HKTL - SharpSuccessor Privilege Escalation Tool Execution
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About the rule
Rule Type
Standard
Rule Description
Detects SharpSuccessor execution exploiting the BadSuccessor vulnerability in Windows Server 2025 AD for privilege escalation.
Severity
Trouble
Rule Requirement
Criteria
Action1:
actionname = "Process started" AND ( PROCESSNAME endswith "SharpSuccessor.exe" OR ORIGINALFILENAME = "SharpSuccessor.exe" ) AND (( COMMANDLINE contains "SharpSuccessor" ) OR ( COMMANDLINE contains "add " AND COMMANDLINE contains "/impersonate" AND COMMANDLINE contains "/path" AND COMMANDLINE contains "/account" AND COMMANDLINE contains "/name" ))
select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.COMMANDLINE,Action1.FILE_NAME,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.USERNAME,Action1.PARENTPROCESSNAME,Action1.DOMAIN,Action1.ORIGINALFILENAME,Action1.PARENTPROCESSID,Action1.PROCESSID,Action1.PRODUCT_NAME,Action1.SECURITYID
Detection
Execution Mode
realtime
Log Sources
Active Directory
Author
@Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)
