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Credential Guard Not Enabled

ID: credential-guard-disabled

Severity: high

Author: princechaddha

Tags: credential-guard,code,windows-audit

Description

Section titled “Description”

Verifies if Windows Defender Credential Guard is disabled, reducing protection against credential theft.

YAML Source

Section titled “YAML Source”
id: credential-guard-disabled


info:
  name: Credential Guard Not Enabled
  author: princechaddha
  severity: high
  description: Verifies if Windows Defender Credential Guard is disabled, reducing protection against credential theft.
  impact: |
    Disabling Credential Guard reduces protection against modern credential theft techniques.
  remediation: |
    Enable Credential Guard to enhance security against credential theft.
  tags: credential-guard,code,windows-audit


self-contained: true


code:
  - pre-condition: |
      IsWindows();
    engine:
      - powershell
      - powershell.exe
    args:
      - -ExecutionPolicy
      - Bypass
    pattern: "*.ps1"
    source: |
      Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_DeviceGuard -Namespace root\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceGuard


    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        words:
          - "AvailableSecurityProperties"


      - type: word
        words:
          - "Credential Guard"
        negative: true
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Guide to check the vulnerabilities

Section titled “Guide to check the vulnerabilities”

This template is used to detect vulnerabilities in web applications. It can be used with the Nuclei tool to scan for specific patterns or behaviors.

Terminal window
$ nuclei -u "URL" -t "code/windows/audit/credential-guard-disabled.yaml"

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