultsPath file.json]'
+ return
+ }
+ if ($AppLockerAction -eq 'Import' -and -not (TestAdministrator)) { throw 'AppLocker policy import requires Administrator privileges.' }
+ $report = Invoke-WelaAppLockerCommand -Action $AppLockerAction -PolicyPath $AppLockerPolicyPath -Auto:$Auto -DryRun:$DryRun -BackupPath $BackupPath -ResultsPath $ResultsPath
+ if ($report.PSObject.Properties['Assessment']) {
+ $report.Assessment.Collections | Format-Table Type, EnforcementMode, RuleCount, PrerequisiteState, GenerationReadiness -AutoSize
+ Write-Host 'GP observations only; CSP policies and actual event generation remain unverified.' -ForegroundColor Yellow
+ if ($report.ImportBlocker) { Write-Host "Import blocked: $($report.ImportBlocker)" -ForegroundColor Yellow }
+ } else { $report.Results | Format-Table Id, Status, Diagnostic -AutoSize }
+ if ($report.ExitCode -ne 0) { throw 'AppLocker assessment/import failed; see structured results.' }
+ }
"profiles" {
(Import-WelaAuditProfiles).profiles | Select-Object id, version, scope, appliesTo | Format-List
}
diff --git a/docs/applocker-readiness.md b/docs/applocker-readiness.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ff3c93ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/applocker-readiness.md
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# Native AppLocker readiness
+
+`applocker-readiness` reports local and GP effective policy XML, each of the five rule collections, enforcement modes, rule counts, Application Identity (`AppIDSvc`) state/start mode and relevant AppLocker channel observations. A host with enabled channels but no rules reports `MissingGpPolicy`. Stopped/disabled services, missing channels, unavailable cmdlets and read errors remain explicit. `NotConfigured` with rules is treated as potential enforcement, never as disabled.
+
+```powershell
+./WELA.ps1 applocker-readiness -ResultsPath applocker.json
+./WELA.ps1 applocker-readiness -AppLockerAction Plan -AppLockerPolicyPath operator-audit.xml -ResultsPath plan.json
+./WELA.ps1 applocker-readiness -AppLockerAction Import -AppLockerPolicyPath operator-audit.xml -DryRun
+./WELA.ps1 applocker-readiness -AppLockerAction Import -AppLockerPolicyPath operator-audit.xml -BackupPath C:\WelaBackups\applocker-001 -ResultsPath imported.json
+```
+
+The default is read-only Audit. Windows 11 clients and member servers running Server 2016 or later are candidates; availability is checked through the actual native cmdlets and service. Edition names alone do not establish capability. Import requires a 64-bit elevated session. Ordinary `configure` does not invoke this workflow. No service, channel, application control enforcement or forwarding settings are automatically changed.
+
+## Scope and import safeguards
+
+Import accepts an **operator-supplied** native XML policy. Every included collection must explicitly be AuditOnly and contain rules. XML DTDs, namespaces, unknown collection types, duplicate IDs and policy extensions are rejected. The native `Test-AppLockerPolicy` cmdlet validates the prepared XML before it can be installed; it does not execute the test file. There are no generated blanket allow rules or default policy assumptions.
+
+Import only initializes an empty local/GP policy, or verifies an identical previously imported policy. Existing configured collections, existing enforcement (including NotConfigured collections with rules), unreadable policy, domain membership, observed enrollment/provider entries or unknown management state block import. Use the organization's policy authority to manage those hosts. The workflow uses `Set-AppLockerPolicy -Merge`, retains original policy XML in the recovery journal, rechecks state before writing, and verifies local collection content again after writing and at completion. It does not replace an existing policy. An import failure is reported with a nonzero exit code. Dry-run makes no policy or recovery-file changes.
+
+Microsoft's [Get-AppLockerPolicy documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/applocker/get-applockerpolicy) limits that cmdlet to GP policies: **CSP policies are invisible**. Enrollment/provider observations are conservative blockers, not proof that CSP policy is absent. `CspPolicyState=Unknown` remains in every assessment; review other management mechanisms before choosing local import. The [merge semantics](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/applocker/set-applockerpolicy) preserve existing enforcement mode. Concurrent policy administration is not an atomic transaction with this workflow; keep the deployment window isolated and review the final readback. No automatic rollback overwrites newer policy.
+
+Recovery: keep the backup directory outside temporary folders. `before.jsonl` contains the original local and GP policy XML, service/channel/management observations and desired policy. The prepared imported XML is retained as `appLocker-audit-import.xml`. Compare them with a fresh audit before recovery; use the existing policy authority or Local Security Policy to remove only the policy created by this run. Do not blindly restore stale effective domain policy or remove someone else's new rules. Use an isolated machine snapshot for integration tests.
+
+## What readiness means
+
+`Conditional` means GP rules, a running service and enabled channels were observed. All collections still report `GenerationReadiness=Unverified` and zero usable-rule credit. A policy can omit rule collections, contain rules that do not match the relevant user/application, or be superseded later. Missing GP rules do not prove no CSP rules exist. A successful import verifies local policy content only; it does not start the service, validate an actual executable/script event or verify collector ingestion.
+
+[Microsoft WEF guidance](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/operating-system-security/device-management/use-windows-event-forwarding-to-assist-in-intrusion-detection) recommends at least an audit-only policy. See Microsoft's [audit-only configuration](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/application-security/application-control/app-control-for-business/applocker/configure-an-applocker-policy-for-audit-only), [requirements](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/application-security/application-control/app-control-for-business/applocker/requirements-to-use-applocker) and [rule enforcement behavior](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/application-security/application-control/app-control-for-business/applocker/working-with-applocker-rules). Native Windows functionality only; Sysmon is out of scope.
+
+Before closing issue #381, on an isolated patched Windows 11/member-server snapshot, export policy/service/channel state, import a reviewed audit-only policy, explicitly configure required service prerequisites, run a benign executable and script, and match the expected AppLocker event XML to their paths/user/rule collection. Confirm an enforced policy stays unchanged when this importer refuses it. Repeat for managed hosts and validate forwarding where required. CI only uses mocked mutations and actual read-only native policy/schema observations; it does not establish event generation or production deployment safety.
diff --git a/scripts/AppLockerReadiness.ps1 b/scripts/AppLockerReadiness.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..89753bc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/AppLockerReadiness.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,213 @@
+# Native AppLocker observations and a deliberately narrow local audit-only import.
+function ConvertFrom-WelaAppLockerXml {
+ param([Parameter(Mandatory)][string]$Xml, [switch]$ForImport)
+ $settings = New-Object Xml.XmlReaderSettings
+ $settings.DtdProcessing = [Xml.DtdProcessing]::Prohibit; $settings.XmlResolver = $null
+ $settings.MaxCharactersInDocument = 10485760
+ $reader = [Xml.XmlReader]::Create((New-Object IO.StringReader($Xml)), $settings)
+ try {
+ $doc = New-Object Xml.XmlDocument; $doc.XmlResolver = $null
+ $doc.Load($reader)
+ } finally { $reader.Dispose() }
+ if ($doc.DocumentElement.LocalName -cne 'AppLockerPolicy' -or $doc.DocumentElement.NamespaceURI -or $doc.DocumentElement.GetAttribute('Version') -ne '1') { throw 'Expected unqualified AppLockerPolicy Version=1.' }
+ $collections = New-Object 'System.Collections.Generic.List[object]'
+ $types = @{}; $ids = @{}
+ foreach ($node in @($doc.DocumentElement.ChildNodes | Where-Object NodeType -eq Element)) {
+ if ($node.LocalName -ne 'RuleCollection') { throw "Unsupported AppLocker policy element: $($node.LocalName)" }
+ $type = $node.GetAttribute('Type'); $mode = $node.GetAttribute('EnforcementMode')
+ if ($type -notin @('Exe', 'Dll', 'Msi', 'Script', 'Appx') -or $types.ContainsKey($type)) { throw "Unknown/duplicate rule collection: $type" }
+ if ($mode -notin @('Enabled', 'AuditOnly', 'NotConfigured')) { throw "Unknown enforcement mode: $mode" }
+ $types[$type] = $true
+ $rules = @($node.ChildNodes | Where-Object { $_.NodeType -eq 'Element' -and $_.LocalName -in @('FilePathRule', 'FilePublisherRule', 'FileHashRule') })
+ if ($ForImport) {
+ if ($mode -ne 'AuditOnly' -or -not $rules.Count) { throw 'Every imported collection must explicitly be AuditOnly and contain rules.' }
+ if (@($node.ChildNodes | Where-Object { $_.NodeType -eq 'Element' -and $_.LocalName -notin @('FilePathRule', 'FilePublisherRule', 'FileHashRule') }).Count) { throw 'Policy extensions/unknown rule elements are not accepted for import.' }
+ foreach ($rule in $rules) {
+ $guid = [guid]::Empty
+ if (-not [guid]::TryParse($rule.GetAttribute('Id'), [ref]$guid) -or $ids.ContainsKey($guid.ToString())) { throw 'Rule IDs must be valid and globally unique.' }
+ $ids[$guid.ToString()] = $true
+ if ($rule.GetAttribute('Action') -notin @('Allow', 'Deny') -or $rule.GetAttribute('UserOrGroupSid') -notmatch '^S-1-\d+(-\d+)+$' -or -not $rule.GetAttribute('Name')) { throw 'Invalid rule action, SID or name.' }
+ if (@($rule.SelectNodes('./Conditions')).Count -ne 1 -or -not $rule.SelectSingleNode('./Conditions/*')) { throw 'Each rule must have conditions.' }
+ # Reject hidden extension nodes and namespaces; Windows validates the
+ # complete native rule schema before applying the prepared snapshot.
+ if (@($rule.ChildNodes | Where-Object { $_.NodeType -eq 'Element' -and $_.LocalName -notin @('Conditions', 'Exceptions') }).Count) { throw 'Unknown rule child element.' }
+ }
+ }
+ $collections.Add([pscustomobject]@{ Type=$type; EnforcementMode=$mode; RuleCount=$rules.Count; PotentialEnforcement=($mode -eq 'Enabled' -or ($mode -eq 'NotConfigured' -and $rules.Count -gt 0)); Xml=$node.OuterXml })
+ }
+ if ($ForImport -and -not $collections.Count) { throw 'An empty policy cannot supply AppLocker generation prerequisites.' }
+ if ($ForImport -and @($doc.SelectNodes('//*') | Where-Object { $_.NamespaceURI -or @($_.Attributes | Where-Object { $_.NamespaceURI }).Count }).Count) { throw 'Namespaced policy elements/attributes are not accepted for import.' }
+ [pscustomobject]@{ Xml=$doc.OuterXml; Collections=@($collections.ToArray()); TotalRules=(@($collections.ToArray() | Measure-Object RuleCount -Sum)[0].Sum); HasEnforcement=(@($collections.ToArray() | Where-Object PotentialEnforcement).Count -gt 0) }
+}
+
+function Get-WelaAppLockerHost {
+ try {
+ $os = Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_OperatingSystem -Property BuildNumber, ProductType, Caption -ErrorAction Stop
+ $computer = Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_ComputerSystem -Property PartOfDomain -ErrorAction Stop
+ if (-not $os -or $os.BuildNumber -notmatch '^\d+$' -or $null -eq $computer -or $computer.PartOfDomain -isnot [bool]) { throw 'Host applicability or management state is unknown.' }
+ $eligible = ($os.ProductType -eq 1 -and [int]$os.BuildNumber -ge 22000) -or ($os.ProductType -eq 3 -and [int]$os.BuildNumber -ge 14393)
+ $state = if ($eligible) { 'Candidate' } else { 'NotApplicable' }
+ [pscustomobject]@{ Status=$state; Build=[int]$os.BuildNumber; ProductType=[int]$os.ProductType; Caption=[string]$os.Caption; PartOfDomain=$computer.PartOfDomain; Is64BitProcess=[Environment]::Is64BitProcess; Diagnostic='Native cmdlet/service observations determine capability; no edition-only inference. Import scope is local client/member server.' }
+ } catch { [pscustomobject]@{ Status='Unknown'; Diagnostic=$_.Exception.Message } }
+}
+
+function Get-WelaAppLockerPolicySnapshot {
+ param([ValidateSet('Local', 'Effective')][string]$Scope)
+ try {
+ if (-not (Get-Command Get-AppLockerPolicy -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) { return [pscustomobject]@{ Status='CmdletUnavailable'; Policy=$null; Diagnostic='Get-AppLockerPolicy is unavailable in this PowerShell session; capability is unverified.' } }
+ $arguments = @{ Xml=$true; ErrorAction='Stop' }; $arguments[$Scope] = $true
+ $xml = [string](Get-AppLockerPolicy @arguments)
+ [pscustomobject]@{ Status='Observed'; Policy=(ConvertFrom-WelaAppLockerXml -Xml $xml); Diagnostic='GP policy only. AppLocker CSP policy is not visible to this cmdlet.' }
+ } catch { [pscustomobject]@{ Status='Unknown'; Policy=$null; Diagnostic=$_.Exception.Message } }
+}
+
+function Get-WelaAppLockerService {
+ try {
+ $service = Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_Service -Filter "Name='AppIDSvc'" -ErrorAction Stop
+ if (-not $service) { return [pscustomobject]@{ Status='NotInstalled'; State=$null; StartMode=$null; Diagnostic='Application Identity service was not found.' } }
+ [pscustomobject]@{ Status='Observed'; State=[string]$service.State; StartMode=[string]$service.StartMode; Diagnostic='Service state observed; no service changes were made.' }
+ } catch { [pscustomobject]@{ Status='Unknown'; State=$null; StartMode=$null; Diagnostic=$_.Exception.Message } }
+}
+
+function Get-WelaAppLockerChannels {
+ foreach ($name in @('EXE and DLL', 'MSI and Script', 'Packaged app-Execution', 'Packaged app-Deployment')) {
+ $channel = "Microsoft-Windows-AppLocker/$name"
+ try {
+ $log = Get-WinEvent -ListLog $channel -ErrorAction Stop
+ if (-not $log -or $log.LogName -ne $channel) { throw 'Channel read did not return the requested channel.' }
+ [pscustomobject]@{ Channel=$channel; Status='Observed'; Enabled=[bool]$log.IsEnabled; Diagnostic='Channel enablement is not proof of event generation.' }
+ } catch {
+ $state = if ($_.FullyQualifiedErrorId -like 'NoMatchingLogsFound*') { 'NotInstalled' } else { 'Unknown' }
+ [pscustomobject]@{ Channel=$channel; Status=$state; Enabled=$null; Diagnostic=$_.Exception.Message }
+ }
+ }
+}
+
+function Get-WelaAppLockerManagement {
+ # These are blockers, not an assertion that CSP policy is absent. The native
+ # cmdlets cannot read CSP; import is confined to apparently unmanaged hosts.
+ try {
+ $present = @()
+ foreach ($path in @('HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Enrollments', 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PolicyManager\Providers')) {
+ if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $path -ErrorAction Stop) {
+ $present += @(Get-ChildItem -LiteralPath $path -ErrorAction Stop | Where-Object { $_.PSChildName -match '^\{?[0-9a-fA-F]{8}(-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}){3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}\}?$' } | ForEach-Object { $_.Name })
+ }
+ }
+ [pscustomobject]@{ Status='Observed'; ManagementEntries=$present; CspPolicyState='Unknown'; Diagnostic='No CSP policy completeness claim. Any observed enrollment/provider blocks local import.' }
+ } catch { [pscustomobject]@{ Status='Unknown'; ManagementEntries=@(); CspPolicyState='Unknown'; Diagnostic=$_.Exception.Message } }
+}
+
+function Get-WelaAppLockerReadiness {
+ $hostState = Get-WelaAppLockerHost
+ $local = Get-WelaAppLockerPolicySnapshot Local; $effective = Get-WelaAppLockerPolicySnapshot Effective
+ $service = Get-WelaAppLockerService; $channels = @(Get-WelaAppLockerChannels)
+ $rows = foreach ($type in @('Exe', 'Dll', 'Msi', 'Script', 'Appx')) {
+ $collection = @($effective.Policy.Collections | Where-Object Type -eq $type) | Select-Object -First 1
+ $names = switch ($type) { 'Exe' { 'EXE and DLL' } 'Dll' { 'EXE and DLL' } 'Msi' { 'MSI and Script' } 'Script' { 'MSI and Script' } 'Appx' { 'Packaged app-Execution'; 'Packaged app-Deployment' } }
+ $logs = @($channels | Where-Object { $_.Channel.Substring('Microsoft-Windows-AppLocker/'.Length) -in $names })
+ $state = if ($hostState.Status -eq 'NotApplicable') { 'NotApplicable' }
+ elseif ($hostState.Status -ne 'Candidate' -or $effective.Status -ne 'Observed' -or $service.Status -eq 'Unknown') { 'Unknown' }
+ elseif (-not $collection -or $collection.RuleCount -eq 0) { 'MissingGpPolicy' }
+ elseif ($service.Status -eq 'NotInstalled') { 'NotInstalled' }
+ elseif ($service.StartMode -eq 'Disabled' -or $service.State -ne 'Running') { 'ServiceNotRunning' }
+ elseif (@($logs | Where-Object Status -ne 'Observed').Count) { 'ChannelUnknown' }
+ elseif (@($logs | Where-Object { -not $_.Enabled }).Count) { 'ChannelDisabled' }
+ else { 'Conditional' }
+ [pscustomobject]@{ Type=$type; EnforcementMode=if ($collection) {$collection.EnforcementMode} else {$null}; RuleCount=if ($collection) {$collection.RuleCount} else {0}; PotentialEnforcement=if ($collection) {$collection.PotentialEnforcement} else {$false}; PrerequisiteState=$state; Channels=$logs; GenerationReadiness='Unverified'; Diagnostic='Local/GP observations only; CSP policies and actual executable/script event XML require separate verification.' }
+ }
+ [pscustomobject]@{ Scope='native-applocker-readiness'; Host=$hostState; LocalPolicy=$local; EffectiveGpPolicy=$effective; Service=$service; Collections=@($rows); Management=(Get-WelaAppLockerManagement); CspPolicyState='Unknown'; UsableRuleCredit=0; GenerationReadiness='Unverified' }
+}
+
+function Get-WelaAppLockerXmlKey {
+ param([string]$Xml)
+ # Compare policy meaning without treating native XML formatting/attribute
+ # ordering as a failed write. Rule IDs are unique, so rule order is immaterial.
