fix(sandbox): take Everyone out of the restricted-SID list (does not work yet) - #1005
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A profile that sets denyRead drops WRITE_RESTRICTED, and the token that replaces it carried the World SID. Every principal carries Everyone, so the restricted-SID check passed for free on any path whose DACL grants Everyone write, and the workspace write jail fell back to the caller's own permissions, which is the boundary the token exists to be stricter than. No privilege, no symlink and no race: an Everyone-writable directory was enough, and share roots opened Everyone:F and loose installer trees supply them. #865 closed this for the WRITE_RESTRICTED token and left this half open. It could not simply be dropped. Without WRITE_RESTRICTED the restricted-SID check covers reads as well, and default Windows DACLs grant BUILTIN\Users rather than anything in the list, so a token without Everyone cannot open cmd.exe and dies at launch with a bare access denial. Confirmed by impersonating both token shapes against C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe. So the read capability takes its place. BuildWindowsACLPlan already grants that SID on every read root and denies it on every denyRead path under exactly the same condition, so the read allowance and the restriction become one decision, and it names only what setup granted rather than every principal on the machine. The principal path already worked this way. Regressions drive a real restricted token through a real impersonated write: an Everyone-only DACL is refused, a directory the capability grants is written, and the token's own restricted-SID list is read back from the token. A separate test pins the plan and the token to the same answer, because the two halves are decided in different files off the same field. Closes #869
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Two things about #886, which is mine and still open. Whoever merges these needs both.
The other one is already handled here: #886 adds a package-level |
Greptile SummaryThis PR removes Everyone from Windows restricted-token SID lists and substitutes a sandbox-specific read capability for strict DenyRead profiles, closing an Everyone-writable-directory escape while preserving executable access.
Confidence Score: 4/5The PR appears safe to merge, with only a non-blocking duplicate read-capability entry on the provisioned-principal strict-token path. The security boundary is tightened as intended and setup/runtime SID coupling is guarded, but the shared SID preparation overlaps with existing principal-specific preparation and produces redundant token state. Files Needing Attention: internal/sandbox/windows_command_runner_windows.go
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| Filename | Overview |
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| internal/sandbox/windows_command_runner_windows.go | Adds profile-aware read capability preparation, but the provisioned-principal strict path appends that capability a second time. |
| internal/sandbox/windows_runner.go | Introduces a focused helper that adds the persisted read capability only for tokens without WRITE_RESTRICTED. |
| internal/sandbox/windows_token_windows.go | Removes the universal Everyone SID from restricted tokens while retaining existing capability and logon SID handling. |
| internal/sandbox/windows_restricted_sid_read_test.go | Adds unit coverage tying strict-token read capabilities to ACL-plan behavior. |
| internal/sandbox/windows_world_sid_bypass_windows_test.go | Adds Windows kernel-level regression coverage proving both token modes reject writes authorized only through Everyone. |
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A[Windows sandbox command] --> B{DenyRead configured?}
B -- No --> C[Keep WRITE_RESTRICTED]
C --> D[Restrict writes with workspace capability SIDs]
B -- Yes --> E[Drop WRITE_RESTRICTED]
E --> F[Add sandbox read capability SID]
F --> G[ACL plan grants capability on read roots]
G --> H[Deny capability on DenyRead paths]
H --> I[Create restricted token without Everyone SID]
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| // That strict token then needs the read capability in its SID list, because | ||
| // the restricted-SID check covers reads once WRITE_RESTRICTED is gone. See | ||
| // windowsRestrictedTokenSIDsForProfile. | ||
| tokenSIDs, err = windowsRestrictedTokenSIDsForProfile(tokenSIDs, config.SandboxHome, writeRestricted) |
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For a DenyRead profile using the provisioned sandbox principal, windowsRestrictedTokenSIDsForProfile adds the read capability before windowsPrincipalJailSIDs copies the list, and the principal branch then appends the same SID again. The resulting restricted token carries a redundant SID entry and leaves ownership of this capability split across two preparation paths.
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Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant CommandRunner
participant SIDResolver
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participant Filesystem
CommandRunner->>SIDResolver: resolve profile restricting SIDs
SIDResolver-->>CommandRunner: return capability and logon SIDs
CommandRunner->>RestrictedToken: create restricted token without Everyone
RestrictedToken->>Filesystem: attempt filesystem write
Filesystem-->>RestrictedToken: allow capability grant or reject Everyone-only grant
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internal/sandbox/windows_command_runner_windows.go (1)
94-94: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick winRemove the redundant read-capability append.
When
writeRestrictedis false,windowsRestrictedTokenSIDsForProfilealready appends the SID.windowsPrincipalJailSIDspreserves it, so the principal branch appends it a second time.CreateRestrictedTokentolerates duplicateSidsToRestrictentries, but the duplicate adds redundant token data and repeats capability resolution. Keep one owner for this decision.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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In `@internal/sandbox/windows_world_sid_bypass_windows_test.go`:
- Around line 24-29: Update the sizing call in the restricted-SID test before
the buffer allocation to treat a nil error or zero size as a setup failure,
using t.Fatalf with a readable message; retain the existing handling for
ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_BUFFER and only index the buffer after confirming it is
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In `@internal/sandbox/windows_command_runner_windows.go`:
- Line 94: Update the principal-token SID assembly around
windowsRestrictedTokenSIDsForProfile and windowsPrincipalJailSIDs so the
read-capability SID is appended by only one path when writeRestricted is false.
