{"id":"7aa7009a-28b9-4344-8c1f-159489a390df","title":"HackTool - Windows Credential Editor (WCE) Execution","description":"Detects the use of Windows Credential Editor (WCE), a popular post-exploitation tool used to extract plaintext passwords, hash, PIN code and Kerberos tickets from memory.\nIt is often used by threat actors for credential dumping and lateral movement within compromised networks.\n","author":"Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)","status":"test","level":"critical","date":"2019-12-31","modified":"2025-10-21","tags":["attack.credential-access","attack.t1003.001","attack.s0005"],"technique_ids":["T1003.001"],"logsource":{"category":"process_creation","product":"windows"},"falsepositives":["Unknown"],"references":["https://www.ampliasecurity.com/research/windows-credentials-editor/"],"source_path":"rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hktl_wce.yml","source_sha256":"9524ba6de84a8e5706f2ee8b347df6b934e71d8da9da15e61f7f2ec52dc4b805","source_url":"https://github.com/anpa1200/sigma/blob/b249e9683190cffdcaf188ccbfb90bf4759844e1/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hktl_wce.yml","license":"Detection Rule License 1.1","license_url":"https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License/blob/main/LICENSE.Detection.Rules.md","yaml":"title: HackTool - Windows Credential Editor (WCE) Execution\nid: 7aa7009a-28b9-4344-8c1f-159489a390df\nstatus: test\ndescription: |\n    Detects the use of Windows Credential Editor (WCE), a popular post-exploitation tool used to extract plaintext passwords, hash, PIN code and Kerberos tickets from memory.\n    It is often used by threat actors for credential dumping and lateral movement within compromised networks.\nreferences:\n    - https://www.ampliasecurity.com/research/windows-credentials-editor/\nauthor: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)\ndate: 2019-12-31\nmodified: 2025-10-21\ntags:\n    - attack.credential-access\n    - attack.t1003.001\n    - attack.s0005\nlogsource:\n    category: process_creation\n    product: windows\ndetection:\n    selection_img:\n        Image|endswith:\n            - '\\WCE.exe'\n            - '\\WCE64.exe'\n    selection_hash:\n        Hashes|contains:\n            - 'IMPHASH=136F0A8572C058A96436C82E541E4C41'\n            - 'IMPHASH=589657C64DDE88533186C39F82FA1F50'\n            - 'IMPHASH=6BFE09EFCB4FFDE061EBDBAFC4DB84CF'\n            - 'IMPHASH=7D490037BF450877E6D0287BDCFF8D2E'\n            - 'IMPHASH=8AB93B061287C79F3088C5BC7E7D97ED'\n            - 'IMPHASH=A53A02B997935FD8EEDCB5F7ABAB9B9F'\n            - 'IMPHASH=BA434A7A729EEC20E136CA4C32D6C740'\n            - 'IMPHASH=BD1D1547DA13C0FCB6C15E86217D5EB8'\n            - 'IMPHASH=E96A73C7BF33A464C510EDE582318BF2'\n    condition: 1 of selection_*\nfalsepositives:\n    - Unknown\nlevel: critical\n","validation":"yaml_parsed_not_backend_compiled_or_live_validated","techniques":[{"key":"enterprise/T1003.001","id":"T1003.001","name":"LSASS Memory","page":"techniques/enterprise/T1003.001/"}],"data_path":"data/detection-rules/7aa7009a-28b9-4344-8c1f-159489a390df.json","kind":"sigma"}