Detectioncriticaltest

Potential Credential Dumping Via LSASS Process Clone

Detects a suspicious LSASS process process clone that could be a sign of credential dumping activity

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Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Samir BousseadenCreated Sat Nov 27Updated Thu Mar 02c8da0dfd-4ed0-4b68-962d-13c9c884384ewindows

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:
    selection:
        ParentImage|endswith: '\Windows\System32\lsass.exe'
        Image|endswith: '\Windows\System32\lsass.exe'
    condition: selection

False Positives

Unknown

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

References

MITRE ATT&CK

Tactics

TA0006 · Credential Access

Techniques

T1003 · OS Credential Dumping

Sub-techniques

T1003.001 · LSASS Memory

Rule Metadata

Rule ID

c8da0dfd-4ed0-4b68-962d-13c9c884384e

Status

test

Level

critical

Type

Detection

Created

Sat Nov 27

Modified

Thu Mar 02

Author

Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Samir Bousseaden

Path

rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_lsass_process_clone.yml

Raw Tags

attack.credential-accessattack.t1003attack.t1003.001

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