Detectionhightest
Possible Privilege Escalation via Weak Service Permissions
Detection of sc.exe utility spawning by user with Medium integrity level to change service ImagePath or FailureCommand
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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 Logic3 selectors
detection:
scbynonadmin:
Image|endswith: '\sc.exe'
IntegrityLevel:
- 'Medium'
- 'S-1-16-8192'
selection_binpath:
CommandLine|contains|all:
- 'config'
- 'binPath'
selection_failure:
CommandLine|contains|all:
- 'failure'
- 'command'
condition: scbynonadmin and 1 of selection_*False Positives
Unknown
False positive likelihood has not been assessed. Additional context may be needed during triage.
MITRE ATT&CK
Rule Metadata
Rule ID
d937b75f-a665-4480-88a5-2f20e9f9b22a
Status
test
Level
high
Type
Detection
Created
Sat Oct 26
Modified
Sun Dec 01
Author
Path
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_sc_change_sevice_image_path_by_non_admin.yml
Raw Tags
attack.persistenceattack.defense-evasionattack.privilege-escalationattack.t1574.011