Privilege Escalation (TA0004)(external, opens in a new tab or window)
endpoint(external, opens in a new tab or window)
windows(external, opens in a new tab or window)
crowdstrike(external, opens in a new tab or window)
sentinel_one_cloud_funnel(external, opens in a new tab or window)
text code block:registry where host.os.type == "windows" and event.type == "change" and process.executable != null and registry.data.strings != null and registry.value == "ImagePath" and registry.key : ( "*\\ADWS", "*\\AppHostSvc", "*\\AppReadiness", "*\\AudioEndpointBuilder", "*\\AxInstSV", "*\\camsvc", "*\\CertSvc", "*\\COMSysApp", "*\\CscService", "*\\defragsvc", "*\\DeviceAssociationService", "*\\DeviceInstall", "*\\DevQueryBroker", "*\\Dfs", "*\\DFSR", "*\\diagnosticshub.standardcollector.service", "*\\DiagTrack", "*\\DmEnrollmentSvc", "*\\DNS", "*\\dot3svc", "*\\Eaphost", "*\\GraphicsPerfSvc", "*\\hidserv", "*\\HvHost", "*\\IISADMIN", "*\\IKEEXT", "*\\InstallService", "*\\iphlpsvc", "*\\IsmServ", "*\\LanmanServer", "*\\MSiSCSI", "*\\NcbService", "*\\Netlogon", "*\\Netman", "*\\NtFrs", "*\\PlugPlay", "*\\Power", "*\\PrintNotify", "*\\ProfSvc", "*\\PushToInstall", "*\\RSoPProv", "*\\sacsvr", "*\\SENS", "*\\SensorDataService", "*\\SgrmBroker", "*\\ShellHWDetection", "*\\shpamsvc", "*\\StorSvc", "*\\svsvc", "*\\swprv", "*\\SysMain", "*\\Themes", "*\\TieringEngineService", "*\\TokenBroker", "*\\TrkWks", "*\\UALSVC", "*\\UserManager", "*\\vm3dservice", "*\\vmicguestinterface", "*\\vmicheartbeat", "*\\vmickvpexchange", "*\\vmicrdv", "*\\vmicshutdown", "*\\vmicvmsession", "*\\vmicvss", "*\\vmvss", "*\\VSS", "*\\w3logsvc", "*\\W3SVC", "*\\WalletService", "*\\WAS", "*\\wercplsupport", "*\\WerSvc", "*\\Winmgmt", "*\\wisvc", "*\\wmiApSrv", "*\\WPDBusEnum", "*\\WSearch" ) and not ( registry.data.strings : ( "?:\\Windows\\system32\\*.exe", "%systemroot%\\system32\\*.exe", "%windir%\\system32\\*.exe", "%SystemRoot%\\system32\\svchost.exe -k *", "%windir%\\system32\\svchost.exe -k *" ) and not registry.data.strings : ( "*\\cmd.exe", "*\\cscript.exe", "*\\ieexec.exe", "*\\iexpress.exe", "*\\installutil.exe", "*\\Microsoft.Workflow.Compiler.exe", "*\\msbuild.exe", "*\\mshta.exe", "*\\msiexec.exe", "*\\msxsl.exe", "*\\net.exe", "*\\powershell.exe", "*\\pwsh.exe", "*\\reg.exe", "*\\RegAsm.exe", "*\\RegSvcs.exe", "*\\regsvr32.exe", "*\\rundll32.exe", "*\\vssadmin.exe", "*\\wbadmin.exe", "*\\wmic.exe", "*\\wscript.exe" ) )
Install detection rules in Elastic Security
Detect Potential Privilege Escalation via Service ImagePath Modification in the Elastic Security detection engine by installing this rule into your Elastic Stack.
To setup this rule, check out the installation guide for Prebuilt Security Detection Rules(external, opens in a new tab or window).