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HackTool - HandleKatz Duplicating LSASS Handle

Status
test
Severity
high
Log source
category process_access, product windows
Author
Bhabesh Raj (rule), @thefLinkk
Source
github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma

Detects HandleKatz opening LSASS to duplicate its handle to later dump the memory without opening any new handles

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

TacticTechniques
Execution
Credential Access

Telemetry coverage

ProviderRecord / event type
SysmonEvent ID 10: ProcessAccess

Rule body

title: HackTool - HandleKatz Duplicating LSASS Handle
id: b1bd3a59-c1fd-4860-9f40-4dd161a7d1f5
status: test
description: Detects HandleKatz opening LSASS to duplicate its handle to later dump the memory without opening any new handles
references:
    - https://github.com/codewhitesec/HandleKatz
author: Bhabesh Raj (rule), @thefLinkk
date: 2022-06-27
modified: 2023-11-28
tags:
    - attack.execution
    - attack.t1106
    - attack.t1003.001
    - attack.credential-access
logsource:
    category: process_access
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        TargetImage|endswith: '\lsass.exe' # Theoretically, can be any benign process holding handle to LSASS
        GrantedAccess: '0x1440' # Only PROCESS_DUP_HANDLE, PROCESS_QUERY_LIMITED_INFORMATION, PROCESS_QUERY_INFORMATION
        # Example: C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll+9d234\|UNKNOWN(00000000001C119B)
        CallTrace|startswith: 'C:\Windows\System32\ntdll.dll+'
        CallTrace|contains: '|UNKNOWN('
        CallTrace|endswith: ')'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: high

Stages and Predicates

Stage 0: condition

selection

Stage 1: selection

selection:
    TargetImage|endswith: '\lsass.exe'
    GrantedAccess: '0x1440'
    CallTrace|startswith: 'C:\Windows\System32\ntdll.dll+'
    CallTrace|contains: '|UNKNOWN('
    CallTrace|endswith: ')'

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