{"id":"24de4f3b-804c-4165-b442-5a06a2302c7e","title":"Arbitrary Shell Command Execution Via Settingcontent-Ms","description":"The .SettingContent-ms file type was introduced in Windows 10 and allows a user to create \"shortcuts\" to various Windows 10 setting pages. These files are simply XML and contain paths to various Windows 10 settings binaries.","author":"Sreeman","status":"test","level":"medium","date":"2020-03-13","modified":"2022-04-14","tags":["attack.t1204","attack.t1566.001","attack.execution","attack.initial-access"],"technique_ids":["T1204","T1566.001"],"logsource":{"category":"process_creation","product":"windows"},"falsepositives":["Unknown"],"references":["https://posts.specterops.io/the-tale-of-settingcontent-ms-files-f1ea253e4d39"],"source_path":"rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_susp_arbitrary_shell_execution_via_settingcontent.yml","source_sha256":"7863cf90fe479130a417df61ae093f438dce61c570c4d1e9ebb0714be3542542","source_url":"https://github.com/anpa1200/sigma/blob/b249e9683190cffdcaf188ccbfb90bf4759844e1/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_susp_arbitrary_shell_execution_via_settingcontent.yml","license":"Detection Rule License 1.1","license_url":"https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License/blob/main/LICENSE.Detection.Rules.md","yaml":"title: Arbitrary Shell Command Execution Via Settingcontent-Ms\nid: 24de4f3b-804c-4165-b442-5a06a2302c7e\nstatus: test\ndescription: The .SettingContent-ms file type was introduced in Windows 10 and allows a user to create \"shortcuts\" to various Windows 10 setting pages. These files are simply XML and contain paths to various Windows 10 settings binaries.\nreferences:\n    - https://posts.specterops.io/the-tale-of-settingcontent-ms-files-f1ea253e4d39\nauthor: Sreeman\ndate: 2020-03-13\nmodified: 2022-04-14\ntags:\n    - attack.t1204\n    - attack.t1566.001\n    - attack.execution\n    - attack.initial-access\nlogsource:\n    category: process_creation\n    product: windows\ndetection:\n    selection:\n        CommandLine|contains: '.SettingContent-ms'\n    filter:\n        CommandLine|contains: 'immersivecontrolpanel'\n    condition: selection and not filter\nfalsepositives:\n    - Unknown\nlevel: medium\n","validation":"yaml_parsed_not_backend_compiled_or_live_validated","techniques":[{"key":"enterprise/T1204","id":"T1204","name":"User Execution","page":"techniques/enterprise/T1204/"},{"key":"enterprise/T1566.001","id":"T1566.001","name":"Spearphishing Attachment","page":"techniques/enterprise/T1566.001/"}],"data_path":"data/detection-rules/24de4f3b-804c-4165-b442-5a06a2302c7e.json","kind":"sigma"}