+ $document = New-Object Xml.XmlDocument; $document.XmlResolver=$null; $document.LoadXml($Xml)
+ function Convert-WelaAppLockerNodeKey($Node) {
+ $attributes = @($Node.Attributes | Where-Object { -not ($_.LocalName -eq 'Description' -and $_.Value -eq '') } | Sort-Object Name | ForEach-Object { @($_.Name, $_.Value) -join '=' })
+ $children = @($Node.ChildNodes | Where-Object NodeType -eq Element | ForEach-Object { Convert-WelaAppLockerNodeKey $_ } | Sort-Object)
+ # JSON arrays delimit values so attribute/condition text cannot collide.
+ return ConvertTo-Json -InputObject @($Node.LocalName, $attributes, $children) -Depth 20 -Compress
+ }
+ Convert-WelaAppLockerNodeKey $document.DocumentElement
+}
+
+function Test-WelaAppLockerPolicyMatch {
+ param($Snapshot, $Desired)
+ if ($Snapshot.LocalPolicy.Status -ne 'Observed') { return $false }
+ $current = $Snapshot.LocalPolicy.Policy
+ if ($current.Collections.Count -ne $Desired.Collections.Count -or $current.HasEnforcement) { return $false }
+ foreach ($wanted in $Desired.Collections) {
+ $actual = @($current.Collections | Where-Object Type -eq $wanted.Type)
+ if ($actual.Count -ne 1 -or (Get-WelaAppLockerXmlKey $actual[0].Xml) -cne (Get-WelaAppLockerXmlKey $wanted.Xml)) { return $false }
+ }
+ return $true
+}
+
+function Assert-WelaAppLockerImportSafe {
+ param($Snapshot, $Desired)
+ if ($Snapshot.Host.Status -ne 'Candidate' -or -not $Snapshot.Host.Is64BitProcess) { throw 'Local import requires a supported 64-bit Windows client/member-server session.' }
+ if ($Snapshot.Host.PartOfDomain -or $Snapshot.Management.Status -ne 'Observed' -or @($Snapshot.Management.ManagementEntries).Count) { throw 'Local import is blocked on domain-joined, managed or unknown-management hosts. Deploy through the existing policy authority.' }
+ if ($Snapshot.LocalPolicy.Status -ne 'Observed' -or $Snapshot.EffectiveGpPolicy.Status -ne 'Observed') { throw 'Both local and GP effective policies must be readable.' }
+ if ($Snapshot.LocalPolicy.Policy.HasEnforcement -or $Snapshot.EffectiveGpPolicy.Policy.HasEnforcement) { throw 'Existing enforcement (including NotConfigured collections with rules) is preserved; audit-only import is blocked.' }
+ if (Test-WelaAppLockerPolicyMatch -Snapshot $Snapshot -Desired $Desired) { return }
+ if ($Snapshot.LocalPolicy.Policy.Collections.Count -or $Snapshot.EffectiveGpPolicy.Policy.Collections.Count) { throw 'Existing policy is preserved. Import only initializes an empty local/GP policy; it never replaces a configured policy.' }
+}
+
+function Set-WelaAppLockerAuditPolicy {
+ param($Context, $Desired)
+ $state = @{ Desired=$Desired; Before=$null; Context=$Context }
+ $read = { param($state) $snapshot = Get-WelaAppLockerReadiness; Assert-WelaAppLockerImportSafe $snapshot $state.Desired; $state.Before=$snapshot; return $snapshot }
+ $test = { param($snapshot, $state) Test-WelaAppLockerPolicyMatch $snapshot $state.Desired }
+ $apply = {
+ param($state)
+ $fresh = Get-WelaAppLockerReadiness
+ Assert-WelaAppLockerImportSafe $fresh $state.Desired
+ if ($fresh.LocalPolicy.Policy.Xml -cne $state.Before.LocalPolicy.Policy.Xml -or $fresh.EffectiveGpPolicy.Policy.Xml -cne $state.Before.EffectiveGpPolicy.Policy.Xml) { throw 'AppLocker policy changed after the recovery snapshot; no policy was imported.' }
+ if (-not (Get-Command Set-AppLockerPolicy -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) { throw 'Set-AppLockerPolicy is unavailable in this session.' }
+ # Import the validated in-memory snapshot, not a mutable operator source file.
+ $path = Join-Path $state.Context.BackupPath 'appLocker-audit-import.xml'
+ [IO.File]::WriteAllText($path, $state.Desired.Xml, (New-Object Text.UTF8Encoding($false)))
+ if (-not (Get-Command Test-AppLockerPolicy -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) { throw 'Test-AppLockerPolicy is unavailable; native schema validation is required before import.' }
+ # Deny concurrent modification/deletion of the prepared XML while both
+ # native cmdlets consume it; they need only read access.
+ $lock = [IO.File]::Open($path, [IO.FileMode]::Open, [IO.FileAccess]::Read, [IO.FileShare]::Read)
+ try {
+ $validation = @(Test-AppLockerPolicy -XmlPolicy $path -Path "$env:SystemRoot\System32\cmd.exe" -User 'S-1-1-0' -ErrorAction Stop)
+ if (-not $validation.Count) { throw 'Native policy validation returned no result; no policy was imported.' }
+ $immediate = Get-WelaAppLockerReadiness
+ Assert-WelaAppLockerImportSafe $immediate $state.Desired
+ if ($immediate.LocalPolicy.Policy.Xml -cne $state.Before.LocalPolicy.Policy.Xml -or $immediate.EffectiveGpPolicy.Policy.Xml -cne $state.Before.EffectiveGpPolicy.Policy.Xml) { throw 'Policy changed during native validation; no policy was imported.' }
+ Set-AppLockerPolicy -XmlPolicy $path -Merge -ErrorAction Stop
+ } finally { $lock.Dispose() }
+ 'Audit-only local policy merged. Service, event generation, CSP state and future policy refresh are not configured or verified.'
+ }
+ Invoke-WelaConfigurationControl -Context $Context -Id 'AppLocker/LocalAuditOnlyPolicy' -Kind AppLocker -Target 'Local GPO' -Desired $Desired `
+ -Read $read -Compliant $test -Apply $apply -CallbackState $state -Description 'Initialize empty local AppLocker policy from this operator-supplied audit-only XML; preserve existing policies.'
+}
+
+function Invoke-WelaAppLockerCommand {
+ param([ValidateSet('Audit','Plan','Import')][string]$Action='Audit', [string]$PolicyPath, [switch]$Auto, [switch]$DryRun, [string]$BackupPath, [string]$ResultsPath)
+ if ([Environment]::OSVersion.Platform -ne [PlatformID]::Win32NT) { throw 'AppLocker readiness requires Windows.' }
+ if ($DryRun -and $Action -ne 'Import') { throw '-DryRun applies only to AppLockerAction Import.' }
+ if ($Action -eq 'Import' -and -not $PolicyPath) { throw '-AppLockerPolicyPath is required for Import.' }
+ $desired = $null
+ if ($PolicyPath) { $desired = ConvertFrom-WelaAppLockerXml -Xml (Get-Content -LiteralPath $PolicyPath -Raw -ErrorAction Stop) -ForImport }
+ if ($Action -eq 'Import') {
+ $context = New-WelaConfigurationContext -Auto:$Auto -DryRun:$DryRun -BackupPath $BackupPath
+ Set-WelaAppLockerAuditPolicy -Context $context -Desired $desired
+ $report = Complete-WelaConfiguration -Context $context -Scope 'native-windows-configuration' -SuccessMessage 'Requested local audit-only policy verified; AppLocker event generation remains unverified.'
+ $report | Add-Member NoteProperty VerificationScope 'Local audit-only policy readback only; no service changes, CSP assessment, event-generation or forwarding verification.'
+ } else {
+ $assessment = Get-WelaAppLockerReadiness
+ $blocker = $null
+ if ($desired) { try { Assert-WelaAppLockerImportSafe $assessment $desired } catch { $blocker=$_.Exception.Message } }
+ $report = [pscustomobject]@{ Scope='native-applocker-readiness'; Action=$Action; Assessment=$assessment; ProposedAuditPolicy=$desired; ImportBlocker=$blocker; ExitCode=0 }
+ if ($assessment.Host.Status -eq 'Unknown' -or $assessment.LocalPolicy.Status -in @('Unknown','CmdletUnavailable') -or $assessment.EffectiveGpPolicy.Status -in @('Unknown','CmdletUnavailable')) { $report.ExitCode=1 }
+ }
+ if ($ResultsPath) {
+ try { $report | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 20 | Set-Content -LiteralPath $ResultsPath -Encoding UTF8 -ErrorAction Stop }
+ catch { $report.ExitCode=1; Write-Host "[Failed] Writing AppLocker results: $_" -ForegroundColor Red }
+ }
+ return $report
+}
diff --git a/tests/AppLockerReadiness.Tests.ps1 b/tests/AppLockerReadiness.Tests.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b805578e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/AppLockerReadiness.Tests.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
+. (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot '../scripts/Configuration.ps1')
+. (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot '../scripts/AppLockerReadiness.ps1')
+$count=0
+function Assert($Condition,$Message) { if (-not $Condition) { throw $Message }; $script:count++ }
+function Assert-Throws([scriptblock]$Action,$Pattern) { $message=''; try { & $Action | Out-Null } catch { $message=$_.Exception.Message }; Assert ($message -match $Pattern) "Expected '$Pattern', got '$message'." }
+$xml=''
+$desired=ConvertFrom-WelaAppLockerXml -Xml $xml -ForImport
+Assert ($desired.TotalRules -eq 1 -and -not $desired.HasEnforcement) 'Audit-only rule must parse.'
+Assert ((Get-WelaAppLockerXmlKey $xml) -ceq (Get-WelaAppLockerXmlKey ($xml.Replace('Type="Exe" EnforcementMode="AuditOnly"', 'EnforcementMode="AuditOnly" Type="Exe"')))) 'Attribute ordering cannot change compliance.'
+Assert-Throws { ConvertFrom-WelaAppLockerXml -Xml ($xml.Replace('AuditOnly','Enabled')) -ForImport } 'AuditOnly'
+Assert-Throws { ConvertFrom-WelaAppLockerXml -Xml ($xml.Replace('AuditOnly','NotConfigured')) -ForImport } 'AuditOnly'
+Assert-Throws { ConvertFrom-WelaAppLockerXml -Xml '' -ForImport } 'empty'
+Assert-Throws { ConvertFrom-WelaAppLockerXml -Xml (']>'+ $xml) -ForImport } 'DTD'
+Assert-Throws { ConvertFrom-WelaAppLockerXml -Xml ($xml.Replace('', '')) -ForImport } 'extensions'
+Assert-Throws { ConvertFrom-WelaAppLockerXml -Xml ($xml.Replace('12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789abc','not-a-guid')) -ForImport } 'IDs'
+$implicit=ConvertFrom-WelaAppLockerXml -Xml ($xml.Replace('AuditOnly','NotConfigured'))
+Assert ($implicit.HasEnforcement) 'NotConfigured with rules may enforce; never call it disabled.'
+function Reset-Fixture {
+ $script:localXml=''; $script:effectiveXml=$script:localXml
+ $script:serviceState='Running'; $script:serviceMode='Auto'; $script:channelEnabled=$true
+ $script:domain=$false; $script:managed=@(); $script:unknownPolicy=$false; $script:writes=0; $script:readCount=0
+ $script:race=$false; $script:reject=$false; $script:drift=$false
+}
+function Get-WelaAppLockerHost { [pscustomobject]@{Status='Candidate'; Is64BitProcess=$true; PartOfDomain=$script:domain} }
+function Get-WelaAppLockerManagement { [pscustomobject]@{Status='Observed'; ManagementEntries=$script:managed; CspPolicyState='Unknown'} }
+function Get-WelaAppLockerService { [pscustomobject]@{Status='Observed'; State=$script:serviceState; StartMode=$script:serviceMode} }
+function Get-WelaAppLockerChannels { foreach ($name in @('EXE and DLL','MSI and Script','Packaged app-Execution','Packaged app-Deployment')) { [pscustomobject]@{Channel="Microsoft-Windows-AppLocker/$name"; Status='Observed'; Enabled=$script:channelEnabled} } }
+function Get-WelaAppLockerPolicySnapshot {
+ param($Scope)
+ if ($Scope -eq 'Local') {
+ $script:readCount++
+ if ($script:race -and $script:readCount -eq 2) { $script:localXml=$xml.Replace('AuditOnly','Enabled') }
+ if ($script:drift -and $script:readCount -ge 5) { $script:localXml='' }
+ }
+ if ($script:unknownPolicy) { return [pscustomobject]@{Status='Unknown'; Policy=$null} }
+ $value=if ($Scope -eq 'Local') {$script:localXml} else {$script:effectiveXml}
+ [pscustomobject]@{Status='Observed'; Policy=(ConvertFrom-WelaAppLockerXml -Xml $value)}
+}
+function Test-AppLockerPolicy { [CmdletBinding()]param($XmlPolicy,$Path,$User) [pscustomobject]@{PolicyDecision='Allowed'} }
+function Set-AppLockerPolicy {
+ [CmdletBinding()]param($XmlPolicy,[switch]$Merge)
+ if (-not $Merge) { throw 'Import must never replace a policy.' }
+ $script:writes++
+ if ($script:reject) { throw 'native rejected policy' }
+ $script:localXml=[IO.File]::ReadAllText($XmlPolicy); $script:effectiveXml=$script:localXml
+}
+Reset-Fixture
+$empty=Get-WelaAppLockerReadiness
+Assert (@($empty.Collections | Where-Object PrerequisiteState -ne MissingGpPolicy).Count -eq 0) 'Enabled channels without rules must retain a missing GP policy prerequisite.'
+Assert ($empty.CspPolicyState -eq 'Unknown' -and $empty.UsableRuleCredit -eq 0) 'GP readback never establishes CSP or detection readiness.'
+$script:localXml=$xml; $script:effectiveXml=$xml
+$ready=Get-WelaAppLockerReadiness
+Assert ($ready.Collections[0].PrerequisiteState -eq 'Conditional' -and $ready.Collections[0].GenerationReadiness -eq 'Unverified') 'Audit policy plus service/channel is only conditional.'
+$script:serviceState='Stopped'; $script:serviceMode='Disabled'
+Assert ((Get-WelaAppLockerReadiness).Collections[0].PrerequisiteState -eq 'ServiceNotRunning') 'Disabled service must be explicit.'
+$script:serviceState='Running';$script:serviceMode='Auto';$script:channelEnabled=$false
+Assert ((Get-WelaAppLockerReadiness).Collections[0].PrerequisiteState -eq 'ChannelDisabled') 'Disabled channel must be explicit.'
+Reset-Fixture; $script:effectiveXml=$xml.Replace('AuditOnly','Enabled')
+Assert-Throws { Assert-WelaAppLockerImportSafe (Get-WelaAppLockerReadiness) $desired } 'enforcement'
+Reset-Fixture; $script:localXml=$xml.Replace('AuditOnly','NotConfigured')
+Assert-Throws { Assert-WelaAppLockerImportSafe (Get-WelaAppLockerReadiness) $desired } 'enforcement'
+Reset-Fixture; $script:domain=$true
+Assert-Throws { Assert-WelaAppLockerImportSafe (Get-WelaAppLockerReadiness) $desired } 'domain-joined'
+Reset-Fixture; $script:managed=@('MDM provider')
+Assert-Throws { Assert-WelaAppLockerImportSafe (Get-WelaAppLockerReadiness) $desired } 'managed'
+Reset-Fixture; $script:unknownPolicy=$true
+Assert-Throws { Assert-WelaAppLockerImportSafe (Get-WelaAppLockerReadiness) $desired } 'readable'
+$cleanup=@()
+try {
+ foreach ($scenario in @('apply','dry','race','failure','drift','existing')) {
+ Reset-Fixture
+ if ($scenario -eq 'race') {$script:race=$true}
+ if ($scenario -eq 'failure') {$script:reject=$true}
+ if ($scenario -eq 'drift') {$script:drift=$true}
+ if ($scenario -eq 'existing') {$script:localXml=$xml;$script:effectiveXml=$xml}
+ $path=Join-Path ([IO.Path]::GetTempPath()) ('wela-applocker-'+[guid]::NewGuid().ToString('N'));$cleanup+=$path
+ $context=New-WelaConfigurationContext -Auto -DryRun:($scenario -eq 'dry') -BackupPath $path
+ Set-WelaAppLockerAuditPolicy -Context $context -Desired $desired
+ $result=Complete-WelaConfiguration -Context $context
+ switch ($scenario) {
+ 'apply' {
+ Assert ($script:writes -eq 1 -and $result.ExitCode -eq 0) 'Verified initial audit-only merge should pass.'
+ Assert (Test-Path (Join-Path $path 'before.jsonl')) 'Recovery journal must precede merge.'
+ Set-WelaAppLockerAuditPolicy -Context $context -Desired $desired
+ Assert ($script:writes -eq 1 -and $context.Results[1].Status -eq 'AlreadyCompliant') 'Reapplying same policy should not write.'
+ }
+ 'dry' { Assert ($script:writes -eq 0 -and -not (Test-Path $path)) 'Dry-run must not write policy or recovery files.' }
+ 'race' { Assert ($script:writes -eq 0 -and $result.ExitCode -eq 1) 'Concurrent enforcement must block merge.' }
+ 'failure' { Assert ($result.ExitCode -eq 1) 'Native write failure must propagate.' }
+ 'drift' { Assert ($result.ExitCode -eq 1) 'Final readback must detect policy drift.' }
+ 'existing' { Assert ($script:writes -eq 0 -and $result.ExitCode -eq 0) 'Identical policy stays unchanged.' }
+ }
+ }
+} finally { foreach ($path in $cleanup) { Remove-Item -LiteralPath $path -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue } }
+Write-Host "PASS: $count AppLocker readiness/import assertions; no Windows policies changed."
diff --git a/tests/AppLockerReadiness.Windows.Tests.ps1 b/tests/AppLockerReadiness.Windows.Tests.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ce75184a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/AppLockerReadiness.Windows.Tests.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+$ErrorActionPreference='Stop'
+if ([Environment]::OSVersion.Platform -ne [PlatformID]::Win32NT) { throw 'Windows required.' }
+. (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot '../scripts/AppLockerReadiness.ps1')
+$report=Get-WelaAppLockerReadiness
+if ($report.Collections.Count -ne 5 -or $report.CspPolicyState -ne 'Unknown' -or $report.UsableRuleCredit -ne 0) { throw 'Native report lost collection/CSP uncertainty.' }
+if ($report.Host.Status -eq 'Unknown') { throw ($report.Host | ConvertTo-Json) }
+foreach ($scope in @($report.LocalPolicy,$report.EffectiveGpPolicy)) {
+ if ($scope.Status -eq 'Observed' -and -not $scope.Policy.Xml) { throw 'Observed policy must retain XML evidence.' }
+ if ($scope.Status -ne 'Observed') { Write-Host "Policy read limitation: $($scope.Status) $($scope.Diagnostic)" }
+}
+# The native cmdlet parses the XML without installing it or executing the file.
