{"id":"d937b75f-a665-4480-88a5-2f20e9f9b22a","title":"Possible Privilege Escalation via Weak Service Permissions","description":"Detection of sc.exe utility spawning by user with Medium integrity level to change service ImagePath or FailureCommand","author":"Teymur Kheirkhabarov","status":"test","level":"high","date":"2019-10-26","modified":"2024-12-01","tags":["attack.persistence","attack.privilege-escalation","attack.execution","attack.stealth","attack.t1574.011"],"technique_ids":["T1574.011"],"logsource":{"category":"process_creation","product":"windows"},"falsepositives":["Unknown"],"references":["https://speakerdeck.com/heirhabarov/hunting-for-privilege-escalation-in-windows-environment","https://pentestlab.blog/2017/03/30/weak-service-permissions/"],"source_path":"rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_sc_change_sevice_image_path_by_non_admin.yml","source_sha256":"992c0617149317e1a846230b3ac48d2d1f8a4f9b559ea2ef7be0e0bb8d4a9348","source_url":"https://github.com/anpa1200/sigma/blob/b249e9683190cffdcaf188ccbfb90bf4759844e1/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_sc_change_sevice_image_path_by_non_admin.yml","license":"Detection Rule License 1.1","license_url":"https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License/blob/main/LICENSE.Detection.Rules.md","yaml":"title: Possible Privilege Escalation via Weak Service Permissions\nid: d937b75f-a665-4480-88a5-2f20e9f9b22a\nstatus: test\ndescription: Detection of sc.exe utility spawning by user with Medium integrity level to change service ImagePath or FailureCommand\nreferences:\n    - https://speakerdeck.com/heirhabarov/hunting-for-privilege-escalation-in-windows-environment\n    - https://pentestlab.blog/2017/03/30/weak-service-permissions/\nauthor: Teymur Kheirkhabarov\ndate: 2019-10-26\nmodified: 2024-12-01\ntags:\n    - attack.persistence\n    - attack.privilege-escalation\n    - attack.execution\n    - attack.stealth\n    - attack.t1574.011\nlogsource:\n    category: process_creation\n    product: windows\ndetection:\n    scbynonadmin:\n        Image|endswith: '\\sc.exe'\n        IntegrityLevel:\n            - 'Medium'\n            - 'S-1-16-8192'\n    selection_binpath:\n        CommandLine|contains|all:\n            - 'config'\n            - 'binPath'\n    selection_failure:\n        CommandLine|contains|all:\n            - 'failure'\n            - 'command'\n    condition: scbynonadmin and 1 of selection_*\nfalsepositives:\n    - Unknown\nlevel: high\n","validation":"yaml_parsed_not_backend_compiled_or_live_validated","techniques":[{"key":"enterprise/T1574.011","id":"T1574.011","name":"Services Registry Permissions Weakness","page":"techniques/enterprise/T1574.011/"}],"data_path":"data/detection-rules/d937b75f-a665-4480-88a5-2f20e9f9b22a.json","kind":"sigma"}