The provided command uses `cmd.exe` on Windows with specific flags...

August 18, 2025 at 10:31 AM

cmd.exe /S /D /c" set /p={"id":"","createdAt":null,"registeredAt":null,"expiresAt":"2025-08-18T11:59:49.887","expiresIn":3599,"refreshExpiresAt":"2025-08-18T11:59:49.887","refreshExpiresIn":3599,"token":"**********","refreshToken":"","tokenType":"AccessToken","usage":"Bearer","timeToLive":0,"assertion":"ZusMrw3GR8cD76Qduff3qtevc70-6q86E88QcUJrB7w","audience":"7650d47f-7171-4c4d-a91f-341b5f230b96","requestedUsageType":"Application","resourceId":"6d2f72d2-3de1-4c3f-b209-dea3047d9006","scope":"","hashKey":""}" Process

The provided command uses cmd.exe on Windows with specific flags and a string that seems to involve JSON-like data. Here's a detailed breakdown of what it does:

  1. cmd.exe: This is the Windows command-line interpreter.

  2. Flags /S /D:

    • /S: Modifies the processing of the command string after /c or /k (in this case, /c is used).
    • /D: Disables automatic execution of AutoRun commands, if any are configured in the system registry.
  3. /c: This instructs cmd.exe to execute the command that follows it (i.e., the rest of the string) and then terminate.

  4. set /p=: This is a Windows command to set an environment variable by prompting for user input. However, in this case, it doesn't involve actual user interaction because there's {"id":... provided as inline input after it.

  5. The provided JSON-like string: The JSON-like string contains structured key-value pairs such as:

    {
        "id": "",
        "createdAt": null,
        "registeredAt": null,
        "expiresAt": "2025-08-18T11:59:49.887",
        "expiresIn": 3599,
        "refreshExpiresAt": "2025-08-18T11:59:49.887",
        "refreshExpiresIn": 3599,
        "token": "**********",
        "refreshToken": "",
        "tokenType": "AccessToken",
        "usage": "Bearer",
        ...
    }
    

    This string is being passed as the value for the set /p command.

What happens when this is run?

  1. The command sets the input data (the JSON-like string) as a user-provided value for an unnamed variable through the set /p command.

    • However, set /p is designed to prompt for user input and only assigns the provided value to the variable if paired with actual user-entered text. Since the inline string is directly passed, the behavior could depend on how the command processor interprets it (e.g., it might hang waiting for user input unless redirected).
  2. Likely issues:

    • The command might not execute as intended, because set /p expects user input from the console, and the inline JSON-like string is not standard input.
    • It might result in assigning the JSON as text to an unnamed variable (if redirected input is handled in a unique way in the environment).

Summary:

The command tries to execute a set command with a JSON-like string to set a variable or prompt the user with this JSON as default input. However, the inline JSON may cause the command to misbehave or not function as intended, especially if there is no user input provided to the set /p command.

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