+if (Get-Command Test-AppLockerPolicy -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
+ $path=Join-Path $env:TEMP ('wela-applocker-schema-'+[guid]::NewGuid().ToString('N')+'.xml')
+ try {
+ $xml=''
+ $policy=ConvertFrom-WelaAppLockerXml -Xml $xml -ForImport
+ [IO.File]::WriteAllText($path,$policy.Xml)
+ $validation=@(Test-AppLockerPolicy -XmlPolicy $path -Path "$env:SystemRoot\System32\cmd.exe" -User 'S-1-1-0' -ErrorAction Stop)
+ if (-not $validation.Count) { throw 'Native schema validation returned no decision.' }
+ } finally { Remove-Item -LiteralPath $path -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue }
+} else { Write-Host 'Native policy validation unavailable in this PowerShell session; importer will refuse.' }
+Write-Host 'PASS: native read-only AppLocker observations. No Set-AppLockerPolicy or service changes.'
diff --git a/website/docs/resources/changelog.ja.md b/website/docs/resources/changelog.ja.md
index 4d03a568..68fa9ae3 100644
--- a/website/docs/resources/changelog.ja.md
+++ b/website/docs/resources/changelog.ja.md
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
**新機能:**
+- `applocker-readiness` を追加し、AppLocker のポリシー、強制モード、Application Identity サービス、チャネルを確認できるようにしました。空のローカルポリシーには指定した監査専用 XML を検証してインポートできます。既存の強制ポリシーや管理対象ホストでは変更を拒否し、CSP とイベント生成の未検証状態を明示します。 (issue #381) (@Shirofune-Security)
+
- MITRE ATT&CK Navigatorヒートマップに対応した。 (#11) (@fukusuket)
- Windows設定を様々なベースラインに構成するための`configure`コマンドを追加した。 (#12) (@fukusuket)
- Defender for Identityの必要なログに対応した。 (#114) (@fukusuket)
diff --git a/website/docs/resources/changelog.md b/website/docs/resources/changelog.md
index 50139bca..0c942e93 100644
--- a/website/docs/resources/changelog.md
+++ b/website/docs/resources/changelog.md
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@
**New Features:**
+- Added `applocker-readiness` to inspect native policy collections, enforcement, Application Identity and channels, plus a guarded operator-supplied audit-only import for empty local policies. Existing enforcement and managed hosts block import; GP/CSP visibility and event-generation gaps remain explicit. (issue #381) (@Shirofune-Security)
+
- Support for MITRE ATT&CK Navigator heatmaps. (#11) (@fukusuket)
- Added a `configure` command to configure Windows settings to various baselines. (#12) (@fukusuket)
- Support for Defender for Identity required logs. (#114) (@fukusuket)
From 45ab6bcc8cd832a483961276a5ba3bce8d151967 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Shirofune-Security
<43838376+Shirofune-Security@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2026 05:34:58 +0900
Subject: [PATCH 3/9] Reference PR 399 in bilingual changelogs
---
CHANGELOG-Japanese.md | 2 +-
CHANGELOG.md | 2 +-
website/docs/resources/changelog.ja.md | 2 +-
website/docs/resources/changelog.md | 2 +-
4 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/CHANGELOG-Japanese.md b/CHANGELOG-Japanese.md
index bc0e29e0..28492827 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG-Japanese.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG-Japanese.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
**改善:**
-- ASDのガイドに基づく任意実行のWMI名前空間SACL監査・計画・設定を追加した。ローカル名前空間の明示的な選択と、子名前空間への継承の個別指定に対応する。完全なセキュリティ記述子の記録、特権・戻り値の確認、書き込み前の変更検出と読み戻し検証により、既存のアクセス権と未知の監査エントリを保持する。イベント生成と転送の検証は別途必要となる。 (#372) (@Shirofune-Security)
+- ASDのガイドに基づく任意実行のWMI名前空間SACL監査・計画・設定を追加した。ローカル名前空間の明示的な選択と、子名前空間への継承の個別指定に対応する。完全なセキュリティ記述子の記録、特権・戻り値の確認、書き込み前の変更検出と読み戻し検証により、既存のアクセス権と未知の監査エントリを保持する。イベント生成と転送の検証は別途必要となる。 (#399) (@Shirofune-Security)
- ネイティブのDomain/Private/Publicテキストログを監査・計画・設定する任意実行の`firewall-logging`を追加しました。許可・破棄ログの有効化、最小サイズの確認、既存パスと大きな上限値の保持、CIS v4.0.0のパスの明示的な選択に対応します。ファイアウォールサービスのディレクトリ権限を確認し、ローカル設定と実効設定を記録して変更後の実効設定を検証します。通信制御やACLは変更しません。実通信によるログ生成と収集の検証は別途必要です。 (#394) (@Shirofune-Security)
- イベントログのサイズ監査と設定に共通のバイト単位プロファイルを導入し、AppLocker・ファイアウォールログの256 MiB、Setupの32 MiB、ASD推奨のSecurityログ2048 MiBに対応した。`-LogProfile`と`configure-eventlogs`で送信元と収集サーバーのサイズ・保存方式を選択できる。明示的に指定しない限り、既存の大きいバッファと保存方式は維持する。結果には検証した設定を記録し、未測定の保存日数は不明と表示する。 (#396) (@Shirofune-Security)
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e45fed6e..0a164b0a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
**Improvements:**
-- Added opt-in WMI namespace SACL audit, plan and configure actions based on ASD guidance, with explicit local namespace selection and separate descendant-inheritance consent. Full descriptor journals, privilege/return-code checks, race guards and read-back verification preserve existing permissions and unknown audit entries; event generation and forwarding remain separate lab validation. (#372) (@Shirofune-Security)
+- Added opt-in WMI namespace SACL audit, plan and configure actions based on ASD guidance, with explicit local namespace selection and separate descendant-inheritance consent. Full descriptor journals, privilege/return-code checks, race guards and read-back verification preserve existing permissions and unknown audit entries; event generation and forwarding remain separate lab validation. (#399) (@Shirofune-Security)
- Added opt-in `firewall-logging` audit, plan and configure actions for native Domain/Private/Public text logs, with allowed/dropped logging, minimum size checks, preserved operator paths/larger limits, and explicit CIS v4.0.0 paths. Configuration checks firewall service directory permissions, journals local/effective state and verifies effective policy without changing firewall enforcement or ACLs. Traffic and ingestion validation remains required. (#394) (@Shirofune-Security)
- Unified event-log size auditing and configuration with shared byte-based profiles, including 256 MiB AppLocker/firewall logs, 32 MiB Setup and ASD 2048 MiB Security. Added separate source and collector size/mode choices through `-LogProfile` and `configure-eventlogs`; larger buffers and existing retention modes are preserved unless explicitly changed. Results include verified state and unknown retention duration. (#396) (@Shirofune-Security)
diff --git a/website/docs/resources/changelog.ja.md b/website/docs/resources/changelog.ja.md
index 8fab8d1b..7c4cda0f 100644
--- a/website/docs/resources/changelog.ja.md
+++ b/website/docs/resources/changelog.ja.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
**改善:**
-- ASDのガイドに基づく任意実行のWMI名前空間SACL監査・計画・設定を追加した。ローカル名前空間の明示的な選択と、子名前空間への継承の個別指定に対応する。完全なセキュリティ記述子の記録、特権・戻り値の確認、書き込み前の変更検出と読み戻し検証により、既存のアクセス権と未知の監査エントリを保持する。イベント生成と転送の検証は別途必要となる。 (#372) (@Shirofune-Security)
+- ASDのガイドに基づく任意実行のWMI名前空間SACL監査・計画・設定を追加した。ローカル名前空間の明示的な選択と、子名前空間への継承の個別指定に対応する。完全なセキュリティ記述子の記録、特権・戻り値の確認、書き込み前の変更検出と読み戻し検証により、既存のアクセス権と未知の監査エントリを保持する。イベント生成と転送の検証は別途必要となる。 (#399) (@Shirofune-Security)
- ネイティブのDomain/Private/Publicテキストログを監査・計画・設定する任意実行の`firewall-logging`を追加しました。許可・破棄ログの有効化、最小サイズの確認、既存パスと大きな上限値の保持、CIS v4.0.0のパスの明示的な選択に対応します。ファイアウォールサービスのディレクトリ権限を確認し、ローカル設定と実効設定を記録して変更後の実効設定を検証します。通信制御やACLは変更しません。実通信によるログ生成と収集の検証は別途必要です。 (#394) (@Shirofune-Security)
- イベントログのサイズ監査と設定に共通のバイト単位プロファイルを導入し、AppLocker・ファイアウォールログの256 MiB、Setupの32 MiB、ASD推奨のSecurityログ2048 MiBに対応した。`-LogProfile`と`configure-eventlogs`で送信元と収集サーバーのサイズ・保存方式を選択できる。明示的に指定しない限り、既存の大きいバッファと保存方式は維持する。結果には検証した設定を記録し、未測定の保存日数は不明と表示する。 (#396) (@Shirofune-Security)
diff --git a/website/docs/resources/changelog.md b/website/docs/resources/changelog.md
index a19f7c0e..3f5e1e26 100644
--- a/website/docs/resources/changelog.md
+++ b/website/docs/resources/changelog.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
**Improvements:**
-- Added opt-in WMI namespace SACL audit, plan and configure actions based on ASD guidance, with explicit local namespace selection and separate descendant-inheritance consent. Full descriptor journals, privilege/return-code checks, race guards and read-back verification preserve existing permissions and unknown audit entries; event generation and forwarding remain separate lab validation. (#372) (@Shirofune-Security)
+- Added opt-in WMI namespace SACL audit, plan and configure actions based on ASD guidance, with explicit local namespace selection and separate descendant-inheritance consent. Full descriptor journals, privilege/return-code checks, race guards and read-back verification preserve existing permissions and unknown audit entries; event generation and forwarding remain separate lab validation. (#399) (@Shirofune-Security)
- Added opt-in `firewall-logging` audit, plan and configure actions for native Domain/Private/Public text logs, with allowed/dropped logging, minimum size checks, preserved operator paths/larger limits, and explicit CIS v4.0.0 paths. Configuration checks firewall service directory permissions, journals local/effective state and verifies effective policy without changing firewall enforcement or ACLs. Traffic and ingestion validation remains required. (#394) (@Shirofune-Security)
- Unified event-log size auditing and configuration with shared byte-based profiles, including 256 MiB AppLocker/firewall logs, 32 MiB Setup and ASD 2048 MiB Security. Added separate source and collector size/mode choices through `-LogProfile` and `configure-eventlogs`; larger buffers and existing retention modes are preserved unless explicitly changed. Results include verified state and unknown retention duration. (#396) (@Shirofune-Security)
From 6fbef0ff6b6c61a1ad42d14e83e9db5799b55580 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Shirofune-Security
<43838376+Shirofune-Security@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2026 05:35:09 +0900
Subject: [PATCH 4/9] Reference PR 400 in bilingual changelogs
---
CHANGELOG-Japanese.md | 2 +-
CHANGELOG.md | 2 +-
website/docs/resources/changelog.ja.md | 2 +-
website/docs/resources/changelog.md | 2 +-
4 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/CHANGELOG-Japanese.md b/CHANGELOG-Japanese.md
index 53aed27c..3445d17c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG-Japanese.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG-Japanese.md
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
**新機能:**
-- `applocker-readiness` を追加し、AppLocker のポリシー、強制モード、Application Identity サービス、チャネルを確認できるようにしました。空のローカルポリシーには指定した監査専用 XML を検証してインポートできます。既存の強制ポリシーや管理対象ホストでは変更を拒否し、CSP とイベント生成の未検証状態を明示します。 (issue #381) (@Shirofune-Security)
+- `applocker-readiness` を追加し、AppLocker のポリシー、強制モード、Application Identity サービス、チャネルを確認できるようにしました。空のローカルポリシーには指定した監査専用 XML を検証してインポートできます。既存の強制ポリシーや管理対象ホストでは変更を拒否し、CSP とイベント生成の未検証状態を明示します。 (#400) (@Shirofune-Security)
- MITRE ATT&CK Navigatorヒートマップに対応した。 (#11) (@fukusuket)
- Windows設定を様々なベースラインに構成するための`configure`コマンドを追加した。 (#12) (@fukusuket)
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 99e9d483..fc7e05b9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
**New Features:**
-- Added `applocker-readiness` to inspect native policy collections, enforcement, Application Identity and channels, plus a guarded operator-supplied audit-only import for empty local policies. Existing enforcement and managed hosts block import; GP/CSP visibility and event-generation gaps remain explicit. (issue #381) (@Shirofune-Security)
+- Added `applocker-readiness` to inspect native policy collections, enforcement, Application Identity and channels, plus a guarded operator-supplied audit-only import for empty local policies. Existing enforcement and managed hosts block import; GP/CSP visibility and event-generation gaps remain explicit. (#400) (@Shirofune-Security)
- Support for MITRE ATT&CK Navigator heatmaps. (#11) (@fukusuket)
- Added a `configure` command to configure Windows settings to various baselines. (#12) (@fukusuket)
diff --git a/website/docs/resources/changelog.ja.md b/website/docs/resources/changelog.ja.md
index 68fa9ae3..6146fd3f 100644
--- a/website/docs/resources/changelog.ja.md
+++ b/website/docs/resources/changelog.ja.md
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
**新機能:**
-- `applocker-readiness` を追加し、AppLocker のポリシー、強制モード、Application Identity サービス、チャネルを確認できるようにしました。空のローカルポリシーには指定した監査専用 XML を検証してインポートできます。既存の強制ポリシーや管理対象ホストでは変更を拒否し、CSP とイベント生成の未検証状態を明示します。 (issue #381) (@Shirofune-Security)
+- `applocker-readiness` を追加し、AppLocker のポリシー、強制モード、Application Identity サービス、チャネルを確認できるようにしました。空のローカルポリシーには指定した監査専用 XML を検証してインポートできます。既存の強制ポリシーや管理対象ホストでは変更を拒否し、CSP とイベント生成の未検証状態を明示します。 (#400) (@Shirofune-Security)
- MITRE ATT&CK Navigatorヒートマップに対応した。 (#11) (@fukusuket)
- Windows設定を様々なベースラインに構成するための`configure`コマンドを追加した。 (#12) (@fukusuket)
diff --git a/website/docs/resources/changelog.md b/website/docs/resources/changelog.md
index 0c942e93..f4f3f065 100644
--- a/website/docs/resources/changelog.md
+++ b/website/docs/resources/changelog.md
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
**New Features:**
-- Added `applocker-readiness` to inspect native policy collections, enforcement, Application Identity and channels, plus a guarded operator-supplied audit-only import for empty local policies. Existing enforcement and managed hosts block import; GP/CSP visibility and event-generation gaps remain explicit. (issue #381) (@Shirofune-Security)
+- Added `applocker-readiness` to inspect native policy collections, enforcement, Application Identity and channels, plus a guarded operator-supplied audit-only import for empty local policies. Existing enforcement and managed hosts block import; GP/CSP visibility and event-generation gaps remain explicit. (#400) (@Shirofune-Security)
- Support for MITRE ATT&CK Navigator heatmaps. (#11) (@fukusuket)
- Added a `configure` command to configure Windows settings to various baselines. (#12) (@fukusuket)
From 5f240d8062ce6cb6fdd86293aae0efe64de321cf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Shirofune-Security
<43838376+Shirofune-Security@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2026 05:40:08 +0900
Subject: [PATCH 5/9] Verify locked AppLocker import bytes and reject ignored
options
---
WELA.ps1 | 6 ++++
docs/applocker-readiness.md | 4 ++-
scripts/AppLockerReadiness.ps1 | 27 +++++++++++++++--
tests/AppLockerReadiness.Tests.ps1 | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++--
tests/AppLockerReadiness.Windows.Tests.ps1 | 8 +++--
5 files changed, 70 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/WELA.ps1 b/WELA.ps1
index ff50a3c5..741c73a4 100644
--- a/WELA.ps1
+++ b/WELA.ps1
@@ -1707,6 +1707,12 @@ Write-Host ""
Write-Host "WELA v$WELAVersion - $WELAReleaseName"
Write-Host ""
+if (($PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey('AppLockerAction') -or $AppLockerPolicyPath) -and $Cmd -ne 'applocker-readiness') {
+ throw '-AppLockerAction and -AppLockerPolicyPath require applocker-readiness. No command was run.'
+}
+if ($Cmd -eq 'applocker-readiness' -and ($Profile -or $Baseline)) {
+ throw 'applocker-readiness uses its own operator-supplied policy, not -Profile or -Baseline. No command was run.'
+}
# Reject unsupported dry-run requests before reaching any command's mutation path.
if ($DryRun -and -not ($Cmd -eq 'applocker-readiness' -and $AppLockerAction -eq 'Import') -and $Cmd -notin @('configure', 'configure-eventlogs') -and
-not ($Cmd -eq 'firewall-logging' -and $FirewallAction -eq 'Configure') -and
diff --git a/docs/applocker-readiness.md b/docs/applocker-readiness.md
index ff3c93ec..26589a67 100644
--- a/docs/applocker-readiness.md
+++ b/docs/applocker-readiness.md
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ The default is read-only Audit. Windows 11 clients and member servers running Se
## Scope and import safeguards
-Import accepts an **operator-supplied** native XML policy. Every included collection must explicitly be AuditOnly and contain rules. XML DTDs, namespaces, unknown collection types, duplicate IDs and policy extensions are rejected. The native `Test-AppLockerPolicy` cmdlet validates the prepared XML before it can be installed; it does not execute the test file. There are no generated blanket allow rules or default policy assumptions.
+AppLocker-specific options are rejected on unrelated commands; `-Profile` and `-Baseline` do not select AppLocker policy.
+
+Import accepts an **operator-supplied** native XML policy. Every included collection must explicitly be AuditOnly and contain rules. XML DTDs, namespaces, unknown collection types, duplicate IDs and policy extensions are rejected. The prepared file is created without overwriting existing files, locked against writes, and compared byte-for-byte (length and SHA-256) with the reviewed in-memory XML before native validation. The native `Test-AppLockerPolicy` cmdlet validates that same locked file before it can be installed; it does not execute the test file. There are no generated blanket allow rules or default policy assumptions.
