| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| nessus | www.nessus.org/u |
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
#
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(164690);
script_version("1.3");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/01/26");
script_name(english:"Windows Disabled Command Prompt Enumeration");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"This plugin determines if the DisableCMD policy is enabled or disabled on the
remote host for each local user.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote host may employ the DisableCMD policy on a per user basis. Enumerated local
users may have the following registry key:
'HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System\DisableCMD'
- Unset or 0: The command prompt is enabled normally.
- 1: The command promt is disabled.
- 2: The command prompt is disabled however windows batch processing is allowed.");
# https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-admx-shellcommandpromptregedittools#admx-shellcommandpromptregedittools-disablecmd
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?b40698bc");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"n/a");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"risk_factor", value:"None");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2022/09/06");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:microsoft:windows");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Windows");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2022-2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("wmi_enum_local_users.nbin", 'smb_hotfixes.nasl');
script_require_keys("SMB/Registry/Enumerated");
script_require_ports("WMI/LocalUsers/enumerated", "Powershell/Windows/Users");
exit(0);
}
include('smb_hotfixes.inc');
include("agent.inc");
include("json2.inc");
var user_count, accounts_array, reg_values;
var username, sid, status, report;
var kb_prefix = 'WMI/LocalUsers/';
var ps_users = get_kb_item("Powershell/Windows/Users");
var ps_user, ps_sid;
if (hotfix_check_sp_range(win2k:'0,4', xp:'0,3', win2003:'0,2', vista:'0,2', win7:'0,1', win8:'0', win81:'0', win10:'0') < 1)
exit(0, 'The remote host does not support the DisableCMD policy.');
var port = get_kb_item("SMB/transport");
if (isnull(port)) port = 445;
user_count = get_kb_item(kb_prefix + 'count');
if(!agent()) # Agents do not set WMI/LocalUsers/ keys
{
for (var i=1; i<=user_count; i++)
{
if (username = get_kb_item(kb_prefix + i))
{
if (sid = get_kb_item(kb_prefix + i + '/Info/SID'))
{
accounts_array[username]['SID'] = sid;
}
}
}
}
else if(!empty_or_null(ps_users))
{
var ps_users_data = json_read(ps_users);
foreach ps_user (keys(ps_users_data))
{
if (typeof(ps_users_data[ps_user]) != 'array') continue;
foreach ps_sid (keys(ps_users_data[ps_user]))
{
if (!isnull(ps_sid) && !isnull(ps_users_data[ps_user][ps_sid]['name']))
{
accounts_array[ps_users_data[ps_user][ps_sid]['name']]['SID'] = ps_sid;
}
}
}
}
reg_values = get_hku_single_values(item:'\\Software\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows\\System\\DisableCMD', resolve_sid:FALSE);
foreach username (keys(accounts_array))
{
accounts_array[username]['DisableCMD'] = reg_values[accounts_array[username]['SID']];
}
foreach username (keys(accounts_array))
{
report += '\nUsername: ' + username;
report += '\n SID: ' + accounts_array[username]['SID'];
if (empty_or_null(accounts_array[username]['DisableCMD']))
report += '\n DisableCMD: Unset\n';
else
report += '\n DisableCMD: ' + accounts_array[username]['DisableCMD'] + '\n';
}
security_report_v4(port:port, severity:SECURITY_NOTE, extra:report);Data
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