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Privilege Escalation via SeImpersonatePrivilege

Identifies a privilege escalation attempt from an account with the SeImpersonatePrivilege to full System privileges.

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Detection Logic

sequence with maxspan=3m
 [process where event.action == "start" and 
  (user.id : ("S-1-5-17", "S-1-5-19", "S-1-5-20", "S-1-5-32-568") or user.domain : "IIS AppPool") and 
  not process.executable : 
                ("?:\\Windows\\Syswow64\\wbem\\wmiprvse.exe", 
                 "?:\\Windows\\system32\\wbem\\wmiprvse.exe", 
                 "?:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\svchost.exe",
                 "?:\\Windows\\System32\\sppsvc.exe",
                 "C:\\Windows\\System32\\taskhost.exe",
                 "?:\\Windows\\system32\\printfilterpipelinesvc.exe", 
                 "?:\\Windows\\syswow64\\printfilterpipelinesvc.exe",
                 "?:\\Windows\\System32\\appidcertstorecheck.exe",
                 "\\Device\\HarddiskVolume*\\Windows\\System32\\printfilterpipelinesvc.exe", 
                 "\\Device\\HarddiskVolume*\\Windows\\System32\\wbem\\wmiprvse.exe",
                 "C:\\Windows\\System32\\Speech_OneCore\\Common\\SpeechModelDownload.exe") and
  not (process.name : "rundll32.exe" and process.args : "?:\\WINDOWS\\sys*\\davclnt.dll,DavSetCookie") and
  not (process.executable : "C:\\Windows\\System32\\conhost.exe" and
       process.parent.executable : ("C:\\ProgramData\\Microsoft\\Windows Defender\\Platform\\*\\MpCmdRun.exe",
                                    "C:\\Program Files\\Windows Defender\\mpcmdrun.exe")) and
  not (process.parent.executable : "C:\\Program Files\\Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection\\MsSense.exe" and
       process.executable : "C:\\Program Files\\Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection\\Classification\\SenseCE.exe") and 
  not (process.parent.executable : "?:\\ProgramData\\Microsoft\\Windows Defender\\platform\\*\\MsMpEng.exe" and 
       process.executable : "?:\\ProgramData\\Microsoft\\Windows Defender\\platform\\*\\MpCmdRun.exe")
  ] by process.entity_id
 [process where event.action == "start" and user.id : "S-1-5-18" and 
  (
   _arraysearch(process.parent.thread.Ext.call_stack, $entry, $entry.symbol_info : ("*CreateProcessAsUser*", "*CreateProcessWithToken*")) or 
   
   process.parent.thread.Ext.call_stack_summary : 
                    ("ntdll.dll
| Unbacked",
                     "ntdll.dll
| kernelbase.dll
| Unbacked",
                     "ntdll.dll
| kernelbase.dll
| Unknown",
                     "ntdll.dll
| kernelbase.dll
| kernel32.dll
| Unbacked",
                     "ntdll.dll
| wow64.dll
| wow64cpu.dll
| wow64.dll
| ntdll.dll
| kernelbase.dll
| Unbacked",
                     "ntdll.dll
| wow64.dll
| wow64cpu.dll
| wow64.dll
| ntdll.dll
| kernelbase.dll
| Unbacked
| kernel32.dll
| ntdll.dll") or 
                     
   (_arraysearch(process.parent.thread.Ext.call_stack, $entry, $entry.symbol_info : "*KernelBase.dll!CreateProcessInternal*") and 
    not _arraysearch(process.parent.thread.Ext.call_stack, $entry, 
                     $entry.symbol_info : ("*kernel32.dll!CreateProcess*", "*CreateProcessAsUser*", "*CreateProcessWithToken*", "*KernelBase.dll!CreateProcessA+*", "KernelBase.dll!CreateProcessW")))
   ) and
   not (process.executable : "?:\\Program Files (x86)\\Lenovo\\System Update\\uncsetting.exe" and
        process.parent.executable : "?:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework64\\*\\csc.exe") and
   not (process.executable : "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Google\\GoogleUpdater\\*\\updater.exe" and
        process.parent.executable == "C:\\Windows\\System32\\appidcertstorecheck.exe") and
    not (process.executable == "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft\\EdgeUpdate\\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe" and
         process.parent.executable in
                         ("C:\\Program Files\\Windows Defender\\MpCmdRun.exe",
                          "C:\\Program Files\\Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection\\SenseNdr.exe",
                          "C:\\Program Files\\Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection\\Classification\\SenseCE.exe")) and
    not (process.executable : "C:\\Program Files\\Portrait Displays\\HP Display Control Service\\DeviceCheck.exe" and
         process.parent.executable : "C:\\Windows\\System32\\pacjsworker.exe") and