Import only initializes an empty local/GP policy, or verifies an identical previously imported policy. Existing configured collections, existing enforcement (including NotConfigured collections with rules), unreadable policy, domain membership, observed enrollment/provider entries or unknown management state block import. Use the organization's policy authority to manage those hosts. The workflow uses `Set-AppLockerPolicy -Merge`, retains original policy XML in the recovery journal, rechecks state before writing, and verifies local collection content again after writing and at completion. It does not replace an existing policy. An import failure is reported with a nonzero exit code. Dry-run makes no policy or recovery-file changes.
diff --git a/scripts/AppLockerReadiness.ps1 b/scripts/AppLockerReadiness.ps1
index 89753bc0..9efca568 100644
--- a/scripts/AppLockerReadiness.ps1
+++ b/scripts/AppLockerReadiness.ps1
@@ -154,6 +154,19 @@ function Assert-WelaAppLockerImportSafe {
if ($Snapshot.LocalPolicy.Policy.Collections.Count -or $Snapshot.EffectiveGpPolicy.Policy.Collections.Count) { throw 'Existing policy is preserved. Import only initializes an empty local/GP policy; it never replaces a configured policy.' }
}
+function New-WelaAppLockerImportReadLock {
+ param([string]$Path, [string]$Xml)
+ # CreateNew refuses a pre-existing file/link in the backup directory. Native
+ # readers generally require that the writer handle has already been closed.
+ $writer = [IO.File]::Open($Path, [IO.FileMode]::CreateNew, [IO.FileAccess]::Write, [IO.FileShare]::None)
+ try {
+ $bytes = [Text.Encoding]::UTF8.GetBytes($Xml)
+ $writer.Write($bytes, 0, $bytes.Length)
+ $writer.Flush()
+ } finally { $writer.Dispose() }
+ return [IO.File]::Open($Path, [IO.FileMode]::Open, [IO.FileAccess]::Read, [IO.FileShare]::Read)
+}
+
function Set-WelaAppLockerAuditPolicy {
param($Context, $Desired)
$state = @{ Desired=$Desired; Before=$null; Context=$Context }
@@ -167,12 +180,22 @@ function Set-WelaAppLockerAuditPolicy {
if (-not (Get-Command Set-AppLockerPolicy -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) { throw 'Set-AppLockerPolicy is unavailable in this session.' }
# Import the validated in-memory snapshot, not a mutable operator source file.
$path = Join-Path $state.Context.BackupPath 'appLocker-audit-import.xml'
- [IO.File]::WriteAllText($path, $state.Desired.Xml, (New-Object Text.UTF8Encoding($false)))
if (-not (Get-Command Test-AppLockerPolicy -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) { throw 'Test-AppLockerPolicy is unavailable; native schema validation is required before import.' }
# Deny concurrent modification/deletion of the prepared XML while both
# native cmdlets consume it; they need only read access.
- $lock = [IO.File]::Open($path, [IO.FileMode]::Open, [IO.FileAccess]::Read, [IO.FileShare]::Read)
+ $lock = New-WelaAppLockerImportReadLock -Path $path -Xml $state.Desired.Xml
try {
+ # The file can be replaced between writer-close and read-lock-open.
+ # Validate the locked bytes against the already reviewed snapshot,
+ # since native schema validation alone also accepts enforcing XML.
+ $expectedBytes = [Text.Encoding]::UTF8.GetBytes($state.Desired.Xml)
+ if ($lock.Length -ne $expectedBytes.Length) { throw 'Prepared AppLocker XML changed before its read lock; no policy was imported.' }
+ $hasher = [Security.Cryptography.SHA256]::Create()
+ try {
+ $expectedHash = [Convert]::ToBase64String($hasher.ComputeHash($expectedBytes))
+ $actualHash = [Convert]::ToBase64String($hasher.ComputeHash($lock))
+ if ($actualHash -cne $expectedHash) { throw 'Prepared AppLocker XML changed before its read lock; no policy was imported.' }
+ } finally { $hasher.Dispose() }
$validation = @(Test-AppLockerPolicy -XmlPolicy $path -Path "$env:SystemRoot\System32\cmd.exe" -User 'S-1-1-0' -ErrorAction Stop)
if (-not $validation.Count) { throw 'Native policy validation returned no result; no policy was imported.' }
$immediate = Get-WelaAppLockerReadiness
diff --git a/tests/AppLockerReadiness.Tests.ps1 b/tests/AppLockerReadiness.Tests.ps1
index b805578e..5840b61e 100644
--- a/tests/AppLockerReadiness.Tests.ps1
+++ b/tests/AppLockerReadiness.Tests.ps1
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ function Reset-Fixture {
$script:localXml=''; $script:effectiveXml=$script:localXml
$script:serviceState='Running'; $script:serviceMode='Auto'; $script:channelEnabled=$true
$script:domain=$false; $script:managed=@(); $script:unknownPolicy=$false; $script:writes=0; $script:readCount=0
- $script:race=$false; $script:reject=$false; $script:drift=$false
+ $script:race=$false; $script:reject=$false; $script:drift=$false; $script:tamper=$false; $script:validations=0
}
function Get-WelaAppLockerHost { [pscustomobject]@{Status='Candidate'; Is64BitProcess=$true; PartOfDomain=$script:domain} }
function Get-WelaAppLockerManagement { [pscustomobject]@{Status='Observed'; ManagementEntries=$script:managed; CspPolicyState='Unknown'} }
@@ -37,7 +37,15 @@ function Get-WelaAppLockerPolicySnapshot {
$value=if ($Scope -eq 'Local') {$script:localXml} else {$script:effectiveXml}
[pscustomobject]@{Status='Observed'; Policy=(ConvertFrom-WelaAppLockerXml -Xml $value)}
}
-function Test-AppLockerPolicy { [CmdletBinding()]param($XmlPolicy,$Path,$User) [pscustomobject]@{PolicyDecision='Allowed'} }
+$script:originalImportFile = ${function:New-WelaAppLockerImportReadLock}
+function New-WelaAppLockerImportReadLock {
+ param($Path,$Xml)
+ if (-not $script:tamper) { return & $script:originalImportFile -Path $Path -Xml $Xml }
+ # Simulate a file replaced before the read lock, without races or native policy calls.
+ [IO.File]::WriteAllText($Path, $Xml.Replace('AuditOnly', 'Enabled').Replace('', ' '), (New-Object Text.UTF8Encoding($false)))
+ return [IO.File]::Open($Path, [IO.FileMode]::Open, [IO.FileAccess]::Read, [IO.FileShare]::Read)
+}
+function Test-AppLockerPolicy { [CmdletBinding()]param($XmlPolicy,$Path,$User) $script:validations++; [pscustomobject]@{PolicyDecision='Allowed'} }
function Set-AppLockerPolicy {
[CmdletBinding()]param($XmlPolicy,[switch]$Merge)
if (-not $Merge) { throw 'Import must never replace a policy.' }
@@ -68,9 +76,10 @@ Reset-Fixture; $script:unknownPolicy=$true
Assert-Throws { Assert-WelaAppLockerImportSafe (Get-WelaAppLockerReadiness) $desired } 'readable'
$cleanup=@()
try {
- foreach ($scenario in @('apply','dry','race','failure','drift','existing')) {
+ foreach ($scenario in @('apply','dry','race','failure','drift','existing','tamper')) {
Reset-Fixture
if ($scenario -eq 'race') {$script:race=$true}
+ if ($scenario -eq 'tamper') {$script:tamper=$true}
if ($scenario -eq 'failure') {$script:reject=$true}
if ($scenario -eq 'drift') {$script:drift=$true}
if ($scenario -eq 'existing') {$script:localXml=$xml;$script:effectiveXml=$xml}
@@ -86,11 +95,30 @@ try {
Assert ($script:writes -eq 1 -and $context.Results[1].Status -eq 'AlreadyCompliant') 'Reapplying same policy should not write.'
}
'dry' { Assert ($script:writes -eq 0 -and -not (Test-Path $path)) 'Dry-run must not write policy or recovery files.' }
+ 'tamper' { Assert ($script:writes -eq 0 -and $script:validations -eq 0 -and $result.ExitCode -eq 1 -and $result.Results[0].Diagnostic -match 'changed before its read lock') 'Altered prepared XML must fail before native validation or import, including equal-length mode tampering.' }
'race' { Assert ($script:writes -eq 0 -and $result.ExitCode -eq 1) 'Concurrent enforcement must block merge.' }
'failure' { Assert ($result.ExitCode -eq 1) 'Native write failure must propagate.' }
'drift' { Assert ($result.ExitCode -eq 1) 'Final readback must detect policy drift.' }
'existing' { Assert ($script:writes -eq 0 -and $result.ExitCode -eq 0) 'Identical policy stays unchanged.' }
}
}
+ $path=Join-Path ([IO.Path]::GetTempPath()) ('wela-applocker-existing-'+[guid]::NewGuid().ToString('N')+'.xml');$cleanup+=$path
+ [IO.File]::WriteAllText($path,'Existing unrelated file')
+ $rejected=$false
+ try { $stream=& $script:originalImportFile -Path $path -Xml $xml; $stream.Dispose() } catch { $rejected=$true }
+ Assert ($rejected -and [IO.File]::ReadAllText($path) -eq 'Existing unrelated file') 'Prepared import creation cannot overwrite a pre-existing file/link.'
+ # Execute only actual top-level option guards; no command dispatcher/mutator.
+ $tokens=$null;$parseErrors=$null
+ $ast=[System.Management.Automation.Language.Parser]::ParseFile((Join-Path $PSScriptRoot '../WELA.ps1'),[ref]$tokens,[ref]$parseErrors)
+ Assert ($parseErrors.Count -eq 0) 'CLI option guards parse.'
+ $guard=$ast.EndBlock.Statements | Where-Object { $_ -is [System.Management.Automation.Language.IfStatementAst] -and $_.Extent.Text.StartsWith("if ((`$PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey('AppLockerAction')") } | Select-Object -First 1
+ Assert ($null -ne $guard) 'Explicit AppLocker options must be guarded before dispatch.'
+ $exercise=[scriptblock]::Create('param($AppLockerAction,$AppLockerPolicyPath,$Cmd)' + [Environment]::NewLine + $guard.Extent.Text)
+ Assert-Throws { & $exercise -AppLockerAction Plan -Cmd configure } 'require applocker-readiness'
+ Assert-Throws { & $exercise -AppLockerPolicyPath 'operator.xml' -Cmd configure-sacl } 'require applocker-readiness'
+ & $exercise -AppLockerAction Plan -Cmd applocker-readiness
+ $guard=$ast.EndBlock.Statements | Where-Object { $_ -is [System.Management.Automation.Language.IfStatementAst] -and $_.Extent.Text.StartsWith("if (`$Cmd -eq 'applocker-readiness' -and (`$Profile") } | Select-Object -First 1
+ $Cmd='applocker-readiness';$Profile='wela-2.2.0';$Baseline=$null
+ Assert-Throws { & ([scriptblock]::Create($guard.Extent.Text)) } 'not -Profile or -Baseline'
} finally { foreach ($path in $cleanup) { Remove-Item -LiteralPath $path -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue } }
Write-Host "PASS: $count AppLocker readiness/import assertions; no Windows policies changed."
diff --git a/tests/AppLockerReadiness.Windows.Tests.ps1 b/tests/AppLockerReadiness.Windows.Tests.ps1
index ce75184a..8a1ca882 100644
--- a/tests/AppLockerReadiness.Windows.Tests.ps1
+++ b/tests/AppLockerReadiness.Windows.Tests.ps1
@@ -14,9 +14,11 @@ if (Get-Command Test-AppLockerPolicy -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
try {
$xml=''
$policy=ConvertFrom-WelaAppLockerXml -Xml $xml -ForImport
- [IO.File]::WriteAllText($path,$policy.Xml)
- $validation=@(Test-AppLockerPolicy -XmlPolicy $path -Path "$env:SystemRoot\System32\cmd.exe" -User 'S-1-1-0' -ErrorAction Stop)
- if (-not $validation.Count) { throw 'Native schema validation returned no decision.' }
+ $lock=New-WelaAppLockerImportReadLock -Path $path -Xml $policy.Xml
+ try {
+ $validation=@(Test-AppLockerPolicy -XmlPolicy $path -Path "$env:SystemRoot\System32\cmd.exe" -User 'S-1-1-0' -ErrorAction Stop)
+ if (-not $validation.Count) { throw 'Native schema validation returned no decision.' }
+ } finally { $lock.Dispose() }
} finally { Remove-Item -LiteralPath $path -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue }
} else { Write-Host 'Native policy validation unavailable in this PowerShell session; importer will refuse.' }
Write-Host 'PASS: native read-only AppLocker observations. No Set-AppLockerPolicy or service changes.'
From d7f710c9ad04c5ffaa54fac06acdec47cbcb9b61 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Shirofune-Security
<43838376+Shirofune-Security@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2026 05:41:08 +0900
Subject: [PATCH 6/9] Restrict native WMI writes to SACL and verify privilege
cleanup
---
.github/workflows/wmi-namespace-auditing.yml | 6 ++
CHANGELOG-Japanese.md | 2 +-
CHANGELOG.md | 2 +-
docs/wmi-namespace-auditing.md | 4 +-
scripts/WmiNamespaceAuditing.ps1 | 22 ++++--
.../WmiNamespaceAuditing.Privilege.Tests.ps1 | 76 +++++++++++++++++++
tests/WmiNamespaceAuditing.Windows.Tests.ps1 | 10 ++-
website/docs/resources/changelog.ja.md | 2 +-
website/docs/resources/changelog.md | 2 +-
9 files changed, 115 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 tests/WmiNamespaceAuditing.Privilege.Tests.ps1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/wmi-namespace-auditing.yml b/.github/workflows/wmi-namespace-auditing.yml
index 3e991ecd..cad32532 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wmi-namespace-auditing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wmi-namespace-auditing.yml
@@ -24,9 +24,15 @@ jobs:
- name: Native read-only and in-memory writer adapter (Windows PowerShell 5.1)
shell: powershell
run: ./tests/WmiNamespaceAuditing.Windows.Tests.ps1
+ - name: In-memory privilege restoration failure paths (Windows PowerShell 5.1)
+ shell: powershell
+ run: ./tests/WmiNamespaceAuditing.Privilege.Tests.ps1
- name: Mocked namespace SACL regression tests (PowerShell 7)
shell: pwsh
run: ./tests/WmiNamespaceAuditing.Tests.ps1
- name: Native read-only and in-memory writer adapter (PowerShell 7)
shell: pwsh
run: ./tests/WmiNamespaceAuditing.Windows.Tests.ps1
+ - name: In-memory privilege restoration failure paths (PowerShell 7)
+ shell: pwsh
+ run: ./tests/WmiNamespaceAuditing.Privilege.Tests.ps1
diff --git a/CHANGELOG-Japanese.md b/CHANGELOG-Japanese.md
index 28492827..c531d4a2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG-Japanese.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG-Japanese.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
**改善:**
-- ASDのガイドに基づく任意実行のWMI名前空間SACL監査・計画・設定を追加した。ローカル名前空間の明示的な選択と、子名前空間への継承の個別指定に対応する。完全なセキュリティ記述子の記録、特権・戻り値の確認、書き込み前の変更検出と読み戻し検証により、既存のアクセス権と未知の監査エントリを保持する。イベント生成と転送の検証は別途必要となる。 (#399) (@Shirofune-Security)
+- ASDのガイドに基づく任意実行のWMI名前空間SACL監査・計画・設定を追加した。ローカル名前空間の明示的な選択と、子名前空間への継承の個別指定に対応する。完全なセキュリティ記述子の記録、SACLだけを更新するネイティブ要求、特権の復元確認、書き込み前の変更検出と読み戻し検証により、既存のアクセス権と未知の監査エントリを保持する。イベント生成と転送の検証は別途必要となる。 (#399) (@Shirofune-Security)
- ネイティブのDomain/Private/Publicテキストログを監査・計画・設定する任意実行の`firewall-logging`を追加しました。許可・破棄ログの有効化、最小サイズの確認、既存パスと大きな上限値の保持、CIS v4.0.0のパスの明示的な選択に対応します。ファイアウォールサービスのディレクトリ権限を確認し、ローカル設定と実効設定を記録して変更後の実効設定を検証します。通信制御やACLは変更しません。実通信によるログ生成と収集の検証は別途必要です。 (#394) (@Shirofune-Security)
- イベントログのサイズ監査と設定に共通のバイト単位プロファイルを導入し、AppLocker・ファイアウォールログの256 MiB、Setupの32 MiB、ASD推奨のSecurityログ2048 MiBに対応した。`-LogProfile`と`configure-eventlogs`で送信元と収集サーバーのサイズ・保存方式を選択できる。明示的に指定しない限り、既存の大きいバッファと保存方式は維持する。結果には検証した設定を記録し、未測定の保存日数は不明と表示する。 (#396) (@Shirofune-Security)
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0a164b0a..6de99e0b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
**Improvements:**
-- Added opt-in WMI namespace SACL audit, plan and configure actions based on ASD guidance, with explicit local namespace selection and separate descendant-inheritance consent. Full descriptor journals, privilege/return-code checks, race guards and read-back verification preserve existing permissions and unknown audit entries; event generation and forwarding remain separate lab validation. (#399) (@Shirofune-Security)
+- Added opt-in WMI namespace SACL audit, plan and configure actions based on ASD guidance, with explicit local namespace selection and separate descendant-inheritance consent. Full descriptor journals, SACL-only native requests, checked privilege restoration, race guards and read-back verification preserve existing permissions and unknown audit entries; event generation and forwarding remain separate lab validation. (#399) (@Shirofune-Security)
- Added opt-in `firewall-logging` audit, plan and configure actions for native Domain/Private/Public text logs, with allowed/dropped logging, minimum size checks, preserved operator paths/larger limits, and explicit CIS v4.0.0 paths. Configuration checks firewall service directory permissions, journals local/effective state and verifies effective policy without changing firewall enforcement or ACLs. Traffic and ingestion validation remains required. (#394) (@Shirofune-Security)
- Unified event-log size auditing and configuration with shared byte-based profiles, including 256 MiB AppLocker/firewall logs, 32 MiB Setup and ASD 2048 MiB Security. Added separate source and collector size/mode choices through `-LogProfile` and `configure-eventlogs`; larger buffers and existing retention modes are preserved unless explicitly changed. Results include verified state and unknown retention duration. (#396) (@Shirofune-Security)
diff --git a/docs/wmi-namespace-auditing.md b/docs/wmi-namespace-auditing.md
index c550a944..13f1b3fd 100644
--- a/docs/wmi-namespace-auditing.md
+++ b/docs/wmi-namespace-auditing.md
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ The numeric subscription mask includes Execute Methods even though the reference
Run elevated with **SeSecurityPrivilege assigned** for Audit/Plan/Configure. WELA enables this privilege in its process while accessing the descriptor, restores the previous token state afterward, and requests privileges for the local WMI connection. Without it a provider can return a DACL while omitting the SACL; WELA refuses that ambiguous read. List only enumerates the supported root child namespaces and reports Present, NotInstalled or Unknown.
