Arbitrary Shell Command Execution Via Settingcontent-Ms

calendar Oct 17, 2023 · attack.t1204 attack.t1566.001 attack.execution attack.initial_access  ·
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The .SettingContent-ms file type was introduced in Windows 10 and allows a user to create "shortcuts" to various Windows 10 setting pages. These files are simply XML and contain paths to various Windows 10 settings binaries.

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 1title: Arbitrary Shell Command Execution Via Settingcontent-Ms
 2id: 24de4f3b-804c-4165-b442-5a06a2302c7e
 3status: test
 4description: The .SettingContent-ms file type was introduced in Windows 10 and allows a user to create "shortcuts" to various Windows 10 setting pages. These files are simply XML and contain paths to various Windows 10 settings binaries.
 5references:
 6    - https://posts.specterops.io/the-tale-of-settingcontent-ms-files-f1ea253e4d39
 7author: Sreeman
 8date: 2020/03/13
 9modified: 2022/04/14
10tags:
11    - attack.t1204
12    - attack.t1566.001
13    - attack.execution
14    - attack.initial_access
15logsource:
16    category: process_creation
17    product: windows
18detection:
19    selection:
20        CommandLine|contains: '.SettingContent-ms'
21    filter:
22        CommandLine|contains: 'immersivecontrolpanel'
23    condition: selection and not filter
24fields:
25    - ParentProcess
26    - CommandLine
27    - ParentCommandLine
28falsepositives:
29    - Unknown
30level: medium

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