The CA policy EditFlags was queried

Cortex XDR Analytics Alert Reference by data source

Product
Cortex XDR
Last date published
2024-11-18
Category
Analytics Alert Reference
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Synopsis

Activation Period

14 Days

Training Period

30 Days

Test Period

N/A (single event)

Deduplication Period

1 Day

Required Data

  • Requires:
    • XDR Agent

Detection Modules

Detector Tags

ATT&CK Tactic

Privilege Escalation (TA0004)

ATT&CK Technique

Valid Accounts (T1078)

Severity

Medium

Description

The CA policy EditFlags was queried.

Attacker's Goals

  • Querying this registry value can indicate an attacker is looking for an enabled EDITF_ATTRIBUTESUBJECTALTNAME2 flag.
  • When this flag is enabled, it allows users to request certificates with a Subject Alternate Name(SAN).
  • This can allow an attacker to obtain a certificate with higher privileges.

Investigative actions

  • Check if the action was allowed by the user.
  • Monitor certificate enrollments with Subject Alternate Names.
  • Check for unusual high privilege users certificate authentications.