Post: Powershell methods do not escape special characters ($) in command strings

[bcoles]

Many Post libraries contain shell methods which are presumed to work on powershell sessions. While this is often true, the shell methods do not appropriately escape special characters such as $.

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_special_characters?view=powershell-7.2
• https://www.rlmueller.net/PowerShellEscape.htm

The Msf::Post::Windows::Registry library methods offer an example of this issue:

This is likely a systemic issue in Post libraries in Framework.

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