-Each GetSecurityDescriptor and SetSecurityDescriptor return code must be explicitly zero. Exceptions, denied/missing namespaces, incomplete descriptors, nonzero return codes, ineffective writes and failed read-back are failures. The journal stores the complete provider descriptor as JSON and MOF strings before the setter is called; nested entries cannot be truncated by the outer result serializer. Native objects are cloned rather than rebuilt from a shortened permission list. Existing ACEs, duplicate/unknown ACEs, DACL order, owner, group and other descriptor fields are preserved. The only control flag added is `SE_SACL_PRESENT` when needed. Provider representations that cannot round-trip unchanged fail verification; unknown entries are never deliberately simplified or discarded.
+Each GetSecurityDescriptor and SetSecurityDescriptor return code must be explicitly zero. Exceptions, denied/missing namespaces, incomplete descriptors, nonzero return codes, ineffective writes and failed read-back are failures. The journal stores the complete provider descriptor as JSON and MOF strings before the setter is called; nested entries cannot be truncated by the outer result serializer. Native objects are cloned rather than rebuilt from a shortened permission list. The native setter request clears `SE_DACL_PRESENT` and leaves DACL, owner and group null: the [documented provider contract](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/wmisdk/setsecuritydescriptor-method-in-class---systemsecurity) preserves those access fields rather than rewriting them. `SE_SACL_PRESENT` requests the SACL update. Full read-back still verifies DACL order, owner, group, other control flags and every original audit entry against the complete recovery snapshot. Unknown entries are never deliberately simplified or discarded.
+
+Privilege restoration runs even if connection disposal fails. Both enabling and restoring the token privilege check the API return value and last-error code; [AdjustTokenPrivileges](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/securitybaseapi/nf-securitybaseapi-adjusttokenprivileges) can return success while reporting an unassigned privilege. A restoration error is reported as a failed operation, not silently treated as restored state.
Immediately before writing, WELA reads the full descriptor again and refuses to overwrite a changed snapshot. Read-back checks all original fields/ACE multiplicities and every requested exact audit entry. The final check detects descriptor drift after verification. This is not an atomic transaction with other administrators or management software: changes between the last read and the provider write remain possible. No automatic rollback overwrites concurrent changes.
diff --git a/scripts/WmiNamespaceAuditing.ps1 b/scripts/WmiNamespaceAuditing.ps1
index c3013b55..97d82629 100644
--- a/scripts/WmiNamespaceAuditing.ps1
+++ b/scripts/WmiNamespaceAuditing.ps1
@@ -60,7 +60,9 @@ namespace Wela {
try {
if (changed) {
TokenPrivileges ignored; uint required;
- if (!AdjustTokenPrivileges(token, false, ref previous, (uint)Marshal.SizeOf(typeof(TokenPrivileges)), out ignored, out required)) throw new Win32Exception(Marshal.GetLastWin32Error());
+ bool ok = AdjustTokenPrivileges(token, false, ref previous, (uint)Marshal.SizeOf(typeof(TokenPrivileges)), out ignored, out required);
+ int error = Marshal.GetLastWin32Error();
+ if (!ok || error != 0) throw new Win32Exception(error, "Restoring SeSecurityPrivilege failed; the previous token state could not be verified.");
}
} finally { CloseHandle(token); token=IntPtr.Zero; }
}
@@ -155,7 +157,10 @@ function Get-WelaWmiNamespaceSnapshot {
# Strings prevent JSON journal depth truncation of nested, unfamiliar ACEs.
[pscustomobject]@{ Namespace = $Namespace; DescriptorJson = ConvertTo-WelaWmiJson $data
DescriptorMof = $descriptor.GetText([System.Management.TextFormat]::Mof); SaclReadPrivilege = 'SeSecurityPrivilege enabled' }
- } finally { if ($connection) { $connection.Dispose() }; $privilege.Dispose() }
+ } finally {
+ try { if ($connection) { $connection.Dispose() } }
+ finally { $privilege.Dispose() }
+ }
}
function Set-WelaWmiNamespaceDescriptor {
@@ -188,14 +193,21 @@ function Set-WelaWmiNamespaceDescriptor {
} finally { $aceClass.Dispose(); $trusteeClass.Dispose() }
}
$updated.SACL = [System.Management.ManagementBaseObject[]]$aces
- # Only SE_SACL_PRESENT is added when absent. Every other control bit stays.
- $updated.ControlFlags = [uint32]$descriptor.ControlFlags -bor [uint32]16
+ # SetSecurityDescriptor treats SE_DACL_PRESENT and non-null Owner/Group
+ # as requests to rewrite access permissions. Omit those fields explicitly
+ # so the provider preserves them, even if another writer races this call.
+ # Complete original fields remain in the journal and read-back comparison.
+ $updated.DACL = $null; $updated.Owner = $null; $updated.Group = $null
+ $updated.ControlFlags = ([uint32]$descriptor.ControlFlags -band [uint32]4294967291) -bor [uint32]16
$parameters = $connection.GetMethodParameters('SetSecurityDescriptor')
$parameters.Descriptor = $updated
$response = $connection.InvokeMethod('SetSecurityDescriptor', $parameters, $null)
Assert-WelaWmiReturnCode $response 'SetSecurityDescriptor'
'SACL update accepted; full descriptor preservation and audit entries require read-back verification. Event generation is unverified.'
- } finally { if ($connection) { $connection.Dispose() }; $privilege.Dispose() }
+ } finally {
+ try { if ($connection) { $connection.Dispose() } }
+ finally { $privilege.Dispose() }
+ }
}
function Test-WelaWmiDescriptorPreserved {
diff --git a/tests/WmiNamespaceAuditing.Privilege.Tests.ps1 b/tests/WmiNamespaceAuditing.Privilege.Tests.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a2065d6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/WmiNamespaceAuditing.Privilege.Tests.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+# Compile the production privilege lifecycle with in-memory native API substitutes.
+# No process token or live WMI namespace is modified by this test.
+$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
+$repo = Split-Path $PSScriptRoot -Parent
+$source = Get-Content -LiteralPath (Join-Path $repo 'scripts/WmiNamespaceAuditing.ps1') -Raw
+. (Join-Path $repo 'scripts/WmiNamespaceAuditing.ps1')
+$script:assertions = 0
+function Assert($Condition, [string]$Message) { if (-not $Condition) { throw "FAIL: $Message" }; $script:assertions++ }
+$match = [regex]::Match($source, "(?s)Add-Type -TypeDefinition @'\r?\n(.*?)\r?\n'@ -ErrorAction Stop")
+Assert $match.Success 'Production privilege helper located'
+$csharp = $match.Groups[1].Value.Replace('namespace Wela {', 'namespace WelaPrivilegeFixture {')
+# Replace only external API declarations/error reads, retaining constructor and
+# Dispose control flow from the shipped helper rather than mirroring that logic.
+$csharp = [regex]::Replace($csharp, '(?m)^ \[DllImport[^\r\n]+\r?\n', '')
+$csharp = $csharp.Replace('Marshal.GetLastWin32Error()', 'TestError')
+$native = @'
+ public static int TestError, EnableError, RestoreError, AdjustCalls, CloseCalls;
+ public static bool RestoreSuccess = true;
+ public static void Reset() { TestError=EnableError=RestoreError=AdjustCalls=CloseCalls=0; RestoreSuccess=true; }
+ static IntPtr GetCurrentProcess() { return (IntPtr)1; }
+ static bool CloseHandle(IntPtr handle) { CloseCalls++; return true; }
+ static bool OpenProcessToken(IntPtr process, uint access, out IntPtr token) { token=(IntPtr)2; return true; }
+ static bool LookupPrivilegeValue(string system, string name, out Luid luid) { luid=new Luid(); return true; }
+ static bool AdjustTokenPrivileges(IntPtr token, bool disable, ref TokenPrivileges current, uint size, out TokenPrivileges previous, out uint required) {
+ previous=current; previous.Attributes=0; required=16;
+ AdjustCalls++; TestError=AdjustCalls==1 ? EnableError : RestoreError;
+ return AdjustCalls==1 || RestoreSuccess;
+ }
+'@
+$csharp = $csharp.Replace(' IntPtr token;', $native + "`n IntPtr token;")
+Assert ($csharp -notmatch '\[DllImport') 'All token API imports are replaced before compilation'
+Add-Type -TypeDefinition $csharp -ErrorAction Stop
+$type = [WelaPrivilegeFixture.WmiSecurityPrivilege]
+$type::Reset()
+$instance = [WelaPrivilegeFixture.WmiSecurityPrivilege]::new()
+$instance.Dispose(); $instance.Dispose()
+Assert ($type::AdjustCalls -eq 2 -and $type::CloseCalls -eq 1) 'Normal restoration executes once and closes the token once'
+foreach ($restoreError in @(1300, 5)) {
+ $type::Reset(); $type::RestoreError = $restoreError
+ $instance = [WelaPrivilegeFixture.WmiSecurityPrivilege]::new()
+ $failed = $false
+ try { $instance.Dispose() } catch { $failed = $_.Exception.InnerException.NativeErrorCode -eq $restoreError }
+ Assert $failed 'A true AdjustTokenPrivileges return with nonzero last error is a restoration failure'
+ Assert ($type::CloseCalls -eq 1) 'Failed privilege restoration still closes the token handle'
+}
+$type::Reset(); $type::RestoreError = 5; $type::RestoreSuccess = $false
+$instance = [WelaPrivilegeFixture.WmiSecurityPrivilege]::new()
+$failed = $false; try { $instance.Dispose() } catch { $failed = $true }
+Assert ($failed -and $type::CloseCalls -eq 1) 'False API restoration result is reported and handle is closed'
+$type::Reset(); $type::EnableError = 1300
+$failed = $false; try { [WelaPrivilegeFixture.WmiSecurityPrivilege]::new() } catch { $failed = $true }
+Assert ($failed -and $type::AdjustCalls -eq 1 -and $type::CloseCalls -eq 1) 'Unavailable SeSecurityPrivilege refuses the operation and closes its handle'
+
+# Exercise the production PowerShell cleanup paths with a throwing connection.
+function Initialize-WelaWmiInterop { }
+$script:disposed = 0
+$script:privilegeFixture = [pscustomobject]@{}
+$script:privilegeFixture | Add-Member ScriptMethod Dispose { $script:disposed++ }
+function New-Object {
+ param([string]$TypeName, [object[]]$ArgumentList)
+ if ($TypeName -eq 'Wela.WmiSecurityPrivilege') { return $script:privilegeFixture }
+ throw "Unexpected construction in failure fixture: $TypeName"
+}
+$script:connectionFixture = [pscustomobject]@{}
+$script:connectionFixture | Add-Member ScriptMethod Dispose { throw 'fixture COM cleanup failure' }
+function New-WelaWmiConnection { param($Namespace) return $script:connectionFixture }
+function Get-WelaWmiNativeDescriptor { param($Connection) throw 'fixture descriptor read failure' }
+foreach ($operation in @('Get', 'Set')) {
+ $before = $script:disposed; $failed = $false
+ try {
+ if ($operation -eq 'Get') { Get-WelaWmiNamespaceSnapshot 'root\cimv2' }
+ else { Set-WelaWmiNamespaceDescriptor 'root\cimv2' '{}' @() }
+ } catch { $failed = $true }
+ Assert ($failed -and $script:disposed -eq $before + 1) "$operation restores privilege even when connection cleanup throws"
+}
+Write-Host "PASS: $script:assertions WMI privilege/cleanup assertions with in-memory APIs only."
diff --git a/tests/WmiNamespaceAuditing.Windows.Tests.ps1 b/tests/WmiNamespaceAuditing.Windows.Tests.ps1
index 7d38ca1f..db94a389 100644
--- a/tests/WmiNamespaceAuditing.Windows.Tests.ps1
+++ b/tests/WmiNamespaceAuditing.Windows.Tests.ps1
@@ -48,7 +48,15 @@ Set-WelaWmiNamespaceDescriptor -Namespace 'root\cimv2' -ExpectedJson $expected -
Assert ($script:setCalls -eq 1 -and $script:captured -is [System.Management.ManagementBaseObject]) 'Production writer builds typed descriptor against fake provider only'
$original = $expected | ConvertFrom-Json
$captured = ConvertTo-WelaWmiData $script:captured
-Assert (Test-WelaWmiDescriptorPreserved $original $captured) 'Typed descriptor clone preserves DACL owner group and control flags'
+Assert ($null -eq $captured.DACL -and $null -eq $captured.Owner -and $null -eq $captured.Group) 'Native request omits access-permission fields instead of requesting that they be rewritten'
+Assert (([uint32]$captured.ControlFlags -band 4) -eq 0 -and ([uint32]$captured.ControlFlags -band 16) -eq 16) 'Native request uses only SACL-present mutation semantics, with DACL-present cleared'
+Assert ((ConvertTo-WelaWmiJson (ConvertTo-WelaWmiData $script:fixtureDescriptor)) -ceq $expected) 'Building the SACL-only request leaves the complete original descriptor unchanged'
+# Simulate the documented provider contract in memory: absent access fields and
+# SE_DACL_PRESENT preserve the current access permissions.
+$effective = $expected | ConvertFrom-Json
+$effective.SACL = $captured.SACL
+$effective.ControlFlags = [uint32]$effective.ControlFlags -bor 16
+Assert (Test-WelaWmiDescriptorPreserved $original $effective) 'SACL-only provider semantics retain every original non-SACL field'
Assert (@(Get-WelaWmiMissingAces $captured $definitions).Count -eq 0 -and @($captured.SACL).Count -eq 4) 'Actual Win32_ACE/Trustee objects carry all four exact masks and binary SIDs'
$script:returnCode = [uint32]9
$failed = $false
diff --git a/website/docs/resources/changelog.ja.md b/website/docs/resources/changelog.ja.md
index 7c4cda0f..cd1e2f1c 100644
--- a/website/docs/resources/changelog.ja.md
+++ b/website/docs/resources/changelog.ja.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
**改善:**
-- ASDのガイドに基づく任意実行のWMI名前空間SACL監査・計画・設定を追加した。ローカル名前空間の明示的な選択と、子名前空間への継承の個別指定に対応する。完全なセキュリティ記述子の記録、特権・戻り値の確認、書き込み前の変更検出と読み戻し検証により、既存のアクセス権と未知の監査エントリを保持する。イベント生成と転送の検証は別途必要となる。 (#399) (@Shirofune-Security)
+- ASDのガイドに基づく任意実行のWMI名前空間SACL監査・計画・設定を追加した。ローカル名前空間の明示的な選択と、子名前空間への継承の個別指定に対応する。完全なセキュリティ記述子の記録、SACLだけを更新するネイティブ要求、特権の復元確認、書き込み前の変更検出と読み戻し検証により、既存のアクセス権と未知の監査エントリを保持する。イベント生成と転送の検証は別途必要となる。 (#399) (@Shirofune-Security)
- ネイティブのDomain/Private/Publicテキストログを監査・計画・設定する任意実行の`firewall-logging`を追加しました。許可・破棄ログの有効化、最小サイズの確認、既存パスと大きな上限値の保持、CIS v4.0.0のパスの明示的な選択に対応します。ファイアウォールサービスのディレクトリ権限を確認し、ローカル設定と実効設定を記録して変更後の実効設定を検証します。通信制御やACLは変更しません。実通信によるログ生成と収集の検証は別途必要です。 (#394) (@Shirofune-Security)
- イベントログのサイズ監査と設定に共通のバイト単位プロファイルを導入し、AppLocker・ファイアウォールログの256 MiB、Setupの32 MiB、ASD推奨のSecurityログ2048 MiBに対応した。`-LogProfile`と`configure-eventlogs`で送信元と収集サーバーのサイズ・保存方式を選択できる。明示的に指定しない限り、既存の大きいバッファと保存方式は維持する。結果には検証した設定を記録し、未測定の保存日数は不明と表示する。 (#396) (@Shirofune-Security)
diff --git a/website/docs/resources/changelog.md b/website/docs/resources/changelog.md
index 3f5e1e26..e929556b 100644
--- a/website/docs/resources/changelog.md
+++ b/website/docs/resources/changelog.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
**Improvements:**
-- Added opt-in WMI namespace SACL audit, plan and configure actions based on ASD guidance, with explicit local namespace selection and separate descendant-inheritance consent. Full descriptor journals, privilege/return-code checks, race guards and read-back verification preserve existing permissions and unknown audit entries; event generation and forwarding remain separate lab validation. (#399) (@Shirofune-Security)
+- Added opt-in WMI namespace SACL audit, plan and configure actions based on ASD guidance, with explicit local namespace selection and separate descendant-inheritance consent. Full descriptor journals, SACL-only native requests, checked privilege restoration, race guards and read-back verification preserve existing permissions and unknown audit entries; event generation and forwarding remain separate lab validation. (#399) (@Shirofune-Security)
- Added opt-in `firewall-logging` audit, plan and configure actions for native Domain/Private/Public text logs, with allowed/dropped logging, minimum size checks, preserved operator paths/larger limits, and explicit CIS v4.0.0 paths. Configuration checks firewall service directory permissions, journals local/effective state and verifies effective policy without changing firewall enforcement or ACLs. Traffic and ingestion validation remains required. (#394) (@Shirofune-Security)
- Unified event-log size auditing and configuration with shared byte-based profiles, including 256 MiB AppLocker/firewall logs, 32 MiB Setup and ASD 2048 MiB Security. Added separate source and collector size/mode choices through `-LogProfile` and `configure-eventlogs`; larger buffers and existing retention modes are preserved unless explicitly changed. Results include verified state and unknown retention duration. (#396) (@Shirofune-Security)
From 072bcdf6afc1f3d87715b8c7141c5ba195fdc142 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Shirofune-Security
<43838376+Shirofune-Security@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2026 06:20:32 +0900
Subject: [PATCH 7/9] Verify native WMI SACL flags on disposable Windows
namespaces
---
.github/workflows/wmi-namespace-auditing.yml | 25 ++++++
...paceAuditing.DisposableNamespace.Tests.ps1 | 85 +++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 110 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 tests/WmiNamespaceAuditing.DisposableNamespace.Tests.ps1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/wmi-namespace-auditing.yml b/.github/workflows/wmi-namespace-auditing.yml
index cad32532..5c086ac2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wmi-namespace-auditing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wmi-namespace-auditing.yml
@@ -36,3 +36,28 @@ jobs:
- name: In-memory privilege restoration failure paths (PowerShell 7)
shell: pwsh
run: ./tests/WmiNamespaceAuditing.Privilege.Tests.ps1
+ disposable-namespace:
+ # Mutations are restricted to newly created namespaces on hosted throwaway VMs.
