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First Time Seen NewCredentials Logon Processedit
Identifies a new credentials logon type performed by an unusual process. This may indicate the existence of an access token forging capability that are often abused to bypass access control restrictions.
Rule type: new_terms
Rule indices:
- winlogbeat-*
- logs-system.*
- logs-windows.*
Severity: medium
Risk score: 47
Runs every: 5m
Searches indices from: now-9m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
References:
Tags:
- Domain: Endpoint
- OS: Windows
- Use Case: Threat Detection
- Tactic: Privilege Escalation
Version: 1
Rule authors:
- Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Rule queryedit
event.category:"authentication" and host.os.type:"windows" and winlog.logon.type:"NewCredentials" and winlog.event_data.LogonProcessName:(Advapi* or "Advapi ")
Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
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Tactic:
- Name: Privilege Escalation
- ID: TA0004
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0004/
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Technique:
- Name: Access Token Manipulation
- ID: T1134
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1134/
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Sub-technique:
- Name: Token Impersonation/Theft
- ID: T1134.001
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1134/001/