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UAC Bypass Using IDiagnostic Profile
Detects the "IDiagnosticProfileUAC" UAC bypass technique
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Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Created Sun Jul 03Updated Sun Dec 014cbef972-f347-4170-b62a-8253f6168e6dwindows
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:
ParentImage|endswith: '\DllHost.exe'
ParentCommandLine|contains: ' /Processid:{12C21EA7-2EB8-4B55-9249-AC243DA8C666}'
IntegrityLevel:
- 'High'
- 'System'
- 'S-1-16-16384' # System
- 'S-1-16-12288' # High
condition: selectionFalse Positives
Unknown
False positive likelihood has not been assessed. Additional context may be needed during triage.
References
MITRE ATT&CK
Rule Metadata
Rule ID
4cbef972-f347-4170-b62a-8253f6168e6d
Status
test
Level
high
Type
Detection
Created
Sun Jul 03
Modified
Sun Dec 01
Path
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_uac_bypass_idiagnostic_profile.yml
Raw Tags
attack.executionattack.defense-evasionattack.privilege-escalationattack.t1548.002