+ strategy:
+ fail-fast: false
+ matrix:
+ os: [windows-2022, windows-2025]
+ runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+ steps:
+ - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+ - name: Real temporary-namespace SACL write/readback (Windows PowerShell 5.1)
+ shell: powershell
+ run: ./tests/WmiNamespaceAuditing.DisposableNamespace.Tests.ps1 -AllowDisposableNamespaceWrite -EvidencePath wmi-native-ps51.json
+ - name: Real temporary-namespace SACL write/readback (PowerShell 7)
+ shell: pwsh
+ run: ./tests/WmiNamespaceAuditing.DisposableNamespace.Tests.ps1 -AllowDisposableNamespaceWrite -EvidencePath wmi-native-ps7.json
+ - name: Record native descriptor evidence
+ if: always()
+ shell: pwsh
+ run: |
+ foreach ($path in @('wmi-native-ps51.json', 'wmi-native-ps7.json')) {
+ if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $path) {
+ Write-Host "Evidence: $path"
+ Get-Content -LiteralPath $path -Raw
+ }
+ }
diff --git a/tests/WmiNamespaceAuditing.DisposableNamespace.Tests.ps1 b/tests/WmiNamespaceAuditing.DisposableNamespace.Tests.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2ecabed1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/WmiNamespaceAuditing.DisposableNamespace.Tests.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+# Actual SACL writes, confined to fresh temporary namespaces on a disposable VM.
+# Existing namespaces are read only as the parent/factory; never passed to a setter.
+param([switch]$AllowDisposableNamespaceWrite, [string]$EvidencePath)
+$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
+if (-not $AllowDisposableNamespaceWrite) { throw 'This integration test requires -AllowDisposableNamespaceWrite on a disposable Windows VM.' }
+if ($env:OS -ne 'Windows_NT') { throw 'Disposable-namespace integration requires Windows.' }
+$repo = Split-Path $PSScriptRoot -Parent
+. (Join-Path $repo 'scripts/Configuration.ps1')
+. (Join-Path $repo 'scripts/WmiNamespaceAuditing.ps1')
+Initialize-WelaWmiInterop
+$script:assertions = 0
+function Assert($Condition, [string]$Message) { if (-not $Condition) { throw "FAIL: $Message" }; $script:assertions++ }
+$evidence = [pscustomobject]@{
+ SchemaVersion = 1; Computer = $env:COMPUTERNAME; OperatingSystem = [Environment]::OSVersion.VersionString
+ PowerShell = $PSVersionTable.PSVersion.ToString(); StartedUtc = [DateTime]::UtcNow.ToString('o')
+ Scope = 'Real SACL write/readback on uniquely created root child namespaces only'
+ EventGeneration = 'Not tested'; Forwarding = 'Not tested'; Cases = @(); Complete = $false
+}
+$backup = Join-Path ([IO.Path]::GetTempPath()) ('wela-wmi-integration-' + [guid]::NewGuid().ToString('N'))
+try {
+ foreach ($flags in @(64, 66)) {
+ $name = 'WelaSaclTest_' + [guid]::NewGuid().ToString('N')
+ $namespace = 'root\' + $name
+ Assert ($namespace -match '^root\\WelaSaclTest_[0-9a-f]{32}$') 'Only the generated test namespace can receive writes'
+ $created = $false; $factory = $null; $instance = $null
+ $case = [pscustomobject]@{ Namespace=$namespace; AceFlags=$flags; Before=$null; After=$null; Result=$null; RepeatResult=$null; BeforeControlFlags=$null; ExpectedControlFlags=$null; AfterControlFlags=$null; Removed=$false }
+ $evidence.Cases += $case
+ try {
+ # CreateOnly is essential: never adopt or delete an existing namespace.
+ $factory = New-Object System.Management.ManagementClass -ArgumentList '\\.\root:__Namespace'
+ $instance = $factory.CreateInstance(); $instance.Name = $name
+ $options = New-Object System.Management.PutOptions
+ $options.Type = [System.Management.PutType]::CreateOnly
+ $createdPath = $instance.Put($options)
+ $created = $true
+ Assert ($createdPath.RelativePath -eq ('__NAMESPACE.Name="' + $name + '"')) 'Created namespace identity matches the generated name'
+ $before = Get-WelaWmiNamespaceSnapshot $namespace
+ $case.Before = $before
+ $beforeData = $before.DescriptorJson | ConvertFrom-Json
+ $case.BeforeControlFlags = [uint32]$beforeData.ControlFlags
+ $case.ExpectedControlFlags = [uint32]$beforeData.ControlFlags -bor 16
+ Assert (@($beforeData.SACL | Where-Object { $null -ne $_ }).Count -eq 0) 'Fixture exercises first SACL creation on a namespace with no existing audit ACEs'
+ # Reuse the real ASD root-default mask/SID, with the test target and
+ # explicit inheritance mode. Production profile scope is unchanged.
+ $definitions = @(Get-WelaWmiAuditDefinitions -Namespace 'root\default' -IncludeChildren)
+ $definitions[0].Namespace = $namespace; $definitions[0].AceFlags = [uint32]$flags
+ $entry = [pscustomobject]@{ Namespace=$namespace; Definitions=$definitions }
+ $context = New-WelaConfigurationContext -Auto -BackupPath (Join-Path $backup ('first-' + $flags))
+ Set-WelaWmiAuditControls -Context $context -Plan @($entry)
+ $case.Result = Complete-WelaConfiguration -Context $context -Scope 'wmi-namespace-sacl-only'
+ $after = Get-WelaWmiNamespaceSnapshot $namespace
+ $case.After = $after
+ $afterData = $after.DescriptorJson | ConvertFrom-Json
+ $case.AfterControlFlags = [uint32]$afterData.ControlFlags
+ Write-Host "Native flags: mode=$flags before=$($case.BeforeControlFlags) expected=$($case.ExpectedControlFlags) after=$($case.AfterControlFlags)"
+ Assert ($case.Result.ExitCode -eq 0 -and $case.Result.Results[0].Status -eq 'Applied') 'Actual production runner accepts the provider readback after first SACL creation'
+ Assert ($case.AfterControlFlags -eq $case.ExpectedControlFlags) 'Provider control flags match the exact preservation contract for this tested host/mode'
+ Assert (Test-WelaWmiDescriptorPreserved $beforeData $afterData) 'Original access fields and existing ACEs survive the real SACL-only write'
+ Assert (@(Get-WelaWmiMissingAces $afterData $definitions).Count -eq 0) 'Native provider stores the requested SID/mask/outcome/inheritance'
+ $repeat = New-WelaConfigurationContext -Auto -BackupPath (Join-Path $backup ('repeat-' + $flags))
+ Set-WelaWmiAuditControls -Context $repeat -Plan @($entry)
+ $case.RepeatResult = Complete-WelaConfiguration -Context $repeat -Scope 'wmi-namespace-sacl-only'
+ Assert ($case.RepeatResult.ExitCode -eq 0 -and $case.RepeatResult.Results[0].Status -eq 'AlreadyCompliant') 'Repeated real configuration is idempotent'
+ Assert ((Get-WelaWmiNamespaceSnapshot $namespace).DescriptorJson -ceq $after.DescriptorJson) 'Repeat leaves the full descriptor unchanged'
+ } finally {
+ try {
+ if ($created) {
+ # The only deletion target is the instance this run created.
+ $instance.Delete()
+ $remaining = @(Get-CimInstance -Namespace root -ClassName __Namespace -Filter ("Name='$name'") -ErrorAction Stop)
+ Assert ($remaining.Count -eq 0) 'Owned temporary namespace was removed'
+ $case.Removed = $true
+ }
+ } finally {
+ if ($instance) { $instance.Dispose() }
+ if ($factory) { $factory.Dispose() }
+ }
+ }
+ }
+ $evidence.Complete = $true
+ Write-Host "PASS: $script:assertions disposable-namespace native SACL assertions. Event generation and forwarding were not tested."
+} finally {
+ if ($EvidencePath) { $evidence | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 25 | Set-Content -LiteralPath $EvidencePath -Encoding UTF8 -ErrorAction Stop }
+ if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $backup) { Remove-Item -LiteralPath $backup -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction Stop }
+}
From bf12f186fb9983e968e725c6db1ac5fbc322321d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Shirofune-Security
<43838376+Shirofune-Security@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2026 06:23:14 +0900
Subject: [PATCH 8/9] Record verified WMI control flags and disposable test
scope
---
CHANGELOG-Japanese.md | 2 +-
CHANGELOG.md | 2 +-
docs/wmi-namespace-auditing.md | 21 ++++++++++++++++++++-
website/docs/resources/changelog.ja.md | 2 +-
website/docs/resources/changelog.md | 2 +-
5 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/CHANGELOG-Japanese.md b/CHANGELOG-Japanese.md
index c531d4a2..2f764ad4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG-Japanese.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG-Japanese.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
**改善:**
-- ASDのガイドに基づく任意実行のWMI名前空間SACL監査・計画・設定を追加した。ローカル名前空間の明示的な選択と、子名前空間への継承の個別指定に対応する。完全なセキュリティ記述子の記録、SACLだけを更新するネイティブ要求、特権の復元確認、書き込み前の変更検出と読み戻し検証により、既存のアクセス権と未知の監査エントリを保持する。イベント生成と転送の検証は別途必要となる。 (#399) (@Shirofune-Security)
+- ASDのガイドに基づく任意実行のWMI名前空間SACL監査・計画・設定を追加した。ローカル名前空間の明示的な選択と、子名前空間への継承の個別指定に対応する。完全なセキュリティ記述子の記録、SACLだけを更新するネイティブ要求、特権の復元確認、書き込み前の変更検出と読み戻し検証により、既存のアクセス権と未知の監査エントリを保持する。イベント生成と転送の検証は別途必要となる。 使い捨てのServer 2022/2025名前空間でPowerShell 5.1/7の制御フラグ読み戻しと冪等性を検証した。 (#399) (@Shirofune-Security)
- ネイティブのDomain/Private/Publicテキストログを監査・計画・設定する任意実行の`firewall-logging`を追加しました。許可・破棄ログの有効化、最小サイズの確認、既存パスと大きな上限値の保持、CIS v4.0.0のパスの明示的な選択に対応します。ファイアウォールサービスのディレクトリ権限を確認し、ローカル設定と実効設定を記録して変更後の実効設定を検証します。通信制御やACLは変更しません。実通信によるログ生成と収集の検証は別途必要です。 (#394) (@Shirofune-Security)
- イベントログのサイズ監査と設定に共通のバイト単位プロファイルを導入し、AppLocker・ファイアウォールログの256 MiB、Setupの32 MiB、ASD推奨のSecurityログ2048 MiBに対応した。`-LogProfile`と`configure-eventlogs`で送信元と収集サーバーのサイズ・保存方式を選択できる。明示的に指定しない限り、既存の大きいバッファと保存方式は維持する。結果には検証した設定を記録し、未測定の保存日数は不明と表示する。 (#396) (@Shirofune-Security)
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6de99e0b..78d3141e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
**Improvements:**
-- Added opt-in WMI namespace SACL audit, plan and configure actions based on ASD guidance, with explicit local namespace selection and separate descendant-inheritance consent. Full descriptor journals, SACL-only native requests, checked privilege restoration, race guards and read-back verification preserve existing permissions and unknown audit entries; event generation and forwarding remain separate lab validation. (#399) (@Shirofune-Security)
+- Added opt-in WMI namespace SACL audit, plan and configure actions based on ASD guidance, with explicit local namespace selection and separate descendant-inheritance consent. Full descriptor journals, SACL-only native requests, checked privilege restoration, race guards and read-back verification preserve existing permissions and unknown audit entries; event generation and forwarding remain separate lab validation. Verified native control-flag readback and idempotence on disposable Server 2022/2025 namespaces under PowerShell 5.1/7. (#399) (@Shirofune-Security)
- Added opt-in `firewall-logging` audit, plan and configure actions for native Domain/Private/Public text logs, with allowed/dropped logging, minimum size checks, preserved operator paths/larger limits, and explicit CIS v4.0.0 paths. Configuration checks firewall service directory permissions, journals local/effective state and verifies effective policy without changing firewall enforcement or ACLs. Traffic and ingestion validation remains required. (#394) (@Shirofune-Security)
- Unified event-log size auditing and configuration with shared byte-based profiles, including 256 MiB AppLocker/firewall logs, 32 MiB Setup and ASD 2048 MiB Security. Added separate source and collector size/mode choices through `-LogProfile` and `configure-eventlogs`; larger buffers and existing retention modes are preserved unless explicitly changed. Results include verified state and unknown retention duration. (#396) (@Shirofune-Security)
diff --git a/docs/wmi-namespace-auditing.md b/docs/wmi-namespace-auditing.md
index 13f1b3fd..b44c60b9 100644
--- a/docs/wmi-namespace-auditing.md
+++ b/docs/wmi-namespace-auditing.md
@@ -53,6 +53,25 @@ WELA separately observes the effective **Other Object Access Events** audit poli
Keep the new backup directory and result JSON outside temporary folders. `before.jsonl` contains each selected namespace's original `DescriptorJson` and `DescriptorMof`, namespace name and proposed entries. Compare these with a fresh Audit export before making any recovery change. In an elevated WMI Control (`wmimgmt.msc`), select the exact namespace, Security > Advanced > Auditing, and remove only entries that this run added after confirming they were absent from the original descriptor. Restore changed audit flags/masks from the original export if necessary; retain unrelated owner/group/DACL and newer administrative changes. WELA deliberately provides no blind whole-descriptor restore. An existing matching ACE was not created by this run and must not be removed. If descendant inheritance was enabled, inspect affected child namespaces independently and use a pre-change machine snapshot if a complete rollback is needed.
-CI uses synthetic descriptors, a real privileged read of root\cimv2, an in-memory native writer adapter and a read-only dry-run on Windows PowerShell 5.1/7. It never sends SetSecurityDescriptor to a live namespace. **Live SACL writes, benign local/remote event generation, child propagation and forwarding have not been verified by these tests.** Before deployment, use isolated patched snapshots of Windows 11, member server, domain controller and AD CS hosts; record descriptors/effective audit policy before and after, repeat configuration for idempotence, issue benign local and remote calls with known tokens, capture Security 4662 XML, and test the chosen WEF subscription and collector receipt. Validate namespace `ObjectName` and access masks, not EventID alone. These are pending acceptance labs, not claimed Sigma uplift.
+CI uses synthetic descriptors, a real privileged read of root\cimv2, an in-memory native writer adapter and a read-only dry-run on Windows PowerShell 5.1/7. A separate integration job performs real SACL writes only on uniquely created temporary namespaces on disposable Server 2022/2025 runners, verifies read-back/idempotence and deletes its own namespaces. It never changes the SACL of an existing namespace. **Writes to the five production target namespaces, Windows 11 behavior, benign local/remote event generation, child propagation and forwarding have not been verified by these tests.** Before deployment, use isolated patched snapshots of Windows 11, member server, domain controller and AD CS hosts; record descriptors/effective audit policy before and after, repeat configuration for idempotence, issue benign local and remote calls with known tokens, capture Security 4662 XML, and test the chosen WEF subscription and collector receipt. Validate namespace `ObjectName` and access masks, not EventID alone. These are pending acceptance labs, not claimed Sigma uplift.
Additional primary references: [SetSecurityDescriptor and preservation flags](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/wmisdk/setsecuritydescriptor-method-in-class---systemsecurity), [namespace access masks](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/wmisdk/namespace-access-rights-constants), [namespace inheritance flags](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/wmisdk/namespace-ace-flag-constants).
+
+## Native control-flag readback evidence
+
+The disposable-namespace test addresses [review comment 4052822447](https://github.com/Yamato-Security/WELA/pull/399#discussion_r4052822447) without weakening preservation checks. [The verified CI run](https://github.com/Yamato-Security/WELA/actions/runs/35436825928) used the real production SACL writer and configuration runner against eight fresh namespaces (two ACE flag modes, two PowerShell versions and two operating systems). Each started without a SACL, retained owner/group/DACL, passed first-write readback and an idempotent repeat, then was deleted. Full descriptor snapshots and cleanup results are in the job logs.
+
+| Host build | PowerShell | ACE flags tested | ControlFlags before | ControlFlags after |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| Server 2022 / 20348 | 5.1.20348.5622, 7.6.6 | 64 and 66 | 32772 / `0x8004` | 32788 / `0x8014` |
+| Server 2025 / 26100 | 5.1.26100.33296, 7.6.5 | 64 and 66 | 32772 / `0x8004` | 32788 / `0x8014` |
+
+No extra auto-inherited/defaulted bit appeared in these cases. The existing `Before.ControlFlags | 0x10` equality is retained: an unexpected flag change still fails preservation verification. These results establish this provider behavior for the listed clean namespace scenarios, not every existing namespace or Windows version.
