Wmiprvse Wbemcomn DLL Hijack - File

 1title: Wmiprvse Wbemcomn DLL Hijack - File
 2id: 614a7e17-5643-4d89-b6fe-f9df1a79641c
 3status: test
 4description: Detects a threat actor creating a file named `wbemcomn.dll` in the `C:\Windows\System32\wbem\` directory over the network and loading it for a WMI DLL Hijack scenario.
 5references:
 6    - https://threathunterplaybook.com/hunts/windows/201009-RemoteWMIWbemcomnDLLHijack/notebook.html
 7author: Roberto Rodriguez (Cyb3rWard0g), OTR (Open Threat Research)
 8date: 2020-10-12
 9modified: 2022-12-02
10tags:
11    - attack.execution
12    - attack.t1047
13    - attack.lateral-movement
14    - attack.t1021.002
15logsource:
16    product: windows
17    category: file_event
18detection:
19    selection:
20        Image: System
21        TargetFilename|endswith: '\wbem\wbemcomn.dll'
22    condition: selection
23falsepositives:
24    - Unknown
25level: critical

References

• Remote WMI Wbemcomn DLL Hijack — Threat Hunter Playbook

  Offensive Tradecraft A threat actor could use a known DLL hijack vulnerability on the execution of wmiprvse.exe to accomplish code execution as a NETWORK SERVICE account. One way to perform a DLL h...

  
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