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HackTool - SharpUp PrivEsc Tool Execution
Detects the use of SharpUp, a tool for local privilege escalation
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
Telemetry coverage
| Provider | Record / event type |
|---|---|
| Sysmon | Event ID 1: Process creation |
Rule body
title: HackTool - SharpUp PrivEsc Tool Execution
id: c484e533-ee16-4a93-b6ac-f0ea4868b2f1
status: test
description: Detects the use of SharpUp, a tool for local privilege escalation
references:
- https://github.com/GhostPack/SharpUp
author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
date: 2022-08-20
modified: 2023-02-13
tags:
- attack.persistence
- attack.privilege-escalation
- attack.discovery
- attack.execution
- attack.stealth
- attack.t1615
- attack.t1569.002
- attack.t1574.005
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
- Image|endswith: '\SharpUp.exe'
- Description: 'SharpUp'
- CommandLine|contains:
- 'HijackablePaths'
- 'UnquotedServicePath'
- 'ProcessDLLHijack'
- 'ModifiableServiceBinaries'
- 'ModifiableScheduledTask'
- 'DomainGPPPassword'
- 'CachedGPPPassword'
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: critical
Stages and Predicates
Stage 0: condition
selectionStage 1: selection
selection:
- Image|endswith: '\SharpUp.exe'
- Description: 'SharpUp'
- CommandLine|contains:
- 'HijackablePaths'
- 'UnquotedServicePath'
- 'ProcessDLLHijack'
- 'ModifiableServiceBinaries'
- 'ModifiableScheduledTask'
- 'DomainGPPPassword'
- 'CachedGPPPassword'
Indicators
These rows show field, operator, and value matches.
| Field | Kind | Values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
CommandLine | match |
| field:"CommandLine" kind:match |
Description | eq |
| field:"Description" kind:eq value:"SharpUp" |
Image | ends_with |
| field:"Image" kind:ends_with value:"\SharpUp.exe" |