    not (process.executable : ("C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework\\*\\csc.exe", "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\cmd.exe") and
         process.parent.executable : "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Tanium\\Tanium Client\\TaniumClient.exe") and
    not (process.executable : "?:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\bitsadmin.exe" and process.parent.executable : "?:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\cmd.exe") and
    not process.executable :
                     ("C:\\Program Files\\HP\\hpssacli\\bin\\hpssacli.exe",
                      "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\ManageSoft\\Uploader\\ndupload.exe",
                      "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Google\\GoogleUpdater\\*\\updater.exe",
                      "C:\\Program Files\\Npcap\\NPFInstall.exe",
                      "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\ManageEngine\\UEMS_Agent\\bin\\metroapps.exe",
                      "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Google\\Update\\GoogleUpdate.exe",
                      "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\SolarWinds\\Agent\\Plugins\\ADMProbe\\nping.exe",
                      "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\ManageEngine\\UEMS_Agent\\DeviceControl\\bin\\devctrlaction64.exe") and
    process.hash.sha256 != "8ba8760bcb924e1e7943c3008a80006b29737808cc41a93cabcfeaaec9785276" and
    not process.parent.executable :
                        ("C:\\Program Files (x86)\\MspPlatform\\PME\\Installers\\RequestHandlerAgentSetup.exe",
                         "C:\\Program Files\\LANDESK\\Shavlik Protect Agent\\STAgentUpdater.exe",
                         "C:\\Program Files\\AzureConnectedMachineAgent\\GCArcService\\GC\\gc_worker.exe",
                         "C:\\Windows\\CCM\\Ccm32BitLauncher.exe",
                         "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Common Files\\Pulse Secure\\JUNS\\PulseSecureService.exe",
                         "C:\\Program Files\\Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection\\SenseNdr.exe",
                         "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Lenovo\\VantageService\\*\\ScheduleEventAction.exe") and
    not (process.code_signature.subject_name in ("Sophos Ltd", "Entrust Datacard Corporation", "Com4Cure GmbH", "Martin Prikryl", "Stellar Cyber Inc", "Nmap Software LLC", "SimpleHelp Ltd") and
         process.code_signature.trusted == true) and
    not (process.executable : "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft\\EdgeUpdate\\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe" and
         process.parent.executable : "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft\\EdgeUpdate\\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe") and
    not (process.parent.executable : "C:\\Program Files\\Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection\\SenseNdr.exe" and
         process.executable : ("C:\\Windows\\System32\\DriverStore\\FileRepository\\*.exe", "C:\\Windows\\System32\\WindowsPowerShell\\v1.0\\powershell.exe")) and
    not (process.parent.executable : "C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework\\*\\ngentask.exe" and
         process.executable : "C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework\\*\\ngen.exe") and
    not (process.parent.executable : "C:\\Windows\\System32\\winlogon.exe" and process.executable : "C:\\Windows\\System32\\LogonUI.exe") and
    not (process.parent.executable : "C:\\Windows\\System32\\msiexec.exe" and process.executable : "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\msiexec.exe") and
    not (process.parent.executable : "C:\\Windows\\System32\\SearchIndexer.exe" and process.executable : "C:\\Windows\\System32\\SearchFilterHost.exe") and
    not (process.executable : "C:\\Windows\\System32\\WerFault.exe" and process.parent.thread.Ext.call_stack_summary == "ntdll.dll
| kernelbase.dll
| faultrep.dll
| wersvc.dll
| ntdll.dll
| kernel32.dll
| ntdll.dll") and
    not (process.executable : "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft\\EdgeUpdate\\Install\\*.tmp\\setup.exe" and
         process.parent.executable : "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft\\EdgeUpdate\\Install\\*.tmp\\setup.exe")
   ] by process.parent.entity_id

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