UAC Bypass WSReset

calendar Apr 28, 2026 · attack.privilege-escalation attack.t1548.002  ·
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Detects the pattern of UAC Bypass via WSReset usable by default sysmon-config

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 1title: UAC Bypass WSReset
 2id: 89a9a0e0-f61a-42e5-8957-b1479565a658
 3status: test
 4description: Detects the pattern of UAC Bypass via WSReset usable by default sysmon-config
 5references:
 6    - https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Wsreset/
 7    - https://github.com/hfiref0x/UACME
 8    - https://medium.com/falconforce/falconfriday-detecting-uac-bypasses-0xff16-86c2a9107abf
 9author: Christian Burkard (Nextron Systems)
10date: 2021-08-23
11modified: 2024-12-01
12tags:
13    - attack.privilege-escalation
14    - attack.t1548.002
15logsource:
16    category: process_creation
17    product: windows
18detection:
19    selection:
20        Image|endswith: '\wsreset.exe'
21        IntegrityLevel:
22            - 'High'
23            - 'System'
24            - 'S-1-16-16384' # System
25            - 'S-1-16-12288' # High
26    condition: selection
27falsepositives:
28    - Unknown
29level: high

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