UAC Bypass Using IEInstal - File

calendar Apr 28, 2026 · attack.privilege-escalation attack.t1548.002  ·
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Detects the pattern of UAC Bypass using IEInstal.exe (UACMe 64)

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 1title: UAC Bypass Using IEInstal - File
 2id: bdd8157d-8e85-4397-bb82-f06cc9c71dbb
 3status: test
 4description: Detects the pattern of UAC Bypass using IEInstal.exe (UACMe 64)
 5references:
 6    - https://github.com/hfiref0x/UACME
 7author: Christian Burkard (Nextron Systems)
 8date: 2021-08-30
 9modified: 2022-10-09
10tags:
11    - attack.privilege-escalation
12    - attack.t1548.002
13logsource:
14    category: file_event
15    product: windows
16detection:
17    selection:
18        Image: 'C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEInstal.exe'
19        TargetFilename|startswith: 'C:\Users\'
20        TargetFilename|contains: '\AppData\Local\Temp\'
21        TargetFilename|endswith: 'consent.exe'
22    condition: selection
23falsepositives:
24    - Unknown
25level: high

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