Creation or modification of the default command executed when opening an application

Cortex XDR Analytics Alert Reference by data source

Product

Cortex XDR

Last date published

2024-12-03

Synopsis

Activation Period	14 Days
Training Period	30 Days
Test Period	N/A (single event)
Deduplication Period	1 Day
Required Data	Requires: XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH)
Detection Modules
Detector Tags
ATT&CK Tactic	Privilege Escalation (TA0004)
ATT&CK Technique	Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism: Bypass User Account Control (T1548.002)
Severity	Informational

Description

Creation or modification of these registry keys can cause the execution of the specified programs, bypassing UAC.

Attacker's Goals

Gain higher privileges by bypassing the User Account Control (UAC).

Investigative actions

Check the registry data modified for a potentially malicious command line.
Look for processes running matching the command line for malicious activity.

Variations

Creation or modification of the default command executed when opening the Microsoft optional features settings (Fodhelper.exe)

Synopsis

ATT&CK Tactic	Privilege Escalation (TA0004)
ATT&CK Technique	Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism: Bypass User Account Control (T1548.002)
Severity	Medium

Description

Creation or modification of these registry keys can cause the execution of the specified programs, bypassing UAC.

Attacker's Goals

Gain higher privileges by bypassing the User Account Control (UAC).

Investigative actions

Check the registry data modified for a potentially malicious command line.
Look for processes running matching the command line for malicious activity.

Creation or modification of the default command executed when opening an MMC application

Synopsis

ATT&CK Tactic	Privilege Escalation (TA0004)
ATT&CK Technique	Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism: Bypass User Account Control (T1548.002)
Severity	Medium

Description

Creation or modification of these registry keys can cause the execution of the specified programs, bypassing UAC.

Attacker's Goals

Gain higher privileges by bypassing the User Account Control (UAC).

Investigative actions

Check the registry data modified for a potentially malicious command line.
Look for processes running matching the command line for malicious activity.

Creation or modification of the default command executed when opening Windows backup and restore (sdclt.exe)

Synopsis

ATT&CK Tactic	Privilege Escalation (TA0004)
ATT&CK Technique	Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism: Bypass User Account Control (T1548.002)
Severity	Medium

Description

Creation or modification of these registry keys can cause the execution of the specified programs, bypassing UAC.

Attacker's Goals

Gain higher privileges by bypassing the User Account Control (UAC).

Investigative actions

Check the registry data modified for a potentially malicious command line.
Look for processes running matching the command line for malicious activity.

Creation or modification of the default command executed when opening Windows Store settings (Wsreset.exe)

Synopsis

ATT&CK Tactic	Privilege Escalation (TA0004)
ATT&CK Technique	Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism: Bypass User Account Control (T1548.002)
Severity	Medium

Description

Creation or modification of these registry keys can cause the execution of the specified programs, bypassing UAC.

Attacker's Goals

Gain higher privileges by bypassing the User Account Control (UAC).

Investigative actions

Check the registry data modified for a potentially malicious command line.
Look for processes running matching the command line for malicious activity.