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Bypass UAC via Event Vieweredit
Identifies User Account Control (UAC) bypass via eventvwr.exe.
Attackers
bypass UAC to stealthily execute code with elevated permissions.
Rule type: query
Rule indices:
- winlogbeat-*
Severity: low
Risk score: 21
Runs every: 5 minutes
Searches indices from: now-6m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time
)
Maximum signals per execution: 100
Tags:
- Elastic
- Windows
Version: 1
Added (Elastic Stack release): 7.7.0
Rule queryedit
process.parent.name:eventvwr.exe and event.action:"Process Create (rule: ProcessCreate)" and not process.executable:("C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mmc.exe" or "C:\Windows\System32\mmc.exe")
Threat mappingedit
Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
-
Tactic:
- Name: Privilege Escalation
- ID: TA0004
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0004/
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Technique:
- Name: Bypass User Account Control
- ID: T1088
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1088/