Windows Gather WSL Posture Audit
#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
import json
from kittysploit import *
from lib.post.windows.session import WindowsSessionMixin
class Module(Post, WindowsSessionMixin):
__info__ = {
"name": "Windows Gather WSL Posture Audit",
"description": "List WSL distros, version, and host processes",
"author": "KittySploit Team",
"platform": Platform.WINDOWS,
"session_type": [SessionType.METERPRETER, SessionType.SHELL],
"references": [
"https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059.004/",
],
"agent": {
"risk": "passive",
"effects": ["reconnaissance"],
"expected_requests": 4,
"reversible": True,
"approval_required": False,
"produces": ["risk_signals"],
"cost": 0.4,
"noise": 0.15,
"value": 0.85,
"requires": {"capabilities_any": ["shell"], "capabilities_all": []},
"chain": {
"consumes_capabilities": ["shell"],
"produces_capabilities": [],
},
},
}
probe_default_distro = OptBool(True, "Query default WSL distribution details", False)
def _collect_script(self) -> str:
probe = "true" if self.probe_default_distro else "false"
return rf"""
$ErrorActionPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'
$probeDefault = ${probe}
$report = [PSCustomObject]@{{
WslInstalled = $false
WslStatus = (wsl --status 2>&1 | Out-String).Trim()
WslVersion = (wsl --version 2>&1 | Out-String).Trim()
Distros = @()
WslConfig = $null
WslConfigPath = Join-Path $env:USERPROFILE '.wslconfig'
Processes = @()
DefaultDistroUser = $null
}}
if ($report.WslStatus -notmatch 'not recognized|n.?est pas reconnu|subsystem is not installed') {{
$report.WslInstalled = $true
}}
$rawList = (wsl --list --verbose 2>&1 | Out-String)
$report.RawDistroList = $rawList
foreach ($line in ($rawList -split "`n")) {{
$trim = $line.Trim()
if (-not $trim -or $trim -like '*docker*' -or $trim -like '*DISTRIBUTION*' -or $trim -like '*STATE*') {{ continue }}
if ($trim -match '^\*?\s*(\S+)\s+(\S+)\s+(\d+)$') {{
$report.Distros += [PSCustomObject]@{{
Name = $matches[1]
State = $matches[2]
Version = $matches[3]
Default = $trim.StartsWith('*')
}}
}}
}}
if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $report.WslConfigPath) {{
$report.WslConfig = (Get-Content -LiteralPath $report.WslConfigPath -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Out-String).Trim()
}}
Get-Process -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue |
Where-Object {{ $_.ProcessName -in @('vmmem','vmmemWSL','wsl','wslservice','wslhost') }} |
Select-Object ProcessName, Id |
ForEach-Object {{ $report.Processes += $_ }}
if ($probeDefault -and $report.WslInstalled -and $report.Distros.Count -gt 0) {{
$default = ($report.Distros | Where-Object {{ $_.Default }} | Select-Object -First 1)
if (-not $default) {{ $default = $report.Distros[0] }}
$distro = $default.Name
$user = (wsl -d $distro whoami 2>&1 | Out-String).Trim()
$id = (wsl -d $distro id 2>&1 | Out-String).Trim()
$report.DefaultDistroUser = [PSCustomObject]@{{
Distro = $distro
WhoAmI = $user
Id = $id
}}
}}
$report | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 8 -Compress
"""
def run(self):
if not self.win_require_windows():
return False
print_info("=" * 60)
print_info("WSL")
raw = self.win_run_powershell(self._collect_script(), timeout=35)
if not raw:
# fallback without PS-only parts
status = self.win_execute("wsl --status", timeout=10)
print_info(status or "(wsl command unavailable)")
return True
try:
data = json.loads(raw.strip().splitlines()[-1])
except Exception as exc:
print_error(f"Failed to parse WSL audit output: {exc}")
print_info(raw[:2000])
return False
if not data.get("WslInstalled"):
print_status("WSL is not installed on this host")
print_info("=" * 60)
return True
if data.get("WslVersion"):
print_info(data["WslVersion"].splitlines()[0])
if data.get("WslStatus"):
for line in data["WslStatus"].splitlines()[:6]:
print_info(f" {line}")
distros = data.get("Distros") or []
print_info("-" * 60)
print_info(f"Distributions: {len(distros)}")
for distro in distros:
default = " (default)" if distro.get("Default") else ""
print_info(
f" {distro.get('Name', '?')}{default} "
f"[{distro.get('State', '?')}] WSL{distro.get('Version', '?')}"
)
if data.get("WslConfig"):
print_info("-" * 60)
print_info(f".wslconfig ({data.get('WslConfigPath', '')}):")
for line in data["WslConfig"].splitlines()[:15]:
print_info(f" {line}")
procs = data.get("Processes") or []
if procs:
print_info("-" * 60)
print_info("WSL processes:")
for proc in procs:
print_info(f" {proc.get('ProcessName', '?')} (pid {proc.get('Id', '?')})")
print_info("=" * 60)
return True
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