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Account set with password not required (weakness introduction)
Detects scenarios where an attacker set an account with password not required to perform privilege escalation attack.
Known false positives
- IAM solutions generating accounts
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Persistence |
Telemetry coverage
| Provider | Record / event type |
|---|---|
| Security-Auditing | Event ID 4738: A user account was changed. |
Rule body
title: Account set with password not required (weakness introduction)
description: Detects scenarios where an attacker set an account with password not required to perform privilege escalation attack.
references:
- https://github.com/mdecrevoisier/EVTX-to-MITRE-Attack/tree/master/TA0003-Persistence/T1098.xxx-Account%20manipulation
- https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Detections/SecurityEvent/password_never_expires.yaml
tags:
- attack.persistence
- attack.t1098
author: mdecrevoisier
status: experimental
logsource:
product: windows
service: security
detection:
selection:
EventID: 4738
UserAccountControl: '%%2082' # User account with password set to not require - TRUE
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- IAM solutions generating accounts
level: medium
Stages and Predicates
Stage 0: condition
selectionStage 1: selection
selection:
EventID: 4738
UserAccountControl: '%%2082'
Indicators
These rows show field, operator, and value matches.
| Field | Kind | Values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
UserAccountControl | eq |
| field:"UserAccountControl" kind:eq value:"%%2082" |