Remove the redundant append while preserving the existing write-restricted
behavior and capability resolution.
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| err := windows.GetTokenInformation(token, windows.TokenRestrictedSids, nil, 0, &size) | ||
| if err != nil && err != windows.ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_BUFFER { | ||
| t.Fatalf("size the restricted-SID list: %v", err) | ||
| } | ||
| buffer := make([]byte, size) | ||
| if err := windows.GetTokenInformation(token, windows.TokenRestrictedSids, &buffer[0], size, &size); err != nil { |
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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
Guard the zero-size buffer before indexing it.
Line 25 accepts a nil error from the sizing call. If that happens, size stays 0, buffer is empty, and &buffer[0] at line 29 panics with an index-out-of-range instead of failing the test with a readable message. Treat a nil error as a setup failure.
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err := windows.GetTokenInformation(token, windows.TokenRestrictedSids, nil, 0, &size)
- if err != nil && err != windows.ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_BUFFER {
+ if err != windows.ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_BUFFER {
t.Fatalf("size the restricted-SID list: %v", err)
}
+ if size == 0 {
+ t.Fatal("the restricted-SID list sized to zero bytes")
+ }
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| err := windows.GetTokenInformation(token, windows.TokenRestrictedSids, nil, 0, &size) | |
| if err != nil && err != windows.ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_BUFFER { | |
| t.Fatalf("size the restricted-SID list: %v", err) | |
| } | |
| buffer := make([]byte, size) | |
| if err := windows.GetTokenInformation(token, windows.TokenRestrictedSids, &buffer[0], size, &size); err != nil { | |
| err := windows.GetTokenInformation(token, windows.TokenRestrictedSids, nil, 0, &size) | |
| if err != windows.ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_BUFFER { | |
| t.Fatalf("size the restricted-SID list: %v", err) | |
| } | |
| if size == 0 { | |
| t.Fatal("the restricted-SID list sized to zero bytes") | |
| } | |
| buffer := make([]byte, size) | |
| if err := windows.GetTokenInformation(token, windows.TokenRestrictedSids, &buffer[0], size, &size); err != nil { |
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In `@internal/sandbox/windows_world_sid_bypass_windows_test.go` around lines 24 -
29, Update the sizing call in the restricted-SID test before the buffer
allocation to treat a nil error or zero size as a setup failure, using t.Fatalf
with a readable message; retain the existing handling for
ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_BUFFER and only index the buffer after confirming it is
non-empty.
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Draft. This does not work, and all eight checks are green, so I want the reason written down before anyone spends time reviewing it.
That is STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED at launch. It is gated behind Bisected within the branch: disabling the read-capability append while leaving the World SID out fails identically, so it is the World removal that breaks launch and the read capability does not compensate. Which makes sense in hindsight. The profile sets I also probed a narrower replacement. So the choice on this backend is narrower than I thought. Either a universal group stays in the restricted list and the write jail is void for I am not going to pick that on my own inside a bug-fix PR, because refusing the profile is user-visible and would mean changing the smoke test that currently asserts the opposite. Parking here until #808 settles, since the principal backend is the only other place a non-universal read grant could come from, and I have not verified it can serve a One thing worth separating out regardless of how #869 lands: the real-smoke suite is the only coverage for this and CI never runs it. That is how a launch-breaking change got eight green checks. |
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Closes #869. Stacked on #808, which is where the read capability comes from; the base is
feat/windows-sandbox-identity, so review only the top commit.What was wrong
A profile that sets
denyReaddropsWRITE_RESTRICTED, and the token that replaces it carried the World SID. Every principal carries Everyone, so the restricted-SID check passed for free on any path whose DACL grants Everyone write, and the workspace write jail fell back to the caller's own permissions. That is the boundary the token exists to be stricter than. No privilege, no symlink and no race is needed: an Everyone-writable directory is enough, and share roots opened Everyone:F and loose installer trees supply them.#865 closed this for the
WRITE_RESTRICTEDtoken and left this half open, which is what #869 tracked.Why it could not just be deleted
Without
WRITE_RESTRICTEDthe restricted-SID check covers reads too, and default Windows DACLs grantBUILTIN\Usersrather than anything in the list. I impersonated both token shapes againstC:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe:So deleting the SID on its own turns every
denyReadprofile into a command that dies at launch with a bare access denial.The fix
The read capability takes its place.
BuildWindowsACLPlanalready grants that SID on every read root and denies it on everydenyReadpath, gated on the same field that picks the strict token, so the read allowance and the restriction become one decision and the SID names only what setup granted. The principal path already worked this way; this brings the capability path in line.Elevated setup is what puts that ACE on the volume root the production profile seeds, and #808 already makes the unelevated tier refuse a
denyReadprofile up front, so nothing reaches the token expecting a grant nobody applied.Tests
TestTheStrictTokenCannotWriteAnEveryoneWritableDirectorybuilds a real restricted token, protects a directory with an Everyone-only DACL, impersonates and attempts a write. It first writes a directory the capability does grant, so a token that can write nowhere would not satisfy it. With the World SID put back and the SID-list assertion silenced, the write succeeds:TestThePlanAndTheTokenAgreeOnTheReadCapabilitypins the two halves together. The plan asks aboutdenyReadin one file and the runner asks aboutwriteRestrictedin another, off the same field with nothing joining them; dropping the plan's gate fails it.Six sandbox tests fail on my box on
origin/mainas well (TestEvaluateAppliesWriteAllowand friends). Not from this branch.Summary by CodeRabbit
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