UAC Bypass Via Wsreset

calendar Apr 28, 2026 · attack.privilege-escalation attack.t1548.002  ·
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Unfixed method for UAC bypass from Windows 10. WSReset.exe file associated with the Windows Store. It will run a binary file contained in a low-privilege registry.

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 1title: UAC Bypass Via Wsreset
 2id: 6ea3bf32-9680-422d-9f50-e90716b12a66
 3status: test
 4description: Unfixed method for UAC bypass from Windows 10. WSReset.exe file associated with the Windows Store. It will run a binary file contained in a low-privilege registry.
 5references:
 6    - https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/trickbot-uses-a-new-windows-10-uac-bypass-to-launch-quietly
 7    - https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Wsreset
 8author: oscd.community, Dmitry Uchakin
 9date: 2020-10-07
10modified: 2021-11-27
11tags:
12    - attack.privilege-escalation
13    - attack.t1548.002
14logsource:
15    category: registry_event
16    product: windows
17detection:
18    selection:
19        TargetObject|endswith: '\AppX82a6gwre4fdg3bt635tn5ctqjf8msdd2\Shell\open\command'
20    condition: selection
21falsepositives:
22    - Unknown
23level: high

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