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Debug Privilege Enabled by a Low Reputation Process
Identifies an unsigned process enabling the SeDebugPrivilege required to debug and adjust the memory of a process owned by another account.
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Privilege Escalation |
Rule body
[rule]
description = """
Identifies an unsigned process enabling the SeDebugPrivilege required to debug and adjust the memory of a process owned
by another account.
"""
id = "82547ffb-7186-4317-8a15-599a291d1f73"
license = "Elastic License v2"
name = "Debug Privilege Enabled by a Low Reputation Process"
os_list = ["windows"]
reference = [
"https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-10/security/threat-protection/auditing/event-4703",
]
version = "1.0.4"
query = '''
sequence by process.entity_id with maxspan=1m
[process where event.action == "start" and
(process.Ext.relative_file_creation_time <= 900 or process.Ext.relative_file_name_modify_time <= 900) and
(process.code_signature.trusted == false or process.code_signature.exists == false) and not process.code_signature.status like "errorCode_endpoint*" and
not process.parent.executable : "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Common Files\\VAudio\\Interop.Exe" and
not process.hash.sha256 in ("6ab0815affa73b779a0da5bfff3e8498f279a4254ca67948d068811d58b89118",
"167d04f2824b3af925c2d34228f2c5b3aa44dd3ae0b8e0a146076c0b7794f56c",
"555dc00f5988f1106adc1254aca6fab54ed25a0a4c1dff787f1b85a50c686d55",
"2ab171f42975d7539965d96c0750d43be14335e8f604a403cd8574ef7936e700")]
[any where event.category == "iam" and event.action == "token_right_adjusted" and winlog.event_data.EnabledPrivilegeList == "SeDebugPrivilege" and
not winlog.event_data.EnabledPrivilegeList == "SeLockMemoryPrivilege"]
'''
min_endpoint_version = "8.18.0"
optional_actions = []
reputation = true
[[actions]]
action = "kill_process"
field = "process.entity_id"
state = 0
tree = true
[[threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[threat.technique]]
id = "T1134"
name = "Access Token Manipulation"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1134/"
[threat.tactic]
id = "TA0004"
name = "Privilege Escalation"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0004/"
[internal]
min_endpoint_version = "8.18.0"
Stages and Predicates
Ordered sequence: each step below must occur in order within 1m, correlated by process.entity_id.
Stage 1: process
[process where event.action == "start" and
(process.Ext.relative_file_creation_time <= 900 or process.Ext.relative_file_name_modify_time <= 900) and
(process.code_signature.trusted == false or process.code_signature.exists == false) and not process.code_signature.status like "errorCode_endpoint*" and
not process.parent.executable : "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Common Files\\VAudio\\Interop.Exe" and
not process.hash.sha256 in ("6ab0815affa73b779a0da5bfff3e8498f279a4254ca67948d068811d58b89118",
"167d04f2824b3af925c2d34228f2c5b3aa44dd3ae0b8e0a146076c0b7794f56c",
"555dc00f5988f1106adc1254aca6fab54ed25a0a4c1dff787f1b85a50c686d55",
"2ab171f42975d7539965d96c0750d43be14335e8f604a403cd8574ef7936e700")]
Stage 2: any
[any where event.category == "iam" and event.action == "token_right_adjusted" and winlog.event_data.EnabledPrivilegeList == "SeDebugPrivilege" and
not winlog.event_data.EnabledPrivilegeList == "SeLockMemoryPrivilege"]
Exclusions
The rule actively suppresses these predicates.
| Field | Kind | Excluded values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
process.code_signature.status | starts_with | errorCode_endpoint | excludes:process.code_signature.status field:"process.code_signature.status" value:"errorCode_endpoint" |
process.hash.sha256 | in | 167d04f2824b3af925c2d34228f2c5b3aa44dd3ae0b8e0a146076c0b7794f56c, 2ab171f42975d7539965d96c0750d43be14335e8f604a403cd8574ef7936e700, 555dc00f5988f1106adc1254aca6fab54ed25a0a4c1dff787f1b85a50c686d55, 6ab0815affa73b779a0da5bfff3e8498f279a4254ca67948d068811d58b89118 | excludes:process.hash.sha256 |
process.parent.executable | eq | C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\VAudio\Interop.Exe | excludes:process.parent.executable field:"process.parent.executable" value:"C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\VAudio\Interop.Exe" |
winlog.event_data.EnabledPrivilegeList | eq | SeLockMemoryPrivilege | excludes:winlog.event_data.EnabledPrivilegeList field:"winlog.event_data.EnabledPrivilegeList" value:"SeLockMemoryPrivilege" |
Indicators
These rows show field, operator, and value matches.