DLL Execution Via Register-cimprovider.exe

calendar Apr 28, 2026 · attack.privilege-escalation attack.persistence attack.execution attack.stealth attack.t1574  ·
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Detects using register-cimprovider.exe to execute arbitrary dll file.

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 1title: DLL Execution Via Register-cimprovider.exe
 2id: a2910908-e86f-4687-aeba-76a5f996e652
 3status: test
 4description: Detects using register-cimprovider.exe to execute arbitrary dll file.
 5references:
 6    - https://twitter.com/PhilipTsukerman/status/992021361106268161
 7    - https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Register-cimprovider/
 8author: Ivan Dyachkov, Yulia Fomina, oscd.community
 9date: 2020-10-07
10modified: 2021-11-27
11tags:
12    - attack.privilege-escalation
13    - attack.persistence
14    - attack.execution
15    - attack.stealth
16    - attack.t1574
17logsource:
18    category: process_creation
19    product: windows
20detection:
21    selection:
22        Image|endswith: '\register-cimprovider.exe'
23        CommandLine|contains|all:
24            - '-path'
25            - 'dll'
26    condition: selection
27falsepositives:
28    - Unknown
29level: medium

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