Merge PR #5433 from @swachchhanda000 - Add BadSuccessor dMSA Abuse Related Rules

new: msDS-ManagedAccountPrecededByLink Attribute Modified
new: New MsDS-DelegatedManagedServiceAccount (DMSA) Object Created
new: DMSA Service Account Created in Specific OUs - PowerShell
new: DMSA Link Attributes Modified
new: New DMSA Service Account Created in Specific OUs

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title: DMSA Service Account Created in Specific OUs - PowerShell
id: 02122374-b74e-495c-b285-9e4da973f3d6
related:
- id: e15bc294-ae2a-45ad-b7d6-637b33868bde # Windows Security Creation of New MsDS-DelegatedManagedServiceAccount (DMSA) Object
type: similar
- id: 0ea8db81-2ff6-4525-9448-33bbe7effc13 # Process Creation Detection
type: similar
status: experimental
description: |
Detects the creation of a dMSA service account using the New-ADServiceAccount cmdlet in certain OUs.
The fact that the cmdlet is used to create a dMSASvc account in a specific OU is highly suspicious.
It is a pattern trying to exploit the BadSuccessor privilege escalation vulnerability in Windows Server 2025.
On top of that, if the user that is creating the dMSASvc account is not a legitimate administrator or does not have the necessary permissions,
it is a strong signal of an attempted or successful abuse of the BaDSuccessor vulnerability for privilege escalation within the Windows Server 2025 Active Directory environment.
references:
- https://www.akamai.com/blog/security-research/abusing-bad-successor-for-privilege-escalation-in-active-directory
author: Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)
date: 2025-05-24
tags:
- attack.privilege-escalation
- attack.initial-access
- attack.defense-evasion
- attack.persistence
- attack.t1078.002
- attack.t1098
logsource:
category: ps_script
product: windows
detection:
selection:
ScriptBlockText|contains|all:
- 'New-ADServiceAccount'
- '-CreateDelegatedServiceAccount'
- '-path'
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: medium
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title: DMSA Link Attributes Modified
id: 9b111d8e-92e0-4153-88bc-daefc1333aba
related:
- id: 6c9eb492-e477-4df9-b0f4-571fc9db29cd # Windows Security Modification of msDS-ManagedAccountPrecededByLink Attribute
type: similar
status: experimental
description: |
Detects modification of dMSA link attributes (msDS-ManagedAccountPrecededByLink) via PowerShell scripts.
This command line pattern could be an indicator an attempt to exploit the BadSuccessor privilege escalation vulnerability in Windows Server 2025.
references:
- https://www.akamai.com/blog/security-research/abusing-bad-successor-for-privilege-escalation-in-active-directory
author: Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)
date: 2025-05-24
tags:
- attack.privilege-escalation
- attack.defense-evasion
- attack.persistence
- attack.initial-access
- attack.t1078.002
- attack.t1098
logsource:
category: ps_script
product: windows
detection:
selection:
ScriptBlockText|contains|all:
- '.Put("msDS-ManagedAccountPrecededByLink'
- 'CN='
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Legitimate administrative tasks modifying these attributes.
level: low