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UAC Bypass Using Iscsicpl - ImageLoad

Detects the "iscsicpl.exe" UAC bypass technique that leverages a DLL Search Order hijacking technique to load a custom DLL's from temp or a any user controlled location in the users %PATH%

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Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Created Sun Jul 17Updated Mon Jul 259ed5959a-c43c-4c59-84e3-d28628429456windows
Log Source
WindowsImage Load (DLL)
ProductWindows← raw: windows
CategoryImage Load (DLL)← raw: image_load
Detection Logic
Detection Logic2 selectors
detection:
    selection:
        Image: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\iscsicpl.exe
        ImageLoaded|endswith: '\iscsiexe.dll'
    filter:
        ImageLoaded|contains|all:
            - 'C:\Windows\'
            - 'iscsiexe.dll'
    condition: selection and not filter
False Positives
Unknown

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

Rule Metadata
Rule ID
9ed5959a-c43c-4c59-84e3-d28628429456
Status
test
Level
high
Type
Detection
Created
Sun Jul 17
Modified
Mon Jul 25
Path
rules/windows/image_load/image_load_uac_bypass_iscsicpl.yml
Raw Tags
attack.defense-evasionattack.privilege-escalationattack.t1548.002
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