Synopsis
Activation Period |
14 Days |
Training Period |
30 Days |
Test Period |
N/A (single event) |
Deduplication Period |
1 Hour |
Required Data |
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Detection Modules |
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Detector Tags |
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ATT&CK Tactic |
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ATT&CK Technique |
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Severity |
Medium |
Description
RDP connection to localhost can be used for privilege escalation by leveraging Windows Accessibility Features.
Attacker's Goals
An attacker may initiate RDP tunneling for a more convenient and stable interface.
Investigative actions
- Identify the process/user performing RDP and check that it is authorized.
- Check whether the initiating process also connects to an external host.