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Invoke a PowerShell command string on a remote system using a Scheduled Task and network share access (to retrieve output). Other WMI/CIM permissions not required.
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Function Invoke-RemoteCommand { | |
[CmdletBinding()] | |
Param( | |
[string]$ComputerName = '', | |
[string]$Command = { Get-ChildItem env: | Select-Object Key,Value | ConvertTo-CSV }, | |
[boolean]$ReturnOutput = $True, | |
[string]$Prefix = 'Invoke-RemoteCommand' | |
) | |
# Prepare command | |
$Nonce = -join ((48..57)+(65..90)+(97..122) | Get-Random -Count 8 |% { [char]$_ }) | |
$Nonce = "$Prefix`_$Nonce`_$(Get-Date -Format FileDateTimeUniversal)" | |
Write-Debug "Executing command with nonce `"$Nonce`"" | |
$AssembledCommand = @() | |
If ($ReturnOutput) { | |
$AssembledCommand += @( | |
"Get-SmbShare |? { `$_.CurrentUsers -le 0 -and `$_.Name.StartsWith('$Prefix`_') -and [DateTime]::ParseExact(((`$_.Name -split '_')[-1] -replace '\$+$', ''), 'yyyyMMddTHHmmssffffZ', `$null) -le (Get-Date) } |% { Remove-SmbShare -Name `$_.Name -Force }", | |
"schtasks /Query /FO csv | ConvertFrom-Csv |? { `$_.Status -notin @('Status', 'Running') -and `$_.TaskName.StartsWith('$Prefix`_') -and [DateTime]::ParseExact((`$_.TaskName -split '_')[-1], 'yyyyMMddTHHmmssffffZ', `$null) -le (Get-Date) } |% { schtasks /Delete /F /TN `$_.TaskName; }", | |
"New-SmbShare -Temporary -Name '$Nonce`$' -Path `"`$env:WINDIR\Temp\`" -FullAccess `"$env:USERDOMAIN\$env:USERNAME`" -EncryptData `$True -FolderEnumerationMode AccessBased -AsJob", | |
"Start-Transcript -Append -LiteralPath `"`$env:WINDIR\Temp\$Nonce.tmp`"" | |
) | |
} | |
$AssembledCommand += @" | |
Try { $Command } | |
Finally { | |
$(If ($ReturnOutput) { 'Stop-Transcript -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue;' }) | |
schtasks /Delete /F /TN `"$Nonce`"; | |
$(If ($ReturnOutput) { "While (Test-Path -LiteralPath `"`$env:WINDIR\Temp\$Nonce.tmp`") { Start-Sleep -Milliseconds 100; }; Remove-SmbShare -Name `"$Nonce`$`" -Force" }) | |
} | |
"@ | |
$AssembledCommand = $AssembledCommand -join ';' | |
$EncodedCommand = [System.Convert]::ToBase64String([System.Text.Encoding]::Unicode.GetBytes($AssembledCommand)) | |
# Create task | |
$TaskXML = New-TemporaryFile | |
Set-Content $TaskXML "<?xml version=`"1.0`" encoding=`"UTF-16`"?><Task version=`"1.4`" xmlns=`"http://schemas.microsoft.com/windows/2004/02/mit/task`"><Triggers><RegistrationTrigger><Enabled>true</Enabled></RegistrationTrigger></Triggers><Principals><Principal id=`"Author`"><LogonType>S4U</LogonType><RunLevel>HighestAvailable</RunLevel></Principal></Principals><Settings><MultipleInstancesPolicy>StopExisting</MultipleInstancesPolicy><DisallowStartIfOnBatteries>false</DisallowStartIfOnBatteries><StopIfGoingOnBatteries>false</StopIfGoingOnBatteries><AllowHardTerminate>true</AllowHardTerminate><StartWhenAvailable>true</StartWhenAvailable><RunOnlyIfNetworkAvailable>false</RunOnlyIfNetworkAvailable><IdleSettings><StopOnIdleEnd>false</StopOnIdleEnd><RestartOnIdle>false</RestartOnIdle></IdleSettings><AllowStartOnDemand>true</AllowStartOnDemand><Enabled>true</Enabled><Hidden>true</Hidden><RunOnlyIfIdle>false</RunOnlyIfIdle><DisallowStartOnRemoteAppSession>false</DisallowStartOnRemoteAppSession><UseUnifiedSchedulingEngine>true</UseUnifiedSchedulingEngine><WakeToRun>false</WakeToRun><ExecutionTimeLimit>PT0S</ExecutionTimeLimit><Priority>5</Priority></Settings><Actions Context=`"Author`"><Exec><Command>powershell.exe</Command><Arguments>-NoLogo -NoProfile -NonInteractive -WindowStyle Hidden -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -EncodedCommand $EncodedCommand</Arguments></Exec></Actions></Task>" | |
If ($ComputerName.Length -gt 0) { | |
schtasks /Create /TN "$Nonce" /XML $TaskXML.FullName /S $ComputerName | Write-Debug | |
} Else { | |
schtasks /Create /TN "$Nonce" /XML $TaskXML.FullName | Write-Debug | |
} | |
Remove-Item $TaskXML | |
# Handle output | |
If ($ReturnOutput) { | |
Try { | |
# Read output file | |
$ReadPath = "\\$(If ($ComputerName.Length -eq 0) { 'localhost' } Else { $ComputerName })\$Nonce`$\$Nonce.tmp" | |
$PatternSOF = "^\*{22}(`r?`n.*)*?`r?`n\*{22}`r?`n(Transcript started,.*?`r?`n)?" | |
$PatternEOF = "\*{22}(`r?`n.*)*?`r?`n\*{22}(`r?`n)?$" | |
$OutputText = '' | |
Write-Debug "Waiting for output…" | |
Do { | |
Try { | |
Start-Sleep -Milliseconds 100 | |
$OutputText = Get-Content -Raw -LiteralPath $ReadPath -ErrorAction Stop | |
} Catch { $OutputText = '' } | |
} While ($OutputText -notmatch $PatternEOF) | |
$OutputText = $OutputText -replace $PatternSOF, '' | |
$OutputText = $OutputText -replace $PatternEOF, '' | |
Write-Output $OutputText | |
} | |
Finally { | |
# Cleanup | |
Write-Debug "Cleaning up output…" | |
While ($True) { | |
Try { | |
Remove-Item -LiteralPath $ReadPath -ErrorAction Stop | |
Break | |
} Catch { Start-Sleep -Milliseconds 100 } | |
} | |
} | |
} | |
Write-Debug "Done." | |
} |
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