+
+To repeat on a **disposable Windows lab VM** (this is a mutating integration test):
+
+```powershell
+./tests/WmiNamespaceAuditing.DisposableNamespace.Tests.ps1 -AllowDisposableNamespaceWrite -EvidencePath wmi-native.json
+```
+
+The script accepts no target namespace. It uses generated `root\WelaSaclTest_` names, creates them with CreateOnly, verifies the returned identity, runs the writer only there, and removes only instances it created. The normal read-only test remains separate. It does not enable audit policy, generate controlled Security 4662 evidence or test forwarding. Namespace lifecycle follows Microsoft's [__Namespace contract](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/wmisdk/--namespace); SACL-only updates follow the [SetSecurityDescriptor contract](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/wmisdk/setsecuritydescriptor-method-in-class---systemsecurity).
diff --git a/website/docs/resources/changelog.ja.md b/website/docs/resources/changelog.ja.md
index cd1e2f1c..52b9dba0 100644
--- a/website/docs/resources/changelog.ja.md
+++ b/website/docs/resources/changelog.ja.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
**改善:**
-- ASDのガイドに基づく任意実行のWMI名前空間SACL監査・計画・設定を追加した。ローカル名前空間の明示的な選択と、子名前空間への継承の個別指定に対応する。完全なセキュリティ記述子の記録、SACLだけを更新するネイティブ要求、特権の復元確認、書き込み前の変更検出と読み戻し検証により、既存のアクセス権と未知の監査エントリを保持する。イベント生成と転送の検証は別途必要となる。 (#399) (@Shirofune-Security)
+- ASDのガイドに基づく任意実行のWMI名前空間SACL監査・計画・設定を追加した。ローカル名前空間の明示的な選択と、子名前空間への継承の個別指定に対応する。完全なセキュリティ記述子の記録、SACLだけを更新するネイティブ要求、特権の復元確認、書き込み前の変更検出と読み戻し検証により、既存のアクセス権と未知の監査エントリを保持する。イベント生成と転送の検証は別途必要となる。 使い捨てのServer 2022/2025名前空間でPowerShell 5.1/7の制御フラグ読み戻しと冪等性を検証した。 (#399) (@Shirofune-Security)
- ネイティブのDomain/Private/Publicテキストログを監査・計画・設定する任意実行の`firewall-logging`を追加しました。許可・破棄ログの有効化、最小サイズの確認、既存パスと大きな上限値の保持、CIS v4.0.0のパスの明示的な選択に対応します。ファイアウォールサービスのディレクトリ権限を確認し、ローカル設定と実効設定を記録して変更後の実効設定を検証します。通信制御やACLは変更しません。実通信によるログ生成と収集の検証は別途必要です。 (#394) (@Shirofune-Security)
- イベントログのサイズ監査と設定に共通のバイト単位プロファイルを導入し、AppLocker・ファイアウォールログの256 MiB、Setupの32 MiB、ASD推奨のSecurityログ2048 MiBに対応した。`-LogProfile`と`configure-eventlogs`で送信元と収集サーバーのサイズ・保存方式を選択できる。明示的に指定しない限り、既存の大きいバッファと保存方式は維持する。結果には検証した設定を記録し、未測定の保存日数は不明と表示する。 (#396) (@Shirofune-Security)
diff --git a/website/docs/resources/changelog.md b/website/docs/resources/changelog.md
index e929556b..e903dbdb 100644
--- a/website/docs/resources/changelog.md
+++ b/website/docs/resources/changelog.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
**Improvements:**
-- Added opt-in WMI namespace SACL audit, plan and configure actions based on ASD guidance, with explicit local namespace selection and separate descendant-inheritance consent. Full descriptor journals, SACL-only native requests, checked privilege restoration, race guards and read-back verification preserve existing permissions and unknown audit entries; event generation and forwarding remain separate lab validation. (#399) (@Shirofune-Security)
+- Added opt-in WMI namespace SACL audit, plan and configure actions based on ASD guidance, with explicit local namespace selection and separate descendant-inheritance consent. Full descriptor journals, SACL-only native requests, checked privilege restoration, race guards and read-back verification preserve existing permissions and unknown audit entries; event generation and forwarding remain separate lab validation. Verified native control-flag readback and idempotence on disposable Server 2022/2025 namespaces under PowerShell 5.1/7. (#399) (@Shirofune-Security)
- Added opt-in `firewall-logging` audit, plan and configure actions for native Domain/Private/Public text logs, with allowed/dropped logging, minimum size checks, preserved operator paths/larger limits, and explicit CIS v4.0.0 paths. Configuration checks firewall service directory permissions, journals local/effective state and verifies effective policy without changing firewall enforcement or ACLs. Traffic and ingestion validation remains required. (#394) (@Shirofune-Security)
- Unified event-log size auditing and configuration with shared byte-based profiles, including 256 MiB AppLocker/firewall logs, 32 MiB Setup and ASD 2048 MiB Security. Added separate source and collector size/mode choices through `-LogProfile` and `configure-eventlogs`; larger buffers and existing retention modes are preserved unless explicitly changed. Results include verified state and unknown retention duration. (#396) (@Shirofune-Security)
From a74a3e79f07a38d91dea06b0fd02d3b4716996eb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Shirofune-Security
<43838376+Shirofune-Security@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2026 06:25:36 +0900
Subject: [PATCH 9/9] Handle unused AppLocker placeholders without weakening
merge enforcement guards
---
CHANGELOG-Japanese.md | 2 +-
CHANGELOG.md | 2 +-
docs/applocker-readiness.md | 6 ++
scripts/AppLockerReadiness.ps1 | 29 ++++++--
tests/AppLockerReadiness.Tests.ps1 | 78 +++++++++++++++++++++-
tests/AppLockerReadiness.Windows.Tests.ps1 | 15 ++++-
website/docs/resources/changelog.ja.md | 2 +-
website/docs/resources/changelog.md | 2 +-
8 files changed, 124 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
diff --git a/CHANGELOG-Japanese.md b/CHANGELOG-Japanese.md
index 3445d17c..dabf91fa 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG-Japanese.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG-Japanese.md
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
**新機能:**
-- `applocker-readiness` を追加し、AppLocker のポリシー、強制モード、Application Identity サービス、チャネルを確認できるようにしました。空のローカルポリシーには指定した監査専用 XML を検証してインポートできます。既存の強制ポリシーや管理対象ホストでは変更を拒否し、CSP とイベント生成の未検証状態を明示します。 (#400) (@Shirofune-Security)
+- `applocker-readiness` を追加し、AppLocker のポリシー、強制モード、Application Identity サービス、チャネルを確認できるようにしました。空のローカルポリシーには指定した監査専用 XML を検証してインポートできます。既存の強制ポリシーや管理対象ホストでは変更を拒否します。未使用の空の NotConfigured コレクションによる誤った比較失敗を防ぎ、新しいルールの対象となる空のコレクションはマージ時に強制が有効になる可能性があるため拒否します。元の XML と未知・設定済みの内容を保持し、CSP とイベント生成の未検証状態を明示します。 (#400) (@Shirofune-Security)
- MITRE ATT&CK Navigatorヒートマップに対応した。 (#11) (@fukusuket)
- Windows設定を様々なベースラインに構成するための`configure`コマンドを追加した。 (#12) (@fukusuket)
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fc7e05b9..e970095c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
**New Features:**
-- Added `applocker-readiness` to inspect native policy collections, enforcement, Application Identity and channels, plus a guarded operator-supplied audit-only import for empty local policies. Existing enforcement and managed hosts block import; GP/CSP visibility and event-generation gaps remain explicit. (#400) (@Shirofune-Security)
+- Added `applocker-readiness` to inspect native policy collections, enforcement, Application Identity and channels, plus a guarded operator-supplied audit-only import for empty local policies. Existing enforcement and managed hosts block import; unused empty NotConfigured placeholders no longer cause false comparison failures, while targeted placeholders remain blocked because merge can retain enforcement. Original XML and unknown/configured collection content stay preserved; GP/CSP visibility and event-generation gaps remain explicit. (#400) (@Shirofune-Security)
- Support for MITRE ATT&CK Navigator heatmaps. (#11) (@fukusuket)
- Added a `configure` command to configure Windows settings to various baselines. (#12) (@fukusuket)
diff --git a/docs/applocker-readiness.md b/docs/applocker-readiness.md
index 26589a67..c5f3737b 100644
--- a/docs/applocker-readiness.md
+++ b/docs/applocker-readiness.md
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ Import accepts an **operator-supplied** native XML policy. Every included collec
Import only initializes an empty local/GP policy, or verifies an identical previously imported policy. Existing configured collections, existing enforcement (including NotConfigured collections with rules), unreadable policy, domain membership, observed enrollment/provider entries or unknown management state block import. Use the organization's policy authority to manage those hosts. The workflow uses `Set-AppLockerPolicy -Merge`, retains original policy XML in the recovery journal, rechecks state before writing, and verifies local collection content again after writing and at completion. It does not replace an existing policy. An import failure is reported with a nonzero exit code. Dry-run makes no policy or recovery-file changes.
+An omitted **unused** collection and an empty `NotConfigured` placeholder are equivalent for initialization/readback comparisons. A placeholder must have exactly the unqualified `Type` and `EnforcementMode` attributes and no content except whitespace/comments. Empty `Enabled` or `AuditOnly` collections, rules, extensions, unknown attributes/elements/text and namespaces are **not** ignored. Unknown policy-level attributes/content also block import. Raw collections and XML remain in assessments and recovery journals, with `IsEmptyPlaceholder` and `EmptyPlaceholderCount` identifying only the recognized empty shells. Imported collections can therefore be verified alongside unused placeholders without false collection-count failures. Raw XML changes between recovery and the native write still stop the import.
+
+**An empty `NotConfigured` collection targeted for new rules remains a pre-import blocker.** Microsoft documents that a [merge into this shape can retain NotConfigured and start enforcing newly added rules](https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/memdocs/blob/main/intune/device-configuration/endpoint-security/manage-app-control.md). WELA does not remove that collection, change its mode or assume that a serializer placeholder is safe to merge into. Review it through the existing policy authority before importing. For example, an Exe-only import can coexist with empty Dll/Msi/Script/Appx placeholders, but an existing empty Exe placeholder blocks that import. This precaution is separate from post-import readback, where unused placeholders cannot turn a verified AuditOnly Exe collection into a failure.
+
Microsoft's [Get-AppLockerPolicy documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/applocker/get-applockerpolicy) limits that cmdlet to GP policies: **CSP policies are invisible**. Enrollment/provider observations are conservative blockers, not proof that CSP policy is absent. `CspPolicyState=Unknown` remains in every assessment; review other management mechanisms before choosing local import. The [merge semantics](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/applocker/set-applockerpolicy) preserve existing enforcement mode. Concurrent policy administration is not an atomic transaction with this workflow; keep the deployment window isolated and review the final readback. No automatic rollback overwrites newer policy.
Recovery: keep the backup directory outside temporary folders. `before.jsonl` contains the original local and GP policy XML, service/channel/management observations and desired policy. The prepared imported XML is retained as `appLocker-audit-import.xml`. Compare them with a fresh audit before recovery; use the existing policy authority or Local Security Policy to remove only the policy created by this run. Do not blindly restore stale effective domain policy or remove someone else's new rules. Use an isolated machine snapshot for integration tests.
@@ -30,3 +34,5 @@ Recovery: keep the backup directory outside temporary folders. `before.jsonl` co
[Microsoft WEF guidance](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/operating-system-security/device-management/use-windows-event-forwarding-to-assist-in-intrusion-detection) recommends at least an audit-only policy. See Microsoft's [audit-only configuration](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/application-security/application-control/app-control-for-business/applocker/configure-an-applocker-policy-for-audit-only), [requirements](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/application-security/application-control/app-control-for-business/applocker/requirements-to-use-applocker) and [rule enforcement behavior](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/application-security/application-control/app-control-for-business/applocker/working-with-applocker-rules). Native Windows functionality only; Sysmon is out of scope.
Before closing issue #381, on an isolated patched Windows 11/member-server snapshot, export policy/service/channel state, import a reviewed audit-only policy, explicitly configure required service prerequisites, run a benign executable and script, and match the expected AppLocker event XML to their paths/user/rule collection. Confirm an enforced policy stays unchanged when this importer refuses it. Repeat for managed hosts and validate forwarding where required. CI only uses mocked mutations and actual read-only native policy/schema observations; it does not establish event generation or production deployment safety.
+
+Representation regressions cover initialization, readback, idempotence, recovery exports and final drift with empty placeholders. Windows CI additionally reads both equivalent XML shapes through `Test-AppLockerPolicy` without importing them. These tests resolve the collection-count ambiguity; they do not establish how every Windows build serializes a live merge, nor claim that a live policy import or event-generation lab has been performed.
diff --git a/scripts/AppLockerReadiness.ps1 b/scripts/AppLockerReadiness.ps1
index 9efca568..292554ff 100644
--- a/scripts/AppLockerReadiness.ps1
+++ b/scripts/AppLockerReadiness.ps1
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ function ConvertFrom-WelaAppLockerXml {
$doc.Load($reader)
} finally { $reader.Dispose() }
if ($doc.DocumentElement.LocalName -cne 'AppLockerPolicy' -or $doc.DocumentElement.NamespaceURI -or $doc.DocumentElement.GetAttribute('Version') -ne '1') { throw 'Expected unqualified AppLockerPolicy Version=1.' }
+ $unknownPolicyData = @($doc.DocumentElement.Attributes | Where-Object { $_.NamespaceURI -or $_.Name -cne 'Version' }).Count -gt 0 -or
+ @($doc.DocumentElement.ChildNodes | Where-Object { $_.NodeType -notin @('Element', 'Whitespace', 'SignificantWhitespace', 'Comment') }).Count -gt 0
+ if ($ForImport -and $unknownPolicyData) { throw 'Unknown policy attributes/content are not accepted for import.' }
$collections = New-Object 'System.Collections.Generic.List[object]'
$types = @{}; $ids = @{}
foreach ($node in @($doc.DocumentElement.ChildNodes | Where-Object NodeType -eq Element)) {
@@ -33,11 +36,18 @@ function ConvertFrom-WelaAppLockerXml {
if (@($rule.ChildNodes | Where-Object { $_.NodeType -eq 'Element' -and $_.LocalName -notin @('Conditions', 'Exceptions') }).Count) { throw 'Unknown rule child element.' }
}
}
- $collections.Add([pscustomobject]@{ Type=$type; EnforcementMode=$mode; RuleCount=$rules.Count; PotentialEnforcement=($mode -eq 'Enabled' -or ($mode -eq 'NotConfigured' -and $rules.Count -gt 0)); Xml=$node.OuterXml })
+ # Some serializers can include empty NotConfigured collection shells.
+ # Only this exact shape is ignorable; zero rules alone is insufficient.
+ $placeholder = $node.LocalName -ceq 'RuleCollection' -and -not $node.NamespaceURI -and
+ $type -cin @('Exe', 'Dll', 'Msi', 'Script', 'Appx') -and $mode -ceq 'NotConfigured' -and
+ $node.Attributes.Count -eq 2 -and
+ @($node.Attributes | Where-Object { $_.NamespaceURI -or $_.Name -cnotin @('Type', 'EnforcementMode') }).Count -eq 0 -and
+ @($node.ChildNodes | Where-Object { $_.NodeType -notin @('Whitespace', 'SignificantWhitespace', 'Comment') }).Count -eq 0
+ $collections.Add([pscustomobject]@{ Type=$type; EnforcementMode=$mode; RuleCount=$rules.Count; IsEmptyPlaceholder=[bool]$placeholder; PotentialEnforcement=($mode -eq 'Enabled' -or ($mode -eq 'NotConfigured' -and $rules.Count -gt 0)); Xml=$node.OuterXml })
}
if ($ForImport -and -not $collections.Count) { throw 'An empty policy cannot supply AppLocker generation prerequisites.' }
if ($ForImport -and @($doc.SelectNodes('//*') | Where-Object { $_.NamespaceURI -or @($_.Attributes | Where-Object { $_.NamespaceURI }).Count }).Count) { throw 'Namespaced policy elements/attributes are not accepted for import.' }
- [pscustomobject]@{ Xml=$doc.OuterXml; Collections=@($collections.ToArray()); TotalRules=(@($collections.ToArray() | Measure-Object RuleCount -Sum)[0].Sum); HasEnforcement=(@($collections.ToArray() | Where-Object PotentialEnforcement).Count -gt 0) }
+ [pscustomobject]@{ Xml=$doc.OuterXml; Collections=@($collections.ToArray()); EmptyPlaceholderCount=@($collections.ToArray() | Where-Object IsEmptyPlaceholder).Count; HasUnknownPolicyData=[bool]$unknownPolicyData; TotalRules=(@($collections.ToArray() | Measure-Object RuleCount -Sum)[0].Sum); HasEnforcement=(@($collections.ToArray() | Where-Object PotentialEnforcement).Count -gt 0) }
}
function Get-WelaAppLockerHost {
@@ -136,9 +146,10 @@ function Test-WelaAppLockerPolicyMatch {
param($Snapshot, $Desired)
if ($Snapshot.LocalPolicy.Status -ne 'Observed') { return $false }
$current = $Snapshot.LocalPolicy.Policy
- if ($current.Collections.Count -ne $Desired.Collections.Count -or $current.HasEnforcement) { return $false }
+ $currentCollections = @($current.Collections | Where-Object { -not $_.IsEmptyPlaceholder })
+ if ($currentCollections.Count -ne $Desired.Collections.Count -or $current.HasEnforcement -or $current.HasUnknownPolicyData) { return $false }
foreach ($wanted in $Desired.Collections) {
- $actual = @($current.Collections | Where-Object Type -eq $wanted.Type)
+ $actual = @($currentCollections | Where-Object Type -eq $wanted.Type)
if ($actual.Count -ne 1 -or (Get-WelaAppLockerXmlKey $actual[0].Xml) -cne (Get-WelaAppLockerXmlKey $wanted.Xml)) { return $false }
}
return $true
@@ -150,8 +161,16 @@ function Assert-WelaAppLockerImportSafe {
if ($Snapshot.Host.PartOfDomain -or $Snapshot.Management.Status -ne 'Observed' -or @($Snapshot.Management.ManagementEntries).Count) { throw 'Local import is blocked on domain-joined, managed or unknown-management hosts. Deploy through the existing policy authority.' }
if ($Snapshot.LocalPolicy.Status -ne 'Observed' -or $Snapshot.EffectiveGpPolicy.Status -ne 'Observed') { throw 'Both local and GP effective policies must be readable.' }
if ($Snapshot.LocalPolicy.Policy.HasEnforcement -or $Snapshot.EffectiveGpPolicy.Policy.HasEnforcement) { throw 'Existing enforcement (including NotConfigured collections with rules) is preserved; audit-only import is blocked.' }
+ if ($Snapshot.LocalPolicy.Policy.HasUnknownPolicyData -or $Snapshot.EffectiveGpPolicy.Policy.HasUnknownPolicyData) { throw 'Unknown policy attributes/content are preserved; audit-only import is blocked.' }
if (Test-WelaAppLockerPolicyMatch -Snapshot $Snapshot -Desired $Desired) { return }
- if ($Snapshot.LocalPolicy.Policy.Collections.Count -or $Snapshot.EffectiveGpPolicy.Policy.Collections.Count) { throw 'Existing policy is preserved. Import only initializes an empty local/GP policy; it never replaces a configured policy.' }
+ # -Merge preserves target enforcement settings. A currently empty
+ # NotConfigured target can enforce the new rules once merged. Only unused
+ # placeholders are safe to ignore before an import; do not remove/change them.
