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Suspicious Execution via Microsoft OfficeCmd URL Handler
Identifies Microsoft Local Bridge executable with suspicious arguments that may indicate an attempt to exploit Microsoft ms-officecmd URL handler via an argument injection vulnerability.
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Initial Access |
Rule body
[rule]
description = """
Identifies Microsoft Local Bridge executable with suspicious arguments that may indicate an attempt to exploit Microsoft
ms-officecmd URL handler via an argument injection vulnerability.
"""
id = "12e6ac2e-a429-4f54-abb2-eaa5713a4d06"
license = "Elastic License v2"
name = "Suspicious Execution via Microsoft OfficeCmd URL Handler"
os_list = ["windows"]
reference = ["https://positive.security/blog/ms-officecmd-rce"]
version = "1.0.27"
query = '''
process where event.action == "start" and
(process.name : "LocalBridge.exe" and process.command_line : "*ms-officecmd*LaunchOfficeAppForResult*--gpu-launcher*") or
(process.parent.name : "LocalBridge.exe" and process.parent.command_line : "*ms-officecmd*LaunchOfficeAppForResult*--gpu-launcher*") or
/* generic condition to capture abuses of Electron Apps --gpu-launcher switch for proxy execution */
(process.parent.command_line : "*--disable-gpu-sandbox*--gpu-launcher=*" and not process.parent.name : "LocalBridge.exe")
'''
min_endpoint_version = "7.15.0"
optional_actions = []
[[actions]]
action = "kill_process"
field = "process.entity_id"
state = 0
[[threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[threat.technique]]
id = "T1189"
name = "Drive-by Compromise"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1189/"
[threat.tactic]
id = "TA0001"
name = "Initial Access"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0001/"
[internal]
min_endpoint_version = "7.15.0"
Stages and Predicates
Stage 1: process
process where event.action == "start" and
(process.name : "LocalBridge.exe" and process.command_line : "*ms-officecmd*LaunchOfficeAppForResult*--gpu-launcher*") or
(process.parent.name : "LocalBridge.exe" and process.parent.command_line : "*ms-officecmd*LaunchOfficeAppForResult*--gpu-launcher*") or
(process.parent.command_line : "*--disable-gpu-sandbox*--gpu-launcher=*" and not process.parent.name : "LocalBridge.exe")
Indicators
These rows show field, operator, and value matches.
| Field | Kind | Values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
event.action | eq |
| field:"EventType" kind:eq value:"start" |
process.command_line | wildcard |
| field:"CommandLine" kind:wildcard value:"*ms-officecmd*LaunchOfficeAppForResult*--gpu-launcher*" |
process.name | wildcard |
| field:"process_name" kind:wildcard value:"LocalBridge.exe" |
process.parent.command_line | wildcard |
| field:"ParentCommandLine" kind:wildcard |
process.parent.name | wildcard |
| field:"parent_process_name" kind:wildcard value:"LocalBridge.exe" |