[metadata]
creation_date = "2023/08/24"
integration = ["endpoint", "windows", "system"]
maturity = "production"
updated_date = "2025/03/20"

[rule]
author = ["Elastic"]
building_block_type = "default"
description = """
Identifies the use of wmic.exe to run commands on remote hosts. While this can be used by administrators legitimately,
attackers can abuse this built-in utility to achieve lateral movement.
"""
from = "now-119m"
index = [
    "endgame-*",
    "logs-endpoint.events.process-*",
    "logs-system.security*",
    "logs-windows.sysmon_operational-*",
    "winlogbeat-*",
]
interval = "60m"
language = "eql"
license = "Elastic License v2"
name = "WMIC Remote Command"
risk_score = 21
rule_id = "f59668de-caa0-4b84-94c1-3a1549e1e798"
severity = "low"
tags = [
    "Domain: Endpoint",
    "OS: Windows",
    "Use Case: Threat Detection",
    "Tactic: Lateral Movement",
    "Data Source: Elastic Defend",
    "Rule Type: BBR",
    "Data Source: Sysmon",
    "Data Source: Elastic Endgame",
    "Data Source: Windows Security Event Logs",
]
timestamp_override = "event.ingested"
type = "eql"

query = '''
process where host.os.type == "windows" and event.type == "start" and
  process.name : "WMIC.exe" and
  process.args : "*node:*" and
  process.args : ("call", "set", "get") and
  not process.args : ("*/node:localhost*", "*/node:\"127.0.0.1\"*", "/node:127.0.0.1")
'''


[[rule.threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[rule.threat.technique]]
id = "T1021"
name = "Remote Services"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1021/"
[[rule.threat.technique.subtechnique]]
id = "T1021.006"
name = "Windows Remote Management"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1021/006/"



[rule.threat.tactic]
id = "TA0008"
name = "Lateral Movement"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0008/"
[[rule.threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[rule.threat.technique]]
id = "T1047"
name = "Windows Management Instrumentation"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1047/"


[rule.threat.tactic]
id = "TA0002"
name = "Execution"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0002/"