https://ikarus981.pages.dev/tags/applocker/Recent content in Applocker on ikarus981Hugoen-usMon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://ikarus981.pages.dev/posts/msbuild-bypasses-security-controls/Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://ikarus981.pages.dev/posts/msbuild-bypasses-security-controls/<p>So there you are. You have code execution on a Windows machine, you&rsquo;re feeling pretty good about yourself, and then reality punches you in the face: AppLocker is blocking everything, PowerShell is running in Constrained Language Mode, and Defender is sitting there looking smug. Classic.</p> <p>The good news? Microsoft was kind enough to ship a built-in build tool with every version of Windows that has .NET installed. And that tool <code>MSBuild.exe</code> does not care about your AppLocker rules.</p>