CMSTP Execution Process Access

calendar Dec 4, 2023 · attack.defense_evasion attack.t1218.003 attack.execution attack.t1559.001 attack.g0069 attack.g0080 car.2019-04-001  ·
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Detects various indicators of Microsoft Connection Manager Profile Installer execution

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 1title: CMSTP Execution Process Access
 2id: 3b4b232a-af90-427c-a22f-30b0c0837b95
 3status: stable
 4description: Detects various indicators of Microsoft Connection Manager Profile Installer execution
 5references:
 6    - https://web.archive.org/web/20190720093911/http://www.endurant.io/cmstp/detecting-cmstp-enabled-code-execution-and-uac-bypass-with-sysmon/
 7author: Nik Seetharaman
 8date: 2018/07/16
 9modified: 2021/06/27
10tags:
11    - attack.defense_evasion
12    - attack.t1218.003
13    - attack.execution
14    - attack.t1559.001
15    - attack.g0069
16    - attack.g0080
17    - car.2019-04-001
18logsource:
19    product: windows
20    category: process_access
21detection:
22    # Process Access Call Trace
23    selection:
24        CallTrace|contains: 'cmlua.dll'
25    condition: selection
26falsepositives:
27    - Legitimate CMSTP use (unlikely in modern enterprise environments)
28level: high

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