HackTool - Empire PowerShell UAC Bypass

calendar Apr 28, 2026 · attack.privilege-escalation attack.t1548.002 car.2019-04-001  ·
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Detects some Empire PowerShell UAC bypass methods

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 1title: HackTool - Empire PowerShell UAC Bypass
 2id: 3268b746-88d8-4cd3-bffc-30077d02c787
 3status: stable
 4description: Detects some Empire PowerShell UAC bypass methods
 5references:
 6    - https://github.com/EmpireProject/Empire/blob/e37fb2eef8ff8f5a0a689f1589f424906fe13055/data/module_source/privesc/Invoke-EventVwrBypass.ps1#L64
 7    - https://github.com/EmpireProject/Empire/blob/e37fb2eef8ff8f5a0a689f1589f424906fe13055/data/module_source/privesc/Invoke-FodHelperBypass.ps1#L64
 8author: Ecco
 9date: 2019-08-30
10modified: 2023-02-21
11tags:
12    - attack.privilege-escalation
13    - attack.t1548.002
14    - car.2019-04-001
15logsource:
16    category: process_creation
17    product: windows
18detection:
19    selection:
20        CommandLine|contains:
21            - ' -NoP -NonI -w Hidden -c $x=$((gp HKCU:Software\Microsoft\Windows Update).Update)'
22            - ' -NoP -NonI -c $x=$((gp HKCU:Software\Microsoft\Windows Update).Update);'
23    condition: selection
24falsepositives:
25    - Unknown
26level: critical

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