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PrinterNightmare Mimikatz Driver Name

Detects static QMS 810 and mimikatz driver name used by Mimikatz as exploited in CVE-2021-1675 and CVE-2021-34527

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Markus Neis, Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Created Sun Jul 04Updated Mon Jun 12ba6b9e43-1d45-4d3c-a504-1043a64c84692021
Emerging Threat
Active Threat

Developed to detect an active or emerging threat. Prioritize investigation of any alerts and correlate with threat intelligence.

Log Source
WindowsRegistry Event
ProductWindows← raw: windows
CategoryRegistry Event← raw: registry_event

Events for Windows Registry modifications including key creation, modification, and deletion.

Detection Logic
Detection Logic4 selectors
detection:
    selection:
        TargetObject|contains:
            - '\Control\Print\Environments\Windows x64\Drivers\Version-3\QMS 810\'
            - '\Control\Print\Environments\Windows x64\Drivers\Version-3\mimikatz'
    selection_alt:
        TargetObject|contains|all:
            - 'legitprinter'
            - '\Control\Print\Environments\Windows'
    selection_print:
        TargetObject|contains:
            - '\Control\Print\Environments'
            - '\CurrentVersion\Print\Printers'
    selection_kiwi:
        TargetObject|contains:
            - 'Gentil Kiwi'
            - 'mimikatz printer'
            - 'Kiwi Legit Printer'
    condition: selection or selection_alt or (selection_print and selection_kiwi)
False Positives

Legitimate installation of printer driver QMS 810, Texas Instruments microLaser printer (unlikely)

MITRE ATT&CK

Other

cve.2021-1675cve.2021-34527detection.emerging-threats
Rule Metadata
Rule ID
ba6b9e43-1d45-4d3c-a504-1043a64c8469
Status
test
Level
critical
Type
Emerging Threat
Created
Sun Jul 04
Modified
Mon Jun 12
Path
rules-emerging-threats/2021/Exploits/CVE-2021-1675/registry_event_cve_2021_1675_mimikatz_printernightmare_drivers.yml
Raw Tags
attack.executionattack.t1204cve.2021-1675cve.2021-34527detection.emerging-threats
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