Detectionhightest
Potential Privilege Escalation via Service Permissions Weakness
Detect modification of services configuration (ImagePath, FailureCommand and ServiceDLL) in registry by processes with Medium integrity level
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Log Source
WindowsProcess Creation
ProductWindows← raw: windows
CategoryProcess Creation← raw: process_creation
Events generated when a new process is spawned on the system. Covers command-line arguments, parent/child relationships, and process metadata.
Detection Logic
Detection Logic1 selector
detection:
selection:
IntegrityLevel:
- 'Medium'
- 'S-1-16-8192'
CommandLine|contains|all:
- 'ControlSet'
- 'services'
CommandLine|contains:
- '\ImagePath'
- '\FailureCommand'
- '\ServiceDll'
condition: selectionFalse Positives
Unknown
False positive likelihood has not been assessed. Additional context may be needed during triage.
MITRE ATT&CK
Rule Metadata
Rule ID
0f9c21f1-6a73-4b0e-9809-cb562cb8d981
Status
test
Level
high
Type
Detection
Created
Sat Oct 26
Modified
Sun Dec 01
Author
Path
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_registry_privilege_escalation_via_service_key.yml
Raw Tags
attack.persistenceattack.defense-evasionattack.privilege-escalationattack.t1574.011