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UAC Bypass Using Consent and Comctl32 - File

Detects the pattern of UAC Bypass using consent.exe and comctl32.dll (UACMe 22)

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Christian Burkard (Nextron Systems)Created Mon Aug 23Updated Sun Oct 0962ed5b55-f991-406a-85d9-e8e8fdf18789windows

Log Source

WindowsFile Event

ProductWindows← raw: windows

CategoryFile Event← raw: file_event

Events for file system activity including creation, modification, and deletion.

Detection Logic

detection:
    selection:
        TargetFilename|startswith: 'C:\Windows\System32\consent.exe.@'
        TargetFilename|endswith: '\comctl32.dll'
    condition: selection

False Positives

Unknown

False positive likelihood has not been assessed. Additional context may be needed during triage.

References

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MITRE ATT&CK

Tactics

TA0005 · Defense Evasion TA0004 · Privilege Escalation

Sub-techniques

T1548.002 · Bypass User Account Control

Rule Metadata

Rule ID

62ed5b55-f991-406a-85d9-e8e8fdf18789

Status

test

Level

high

Type

Detection

Created

Mon Aug 23

Modified

Sun Oct 09

Author

Christian Burkard (Nextron Systems)

Path

rules/windows/file/file_event/file_event_win_uac_bypass_consent_comctl32.yml

Raw Tags

attack.defense-evasionattack.privilege-escalationattack.t1548.002

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