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iceweasel-oai 6b3d82daca Use a private desktop for Windows sandbox instead of Winsta0\Default (#14400)
## Summary
- launch Windows sandboxed children on a private desktop instead of
`Winsta0\Default`
- make private desktop the default while keeping
`windows.sandbox_private_desktop=false` as the escape hatch
- centralize process launch through the shared
`create_process_as_user(...)` path
- scope the private desktop ACL to the launching logon SID

## Why
Today sandboxed Windows commands run on the visible shared desktop. That
leaves an avoidable same-desktop attack surface for window interaction,
spoofing, and related UI/input issues. This change moves sandboxed
commands onto a dedicated per-launch desktop by default so the sandbox
no longer shares `Winsta0\Default` with the user session.

The implementation stays conservative on security with no silent
fallback back to `Winsta0\Default`

If private-desktop setup fails on a machine, users can still opt out
explicitly with `windows.sandbox_private_desktop=false`.

## Validation
- `cargo build -p codex-cli`
- elevated-path `codex exec` desktop-name probe returned
`CodexSandboxDesktop-*`
- elevated-path `codex exec` smoke sweep for shell commands, nested
`pwsh`, jobs, and hidden `notepad` launch
- unelevated-path full private-desktop compatibility sweep via `codex
exec` with `-c windows.sandbox=unelevated`
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use crate::desktop::LaunchDesktop;
use crate::logging;
use crate::winutil::format_last_error;
use crate::winutil::quote_windows_arg;
use crate::winutil::to_wide;
use anyhow::anyhow;
use anyhow::Result;
use std::collections::HashMap;
use std::ffi::c_void;
use std::path::Path;
use windows_sys::Win32::Foundation::GetLastError;
use windows_sys::Win32::Foundation::SetHandleInformation;
use windows_sys::Win32::Foundation::HANDLE;
use windows_sys::Win32::Foundation::HANDLE_FLAG_INHERIT;
use windows_sys::Win32::Foundation::INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
use windows_sys::Win32::System::Console::GetStdHandle;
use windows_sys::Win32::System::Console::STD_ERROR_HANDLE;
use windows_sys::Win32::System::Console::STD_INPUT_HANDLE;
use windows_sys::Win32::System::Console::STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE;
use windows_sys::Win32::System::Threading::CreateProcessAsUserW;
use windows_sys::Win32::System::Threading::CREATE_UNICODE_ENVIRONMENT;
use windows_sys::Win32::System::Threading::PROCESS_INFORMATION;
use windows_sys::Win32::System::Threading::STARTF_USESTDHANDLES;
use windows_sys::Win32::System::Threading::STARTUPINFOW;
pub struct CreatedProcess {
pub process_info: PROCESS_INFORMATION,
pub startup_info: STARTUPINFOW,
_desktop: LaunchDesktop,
}
pub fn make_env_block(env: &HashMap<String, String>) -> Vec<u16> {
let mut items: Vec<(String, String)> =
env.iter().map(|(k, v)| (k.clone(), v.clone())).collect();
items.sort_by(|a, b| {
a.0.to_uppercase()
.cmp(&b.0.to_uppercase())
.then(a.0.cmp(&b.0))
});
let mut w: Vec<u16> = Vec::new();
for (k, v) in items {
let mut s = to_wide(format!("{}={}", k, v));
s.pop();
w.extend_from_slice(&s);
w.push(0);
}
w.push(0);
w
}
unsafe fn ensure_inheritable_stdio(si: &mut STARTUPINFOW) -> Result<()> {
for kind in [STD_INPUT_HANDLE, STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE, STD_ERROR_HANDLE] {
let h = GetStdHandle(kind);
if h == 0 || h == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE {
return Err(anyhow!("GetStdHandle failed: {}", GetLastError()));
}
if SetHandleInformation(h, HANDLE_FLAG_INHERIT, HANDLE_FLAG_INHERIT) == 0 {
return Err(anyhow!("SetHandleInformation failed: {}", GetLastError()));
}
}
si.dwFlags |= STARTF_USESTDHANDLES;
si.hStdInput = GetStdHandle(STD_INPUT_HANDLE);
si.hStdOutput = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
si.hStdError = GetStdHandle(STD_ERROR_HANDLE);
Ok(())
}
/// # Safety
/// Caller must provide a valid primary token handle (`h_token`) with appropriate access,
/// and the `argv`, `cwd`, and `env_map` must remain valid for the duration of the call.
pub unsafe fn create_process_as_user(
h_token: HANDLE,
argv: &[String],
cwd: &Path,
env_map: &HashMap<String, String>,
logs_base_dir: Option<&Path>,
stdio: Option<(HANDLE, HANDLE, HANDLE)>,
use_private_desktop: bool,
) -> Result<CreatedProcess> {
let cmdline_str = argv
.iter()
.map(|a| quote_windows_arg(a))
.collect::<Vec<_>>()
.join(" ");
let mut cmdline: Vec<u16> = to_wide(&cmdline_str);
let env_block = make_env_block(env_map);
let mut si: STARTUPINFOW = std::mem::zeroed();
si.cb = std::mem::size_of::<STARTUPINFOW>() as u32;
// Some processes (e.g., PowerShell) can fail with STATUS_DLL_INIT_FAILED
// if lpDesktop is not set when launching with a restricted token.
// Point explicitly at the interactive desktop or a private desktop.
let desktop = LaunchDesktop::prepare(use_private_desktop, logs_base_dir)?;
si.lpDesktop = desktop.startup_info_desktop();
let mut pi: PROCESS_INFORMATION = std::mem::zeroed();
// Ensure handles are inheritable when custom stdio is supplied.
let inherit_handles = match stdio {
Some((stdin_h, stdout_h, stderr_h)) => {
si.dwFlags |= STARTF_USESTDHANDLES;
si.hStdInput = stdin_h;
si.hStdOutput = stdout_h;
si.hStdError = stderr_h;
for h in [stdin_h, stdout_h, stderr_h] {
if SetHandleInformation(h, HANDLE_FLAG_INHERIT, HANDLE_FLAG_INHERIT) == 0 {
return Err(anyhow!(
"SetHandleInformation failed for stdio handle: {}",
GetLastError()
));
}
}
true
}
None => {
ensure_inheritable_stdio(&mut si)?;
true
}
};
let creation_flags = CREATE_UNICODE_ENVIRONMENT;
let cwd_wide = to_wide(cwd);
let env_block_len = env_block.len();
let ok = CreateProcessAsUserW(
h_token,
std::ptr::null(),
cmdline.as_mut_ptr(),
std::ptr::null_mut(),
std::ptr::null_mut(),
inherit_handles as i32,
creation_flags,
env_block.as_ptr() as *mut c_void,
cwd_wide.as_ptr(),
&si,
&mut pi,
);
if ok == 0 {
let err = GetLastError() as i32;
let msg = format!(
"CreateProcessAsUserW failed: {} ({}) | cwd={} | cmd={} | env_u16_len={} | si_flags={} | creation_flags={}",
err,
format_last_error(err),
cwd.display(),
cmdline_str,
env_block_len,
si.dwFlags,
creation_flags,
);
logging::debug_log(&msg, logs_base_dir);
return Err(anyhow!("CreateProcessAsUserW failed: {}", err));
}
Ok(CreatedProcess {
process_info: pi,
startup_info: si,
_desktop: desktop,
})
}