[metadata]
creation_date = "2020/10/19"
integration = ["endpoint", "windows", "system", "m365_defender", "sentinel_one_cloud_funnel", "crowdstrike"]
maturity = "production"
updated_date = "2024/10/31"
min_stack_version = "8.14.0"
min_stack_comments = "Breaking change at 8.14.0 for the Windows Integration."

[rule]
author = ["Elastic"]
description = """
Identifies suspicious command execution (cmd) via Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) on a remote host. This could
be indicative of adversary lateral movement.
"""
from = "now-9m"
index = [
    "logs-endpoint.events.process-*",
    "winlogbeat-*",
    "logs-windows.forwarded*",
    "logs-windows.sysmon_operational-*",
    "endgame-*",
    "logs-system.security*",
    "logs-m365_defender.event-*",
    "logs-sentinel_one_cloud_funnel.*",
    "logs-crowdstrike.fdr*",
]
language = "eql"
license = "Elastic License v2"
name = "Suspicious Cmd Execution via WMI"
references = [
    "https://www.elastic.co/security-labs/elastic-protects-against-data-wiper-malware-targeting-ukraine-hermeticwiper",
    "https://www.elastic.co/security-labs/operation-bleeding-bear",
]
risk_score = 47
rule_id = "12f07955-1674-44f7-86b5-c35da0a6f41a"
severity = "medium"
tags = [
    "Domain: Endpoint",
    "OS: Windows",
    "Use Case: Threat Detection",
    "Tactic: Execution",
    "Data Source: Elastic Endgame",
    "Data Source: Elastic Defend",
    "Data Source: System",
    "Data Source: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint",
    "Data Source: Sysmon",
    "Data Source: SentinelOne",
    "Data Source: Crowdstrike",
]
timestamp_override = "event.ingested"
type = "eql"

query = '''
process where host.os.type == "windows" and event.type == "start" and
 process.parent.name : "WmiPrvSE.exe" and process.name : "cmd.exe" and
 process.args : "\\\\127.0.0.1\\*" and process.args : ("2>&1", "1>")
'''


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

[[rule.threat.technique]]
id = "T1059"
name = "Command and Scripting Interpreter"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/"
[[rule.threat.technique.subtechnique]]
id = "T1059.003"
name = "Windows Command Shell"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/003/"



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