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HackTool - ADCSPwn Execution — Sigma Rule

Sigma rule cd8c163e-a19b-402e-bdd5-419ff5859f12. HackTool - ADCSPwn Execution — Sigma Rule. Detects command line parameters used by ADCSPwn, a tool to escalate privileges in an active directory network by coercing authenticate from machine accounts and relaying to the certificate service

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Author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems). Source status: test; severity: high. Source dates: 2021-07-31 / 2023-02-04.

{
  "category": "process_creation",
  "product": "windows"
}

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Source SHA-256: 0682ca91a0fb64e850703fca4cdddac009d2b3278177a604a467b474df157145

Detection logic

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title: HackTool - ADCSPwn Execution
id: cd8c163e-a19b-402e-bdd5-419ff5859f12
status: test
description: Detects command line parameters used by ADCSPwn, a tool to escalate privileges in an active directory network by coercing authenticate from machine accounts and relaying to the certificate service
references:
    - https://github.com/bats3c/ADCSPwn
author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
date: 2021-07-31
modified: 2023-02-04
tags:
    - attack.collection
    - attack.credential-access
    - attack.t1557.001
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        CommandLine|contains|all:
            - ' --adcs '
            - ' --port '
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unlikely
level: high

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False positives

  • Unlikely

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