+ $targetPlaceholders = @(@($Snapshot.LocalPolicy.Policy.Collections) + @($Snapshot.EffectiveGpPolicy.Policy.Collections) |
+ Where-Object { $_.IsEmptyPlaceholder -and $_.Type -in $Desired.Collections.Type })
+ if ($targetPlaceholders.Count) { throw ('Empty NotConfigured collection(s) targeted by this import are preserved: ' + (($targetPlaceholders.Type | Select-Object -Unique) -join ', ') + '. A merge may retain NotConfigured and enforce newly added rules; review these collections through the existing policy authority before importing.') }
+ if (@($Snapshot.LocalPolicy.Policy.Collections | Where-Object { -not $_.IsEmptyPlaceholder }).Count -or
+ @($Snapshot.EffectiveGpPolicy.Policy.Collections | Where-Object { -not $_.IsEmptyPlaceholder }).Count) { throw 'Existing policy is preserved. Import only initializes an empty local/GP policy; it never replaces a configured policy.' }
}
function New-WelaAppLockerImportReadLock {
diff --git a/tests/AppLockerReadiness.Tests.ps1 b/tests/AppLockerReadiness.Tests.ps1
index 5840b61e..4e8e5d90 100644
--- a/tests/AppLockerReadiness.Tests.ps1
+++ b/tests/AppLockerReadiness.Tests.ps1
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ $count=0
function Assert($Condition,$Message) { if (-not $Condition) { throw $Message }; $script:count++ }
function Assert-Throws([scriptblock]$Action,$Pattern) { $message=''; try { & $Action | Out-Null } catch { $message=$_.Exception.Message }; Assert ($message -match $Pattern) "Expected '$Pattern', got '$message'." }
$xml=''
+$placeholderNodes = @('Exe','Dll','Msi','Script','Appx') | ForEach-Object { '' }
+$placeholders = '' + ($placeholderNodes -join '') + ''
+$unusedPlaceholders = '' + (($placeholderNodes | Select-Object -Skip 1) -join '') + ''
+$readbackPlaceholders = $xml.Replace('', (($placeholderNodes | Select-Object -Skip 1) -join '') + '')
$desired=ConvertFrom-WelaAppLockerXml -Xml $xml -ForImport
Assert ($desired.TotalRules -eq 1 -and -not $desired.HasEnforcement) 'Audit-only rule must parse.'
Assert ((Get-WelaAppLockerXmlKey $xml) -ceq (Get-WelaAppLockerXmlKey ($xml.Replace('Type="Exe" EnforcementMode="AuditOnly"', 'EnforcementMode="AuditOnly" Type="Exe"')))) 'Attribute ordering cannot change compliance.'
@@ -16,11 +20,18 @@ Assert-Throws { ConvertFrom-WelaAppLockerXml -Xml ($xml.Replace(' '
+Assert ($commented.EmptyPlaceholderCount -eq 1) 'Whitespace and comments do not turn an otherwise empty collection into policy content.'
+Assert-Throws { ConvertFrom-WelaAppLockerXml -Xml $placeholders -ForImport } 'AuditOnly'
function Reset-Fixture {
$script:localXml=''; $script:effectiveXml=$script:localXml
$script:serviceState='Running'; $script:serviceMode='Auto'; $script:channelEnabled=$true
$script:domain=$false; $script:managed=@(); $script:unknownPolicy=$false; $script:writes=0; $script:readCount=0
$script:race=$false; $script:reject=$false; $script:drift=$false; $script:tamper=$false; $script:validations=0
+ $script:withPlaceholders=$false
}
function Get-WelaAppLockerHost { [pscustomobject]@{Status='Candidate'; Is64BitProcess=$true; PartOfDomain=$script:domain} }
function Get-WelaAppLockerManagement { [pscustomobject]@{Status='Observed'; ManagementEntries=$script:managed; CspPolicyState='Unknown'} }
@@ -52,6 +63,7 @@ function Set-AppLockerPolicy {
$script:writes++
if ($script:reject) { throw 'native rejected policy' }
$script:localXml=[IO.File]::ReadAllText($XmlPolicy); $script:effectiveXml=$script:localXml
+ if ($script:withPlaceholders) { $script:localXml=$readbackPlaceholders; $script:effectiveXml=$script:localXml }
}
Reset-Fixture
$empty=Get-WelaAppLockerReadiness
@@ -74,18 +86,68 @@ Reset-Fixture; $script:managed=@('MDM provider')
Assert-Throws { Assert-WelaAppLockerImportSafe (Get-WelaAppLockerReadiness) $desired } 'managed'
Reset-Fixture; $script:unknownPolicy=$true
Assert-Throws { Assert-WelaAppLockerImportSafe (Get-WelaAppLockerReadiness) $desired } 'readable'
+Reset-Fixture; $script:localXml=$placeholders; $script:effectiveXml=$placeholders
+Assert-Throws { Assert-WelaAppLockerImportSafe (Get-WelaAppLockerReadiness) $desired } 'NotConfigured.*merge may retain'
+Assert (-not (Test-WelaAppLockerPolicyMatch (Get-WelaAppLockerReadiness) $desired)) 'Empty placeholders do not satisfy a requested policy with rules.'
+Reset-Fixture; $script:localXml=$unusedPlaceholders; $script:effectiveXml=$unusedPlaceholders
+Assert-WelaAppLockerImportSafe (Get-WelaAppLockerReadiness) $desired
+Assert (-not (Test-WelaAppLockerPolicyMatch (Get-WelaAppLockerReadiness) $desired)) 'Untargeted empty placeholders permit initialization without pretending that requested rules already exist.'
+foreach ($scope in @('Local','Effective')) {
+ Reset-Fixture
+ if ($scope -eq 'Local') { $script:localXml=$placeholders } else { $script:effectiveXml=$placeholders }
+ Assert-Throws { Assert-WelaAppLockerImportSafe (Get-WelaAppLockerReadiness) $desired } 'NotConfigured.*merge may retain'
+}
+Reset-Fixture; $script:localXml=$readbackPlaceholders; $script:effectiveXml=$readbackPlaceholders
+Assert (Test-WelaAppLockerPolicyMatch (Get-WelaAppLockerReadiness) $desired) 'One imported collection plus four empty placeholders matches the requested one-collection policy.'
+Assert-WelaAppLockerImportSafe (Get-WelaAppLockerReadiness) $desired
+# A RuleCount == 0 filter would incorrectly ignore each of these. Test both the
+# initial local/effective guards and the post-import comparison against real XML.
+$nonPlaceholders=@(
+ '',
+ '',
+ '',
+ '',
+ '',
+ '',
+ 'unknown content',
+ '',
+ '',
+ '',
+ '',
+ ($desired.Collections[0].Xml.Replace('Type="Exe"','Type="Dll"').Replace('AuditOnly','NotConfigured'))
+)
+foreach ($node in $nonPlaceholders) {
+ $policyXml='' + $node + ''
+ $parsed=ConvertFrom-WelaAppLockerXml -Xml $policyXml
+ Assert ($parsed.EmptyPlaceholderCount -eq 0 -and -not $parsed.Collections[0].IsEmptyPlaceholder) 'Configured/unknown collection content is never normalized away.'
+ foreach ($scope in @('Local','Effective')) {
+ Reset-Fixture
+ if ($scope -eq 'Local') { $script:localXml=$policyXml } else { $script:effectiveXml=$policyXml }
+ Assert-Throws { Assert-WelaAppLockerImportSafe (Get-WelaAppLockerReadiness) $desired } 'preserved'
+ }
+ Reset-Fixture; $script:localXml=$xml.Replace('', $node + '')
+ Assert (-not (Test-WelaAppLockerPolicyMatch (Get-WelaAppLockerReadiness) $desired)) 'Unexpected configured/unknown collection fails readback even when the requested Exe rule matches.'
+}
+foreach ($policyXml in @($placeholders.Replace('Version="1"','Version="1" Future=""'), $placeholders.Replace('','unknown content'))) {
+ Reset-Fixture; $script:localXml=$policyXml
+ Assert-Throws { Assert-WelaAppLockerImportSafe (Get-WelaAppLockerReadiness) $desired } 'Unknown policy'
+}
+Assert-Throws { ConvertFrom-WelaAppLockerXml -Xml ($xml.Replace('Version="1"','Version="1" Future=""')) -ForImport } 'Unknown policy'
$cleanup=@()
try {
- foreach ($scenario in @('apply','dry','race','failure','drift','existing','tamper')) {
+ foreach ($scenario in @('apply','dry','race','failure','drift','existing','tamper','placeholders','placeholder-dry','placeholder-drift','target-placeholder')) {
Reset-Fixture
+ if ($scenario -like 'placeholder*') { $script:localXml=$unusedPlaceholders; $script:effectiveXml=$unusedPlaceholders; $script:withPlaceholders=$true }
+ if ($scenario -eq 'target-placeholder') { $script:localXml=$placeholders; $script:effectiveXml=$placeholders }
if ($scenario -eq 'race') {$script:race=$true}
if ($scenario -eq 'tamper') {$script:tamper=$true}
if ($scenario -eq 'failure') {$script:reject=$true}
if ($scenario -eq 'drift') {$script:drift=$true}
if ($scenario -eq 'existing') {$script:localXml=$xml;$script:effectiveXml=$xml}
$path=Join-Path ([IO.Path]::GetTempPath()) ('wela-applocker-'+[guid]::NewGuid().ToString('N'));$cleanup+=$path
- $context=New-WelaConfigurationContext -Auto -DryRun:($scenario -eq 'dry') -BackupPath $path
+ $context=New-WelaConfigurationContext -Auto -DryRun:($scenario -in @('dry','placeholder-dry')) -BackupPath $path
Set-WelaAppLockerAuditPolicy -Context $context -Desired $desired
+ if ($scenario -eq 'placeholder-drift') { $script:localXml=$readbackPlaceholders.Replace('Type="Dll" EnforcementMode="NotConfigured"','Type="Dll" EnforcementMode="AuditOnly"') }
$result=Complete-WelaConfiguration -Context $context
switch ($scenario) {
'apply' {
@@ -100,6 +162,18 @@ try {
'failure' { Assert ($result.ExitCode -eq 1) 'Native write failure must propagate.' }
'drift' { Assert ($result.ExitCode -eq 1) 'Final readback must detect policy drift.' }
'existing' { Assert ($script:writes -eq 0 -and $result.ExitCode -eq 0) 'Identical policy stays unchanged.' }
+ 'placeholders' {
+ Assert ($script:writes -eq 1 -and $result.ExitCode -eq 0 -and $result.Results[0].Status -eq 'Applied') 'Public runner imports from empty placeholders and verifies populated readback with remaining placeholders.'
+ $journal=Get-Content (Join-Path $path 'before.jsonl') | ConvertFrom-Json
+ Assert ($journal.Before.LocalPolicy.Policy.Collections.Count -eq 4 -and $journal.Before.LocalPolicy.Policy.EmptyPlaceholderCount -eq 4) 'Recovery journal preserves all original unused placeholder collection metadata.'
+ $export=$result | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 20 | ConvertFrom-Json
+ Assert ($export.Results[0].After.LocalPolicy.Policy.Collections.Count -eq 5 -and $export.Results[0].After.LocalPolicy.Policy.EmptyPlaceholderCount -eq 4) 'Result JSON distinguishes the configured collection from four retained placeholders.'
+ Set-WelaAppLockerAuditPolicy -Context $context -Desired $desired
+ Assert ($script:writes -eq 1 -and $context.Results[1].Status -eq 'AlreadyCompliant') 'Repeated import with placeholders performs no duplicate merge.'
+ }
+ 'placeholder-dry' { Assert ($script:writes -eq 0 -and -not (Test-Path $path) -and $result.Results[0].Status -eq 'Skipped') 'Placeholder normalization does not weaken dry-run guarantees.' }
+ 'placeholder-drift' { Assert ($script:writes -eq 1 -and $result.ExitCode -eq 1 -and $result.Results[0].Status -in @('Failed','Overridden')) 'Final drift from an empty placeholder into a configured empty collection remains a failure.' }
+ 'target-placeholder' { Assert ($script:writes -eq 0 -and $script:validations -eq 0 -and $result.ExitCode -eq 1 -and $result.Results[0].Diagnostic -match 'merge may retain NotConfigured') 'A targeted empty NotConfigured collection blocks before native import to avoid accidental enforcement.' }
}
}
$path=Join-Path ([IO.Path]::GetTempPath()) ('wela-applocker-existing-'+[guid]::NewGuid().ToString('N')+'.xml');$cleanup+=$path
diff --git a/tests/AppLockerReadiness.Windows.Tests.ps1 b/tests/AppLockerReadiness.Windows.Tests.ps1
index 8a1ca882..1feaa28c 100644
--- a/tests/AppLockerReadiness.Windows.Tests.ps1
+++ b/tests/AppLockerReadiness.Windows.Tests.ps1
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ foreach ($scope in @($report.LocalPolicy,$report.EffectiveGpPolicy)) {
# The native cmdlet parses the XML without installing it or executing the file.
if (Get-Command Test-AppLockerPolicy -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
$path=Join-Path $env:TEMP ('wela-applocker-schema-'+[guid]::NewGuid().ToString('N')+'.xml')
+ $placeholderPath=$path.Replace('.xml','-placeholders.xml')
try {
$xml=''
$policy=ConvertFrom-WelaAppLockerXml -Xml $xml -ForImport
@@ -19,6 +20,18 @@ if (Get-Command Test-AppLockerPolicy -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
$validation=@(Test-AppLockerPolicy -XmlPolicy $path -Path "$env:SystemRoot\System32\cmd.exe" -User 'S-1-1-0' -ErrorAction Stop)
if (-not $validation.Count) { throw 'Native schema validation returned no decision.' }
} finally { $lock.Dispose() }
- } finally { Remove-Item -LiteralPath $path -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue }
+ # In-memory native-readback representation: the one Exe collection plus
+ # empty NotConfigured shells for other types. Validate through the native
+ # reader only; this does not install or merge any policy.
+ $shells=(@('Dll','Msi','Script','Appx') | ForEach-Object { '' }) -join ''
+ $withPlaceholders=ConvertFrom-WelaAppLockerXml -Xml $policy.Xml.Replace('',$shells+'')
+ $snapshot=[pscustomobject]@{LocalPolicy=[pscustomobject]@{Status='Observed';Policy=$withPlaceholders}}
+ if (-not (Test-WelaAppLockerPolicyMatch $snapshot $policy) -or $withPlaceholders.EmptyPlaceholderCount -ne 4) { throw 'Placeholder readback representation did not match the requested collection.' }
+ $lock=New-WelaAppLockerImportReadLock -Path $placeholderPath -Xml $withPlaceholders.Xml
+ try {
+ $withShells=@(Test-AppLockerPolicy -XmlPolicy $placeholderPath -Path "$env:SystemRoot\System32\cmd.exe" -User 'S-1-1-0' -ErrorAction Stop)
+ if ($withShells.Count -ne $validation.Count -or (($withShells.PolicyDecision -join ',') -cne ($validation.PolicyDecision -join ','))) { throw 'Native XML reader changed its decision with empty NotConfigured placeholders.' }
+ } finally { $lock.Dispose() }
+ } finally { Remove-Item -LiteralPath $path,$placeholderPath -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue }
} else { Write-Host 'Native policy validation unavailable in this PowerShell session; importer will refuse.' }
Write-Host 'PASS: native read-only AppLocker observations. No Set-AppLockerPolicy or service changes.'
diff --git a/website/docs/resources/changelog.ja.md b/website/docs/resources/changelog.ja.md
index 6146fd3f..b3365dc7 100644
--- a/website/docs/resources/changelog.ja.md
+++ b/website/docs/resources/changelog.ja.md
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
**新機能:**
-- `applocker-readiness` を追加し、AppLocker のポリシー、強制モード、Application Identity サービス、チャネルを確認できるようにしました。空のローカルポリシーには指定した監査専用 XML を検証してインポートできます。既存の強制ポリシーや管理対象ホストでは変更を拒否し、CSP とイベント生成の未検証状態を明示します。 (#400) (@Shirofune-Security)
+- `applocker-readiness` を追加し、AppLocker のポリシー、強制モード、Application Identity サービス、チャネルを確認できるようにしました。空のローカルポリシーには指定した監査専用 XML を検証してインポートできます。既存の強制ポリシーや管理対象ホストでは変更を拒否します。未使用の空の NotConfigured コレクションによる誤った比較失敗を防ぎ、新しいルールの対象となる空のコレクションはマージ時に強制が有効になる可能性があるため拒否します。元の XML と未知・設定済みの内容を保持し、CSP とイベント生成の未検証状態を明示します。 (#400) (@Shirofune-Security)
- MITRE ATT&CK Navigatorヒートマップに対応した。 (#11) (@fukusuket)
- Windows設定を様々なベースラインに構成するための`configure`コマンドを追加した。 (#12) (@fukusuket)
diff --git a/website/docs/resources/changelog.md b/website/docs/resources/changelog.md
index f4f3f065..f22e2b08 100644
--- a/website/docs/resources/changelog.md
+++ b/website/docs/resources/changelog.md
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
**New Features:**
-- Added `applocker-readiness` to inspect native policy collections, enforcement, Application Identity and channels, plus a guarded operator-supplied audit-only import for empty local policies. Existing enforcement and managed hosts block import; GP/CSP visibility and event-generation gaps remain explicit. (#400) (@Shirofune-Security)
+- Added `applocker-readiness` to inspect native policy collections, enforcement, Application Identity and channels, plus a guarded operator-supplied audit-only import for empty local policies. Existing enforcement and managed hosts block import; unused empty NotConfigured placeholders no longer cause false comparison failures, while targeted placeholders remain blocked because merge can retain enforcement. Original XML and unknown/configured collection content stay preserved; GP/CSP visibility and event-generation gaps remain explicit. (#400) (@Shirofune-Security)
- Support for MITRE ATT&CK Navigator heatmaps. (#11) (@fukusuket)
- Added a `configure` command to configure Windows settings to various baselines. (#12) (@fukusuket)