Privilege Escalation via Named Pipe Impersonation
Last updated on:
In this page
About the rule
Rule Type
Standard
Rule Description
Detects a remote file copy attempt to a hidden network share. This may indicate lateral movement or data staging activity.
Severity
Trouble
Rule Requirement
Criteria
Action1: actionname = "Process started" AND (PROCESSNAME endswith "\cmd.exe,\powershell.exe" OR ORIGINALFILENAME = "Cmd.Exe,PowerShell.EXE") AND (COMMANDLINE contains "echo" AND COMMANDLINE contains ">" AND COMMANDLINE contains "\\.\pipe") select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.COMMANDLINE,Action1.FILE_NAME,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.USERNAME,Action1.PARENTPROCESSNAME
Detection
Execution Mode
realtime
Log Sources
Windows
Author
Tim Rauch, Elastic (idea)
