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Suspicious Kerberos password account reset to issue potential Golden ticket
Detects scenarios where a suspicious password reset of the Krbtgt account is performed by attacker to issue a potential Golden ticket.
Known false positives
- Administrators following best practices and reseting the Krbtgt password 1 or 2 times a year
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Credential Access |
Telemetry coverage
| Provider | Record / event type |
|---|---|
| Security-Auditing | Event ID 4724: An attempt was made to reset an account's password. |
Rule body
title: Suspicious Kerberos password account reset to issue potential Golden ticket
description: Detects scenarios where a suspicious password reset of the Krbtgt account is performed by attacker to issue a potential Golden ticket.
references:
- https://cert.europa.eu/static/WhitePapers/CERT-EU-SWP_14_07_PassTheGolden_Ticket_v1_1.pdf
- https://adsecurity.org/?p=483
tags:
- attack.credential_access
- attack.t1558.001
author: mdecrevoisier
status: experimental
logsource:
product: windows
service: security
detection:
selection:
EventID: 4724
TargetSid|endswith: '-502' # Krbtgt account SID
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Administrators following best practices and reseting the Krbtgt password 1 or 2 times a year
level: medium
Stages and Predicates
Stage 0: condition
selectionStage 1: selection
selection:
EventID: 4724
TargetSid|endswith: '-502'
Indicators
These rows show field, operator, and value matches.
| Field | Kind | Values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
TargetSid | ends_with |
| field:"TargetSid" kind:ends_with value:"-502" |