[New] Potential CVE-2025-33053 Exploitation (#4795)
* Create initial_access_url_cve_2025_33053.toml * Delete docs/docset.yml * Revert "Delete docs/docset.yml" This reverts commit 5d0e6a68eb5510b6f3d9325cfcdf156bf11e1992. * Update initial_access_url_cve_2025_33053.toml
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[metadata]
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creation_date = "2025/06/11"
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integration = ["endpoint", "windows", "m365_defender", "sentinel_one_cloud_funnel"]
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maturity = "production"
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updated_date = "2025/06/11"
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[rule]
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author = ["Elastic"]
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description = """
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Identifies a suspicious Diagnostics Utility for Internet Explorer child process. This may indicate the successful exploitation of the vulnerability CVE-2025-33053.
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"""
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from = "now-9m"
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index = [
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"logs-endpoint.events.process-*",
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"winlogbeat-*",
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"logs-windows.sysmon_operational-*",
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"endgame-*",
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"logs-m365_defender.event-*",
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"logs-sentinel_one_cloud_funnel.*",
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]
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language = "eql"
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license = "Elastic License v2"
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name = "Potential CVE-2025-33053 Exploitation"
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note = """## Triage and analysis
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### Investigating Potential CVE-2025-33053 Exploitation
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### Possible investigation steps
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- Review the process details to confirm the suspicious child process was indeed started by iediagcmd.exe.
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- Check any URL file type creation before the alert and review the source of those files.
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- Investigate the process tree and make sure all descendant processes are terminated.
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- Examine the network activity associated with the suspicious process to detect any unauthorized data exfiltration or communication with known malicious IP addresses.
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- Assess the system for any additional indicators of compromise, such as unexpected changes in system files or registry keys, which might suggest a broader attack.
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### False positive analysis
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- This behavior is very rare and should be highly suspicious.
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### Response and remediation
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- Isolate the affected system from the network to prevent further spread of the potential threat and to contain any malicious activity.
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- Terminate the suspicious child process identified in the alert.
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- Conduct a thorough scan of the affected system using updated antivirus or endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools to identify and remove any additional malicious files or processes.
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- Escalate the incident to the security operations center (SOC) or incident response team for further investigation and to determine if the threat is part of a larger attack campaign.
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- Implement additional monitoring and alerting for similar suspicious activities involving explorer.exe to enhance detection capabilities and prevent recurrence.
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- Review and update endpoint security policies to restrict the execution of potentially malicious URL files."""
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references = [
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"https://research.checkpoint.com/2025/stealth-falcon-zero-day/",
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"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2025-33053",
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]
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risk_score = 73
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rule_id = "5e23495f-09e2-4484-8235-bdb150d698c9"
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severity = "high"
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tags = [
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"Domain: Endpoint",
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"OS: Windows",
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"Use Case: Threat Detection",
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"Tactic: Initial Access",
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"Tactic: Defense Evasion",
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"Data Source: Elastic Endgame",
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"Data Source: Elastic Defend",
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"Data Source: Sysmon",
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"Data Source: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint",
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"Data Source: SentinelOne",
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"Resources: Investigation Guide",
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]
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timestamp_override = "event.ingested"
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type = "eql"
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query = '''
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process where host.os.type == "windows" and event.type == "start" and
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process.parent.executable : "C:\\Program Files\\Internet Explorer\\iediagcmd.exe" and
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process.name : ("route.exe", "netsh.exe", "ipconfig.exe", "dxdiag.exe", "conhost.exe", "makecab.exe") and
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process.executable != null and
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not process.executable : ("C:\\Windows\\System32\\route.exe",
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"C:\\Windows\\System32\\netsh.exe",
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"C:\\Windows\\System32\\ipconfig.exe",
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"C:\\Windows\\System32\\dxdiag.exe",
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"C:\\Windows\\System32\\conhost.exe",
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"C:\\Windows\\System32\\makecab.exe")
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'''
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[[rule.threat]]
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framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
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[[rule.threat.technique]]
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id = "T1566"
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name = "Phishing"
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reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1566/"
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[[rule.threat.technique.subtechnique]]
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id = "T1566.001"
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name = "Spearphishing Attachment"
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reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1566/001/"
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[[rule.threat.technique.subtechnique]]
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id = "T1566.002"
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name = "Spearphishing Link"
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reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1566/002/"
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[rule.threat.tactic]
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id = "TA0001"
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name = "Initial Access"
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reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0001/"
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[[rule.threat]]
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framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
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[[rule.threat.technique]]
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id = "T1218"
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name = "System Binary Proxy Execution"
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reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1218/"
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[rule.threat.tactic]
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id = "TA0005"
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name = "Defense Evasion"
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reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0005/"
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