Merge latest dev before registry probe merge

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
           Copy-Item -Recurse -Path ./scripts -Destination release-binaries/
           Copy-Item -Recurse -Path ./modules -Destination release-binaries/
           New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path release-binaries/docs -Force | Out-Null
-          Copy-Item -Path ./docs/gpo-audit-packages.md, ./docs/gpo-package-deployment.md, ./docs/gpo-creation.md, ./docs/wmi-probe.md, ./docs/firewall-logging.md, ./docs/firewall-logging-recovery.md, ./docs/ipsec-prerequisites.md, ./docs/wec-state.md, ./docs/wec-update.md, ./docs/wec-runtime.md, ./docs/wef-deployment.md, ./docs/native-channel-access.md, ./docs/eventlog-settings.md, ./docs/channel-read.md, ./docs/native-rule-eligibility.md, ./docs/native-validation.md, ./docs/wef-arrival.md, ./docs/smb-runtime-activation.md, ./docs/smb-auditing.md, ./docs/wec-ingress.md, ./docs/capi2-probe.md, ./docs/powershell-transcription.md, ./docs/transcription-recovery.md, ./docs/eventlog-recovery.md, ./docs/failed-logon-probe.md, ./docs/wec-listener.md, ./docs/file-access-probe.md, ./docs/applocker-script-probe.md, ./docs/applocker-probe.md, ./docs/selected-sacl-configuration.md, ./docs/registry-sacl-recovery.md, ./docs/targeted-sacl-planning.md, ./docs/native-registry-sacl-validation.md, ./docs/wec-authorization.md, ./docs/channel-recovery.md, ./docs/outgoing-ntlm.md, ./docs/wec-collector-observation.md, ./docs/native-provider-packs.md, ./docs/native-provider-acceptance.md, ./docs/audit-catalog-mappings.md, ./docs/native-token-right-attribution.md, ./docs/audit-notifications.md, ./docs/native-onesettings-acceptance.md, ./docs/ntlm-auditing.md, ./docs/wef-query.md, ./docs/native-filesystem-sacl-validation.md, ./docs/registry-value-probe.md, ./docs/transcript-probe.md, ./docs/file-sacl-recovery.md, ./docs/dns-client-probe.md, ./docs/wmi-sacl-recovery.md -Destination release-binaries/docs/
+          Copy-Item -Path ./docs/gpo-audit-packages.md, ./docs/gpo-package-deployment.md, ./docs/gpo-creation.md, ./docs/wmi-probe.md, ./docs/firewall-logging.md, ./docs/firewall-logging-recovery.md, ./docs/ipsec-prerequisites.md, ./docs/wec-state.md, ./docs/wec-update.md, ./docs/wec-runtime.md, ./docs/wef-deployment.md, ./docs/native-channel-access.md, ./docs/eventlog-settings.md, ./docs/channel-read.md, ./docs/native-rule-eligibility.md, ./docs/native-validation.md, ./docs/wef-arrival.md, ./docs/smb-runtime-activation.md, ./docs/smb-auditing.md, ./docs/wec-ingress.md, ./docs/capi2-probe.md, ./docs/powershell-transcription.md, ./docs/transcription-recovery.md, ./docs/eventlog-recovery.md, ./docs/failed-logon-probe.md, ./docs/wec-listener.md, ./docs/file-access-probe.md, ./docs/applocker-script-probe.md, ./docs/applocker-probe.md, ./docs/selected-sacl-configuration.md, ./docs/registry-sacl-recovery.md, ./docs/targeted-sacl-planning.md, ./docs/native-registry-sacl-validation.md, ./docs/wec-authorization.md, ./docs/channel-recovery.md, ./docs/outgoing-ntlm.md, ./docs/wec-collector-observation.md, ./docs/native-provider-packs.md, ./docs/native-provider-acceptance.md, ./docs/audit-catalog-mappings.md, ./docs/native-token-right-attribution.md, ./docs/audit-notifications.md, ./docs/native-onesettings-acceptance.md, ./docs/ntlm-auditing.md, ./docs/wef-query.md, ./docs/native-filesystem-sacl-validation.md, ./docs/registry-value-probe.md, ./docs/transcript-probe.md, ./docs/file-sacl-recovery.md, ./docs/dns-client-probe.md, ./docs/wmi-sacl-recovery.md, ./docs/wmi-namespace-auditing.md, ./docs/wmi-descendants.md -Destination release-binaries/docs/
 
       - name: Set Artifact Name
         if: contains(matrix.info.os, 'windows') == true

.github/workflows/wmi-descendants.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+name: Native WMI descendant safeguards
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: ['**']
+    paths:
+      - 'scripts/WmiNamespaceAuditing.ps1'
+      - 'scripts/WmiNamespaceDescendants.ps1'
+      - 'tests/WmiNamespaceDescendants*'
+      - '.github/workflows/wmi-descendants.yml'
+  pull_request:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+jobs:
+  wmi-descendants:
+    timeout-minutes: 25
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        os: [windows-2022, windows-2025]
+        shell: [powershell, pwsh]
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+      - name: Native tree validation in Windows PowerShell
+        if: matrix.shell == 'powershell'
+        shell: powershell
+        run: |
+          ./tests/WmiNamespaceAuditing.Tests.ps1
+          ./tests/WmiNamespaceDescendants.Tests.ps1
+          ./tests/WmiNamespaceDescendants.Cli.Tests.ps1
+          ./tests/WmiNamespaceDescendants.Windows.Tests.ps1 -AllowDisposableNamespaceWrite -EvidencePath wmi-descendants-native.json
+      - name: Native tree validation in PowerShell 7
+        if: matrix.shell == 'pwsh'
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          ./tests/WmiNamespaceAuditing.Tests.ps1
+          ./tests/WmiNamespaceDescendants.Tests.ps1
+          ./tests/WmiNamespaceDescendants.Cli.Tests.ps1
+          ./tests/WmiNamespaceDescendants.Windows.Tests.ps1 -AllowDisposableNamespaceWrite -EvidencePath wmi-descendants-native.json
+      - name: Retain complete native observations
+        if: always()
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4.6.2
+        with:
+          name: wmi-descendants-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.shell }}
+          path: |
+            wmi-descendants-native.json
+            wmi-descendants-native.json.journals
+          if-no-files-found: error