[metadata]
creation_date = "2024/06/19"
integration = ["endpoint", "windows", "sentinel_one_cloud_funnel", "m365_defender"]
maturity = "production"
min_stack_comments = "Breaking change at 8.8.0 for Sentinel One Cloud Funnel Integration"
min_stack_version = "8.12.0"
updated_date = "2024/07/09"

[rule]
author = ["Elastic"]
description = """
Identifies attempts to open a Microsoft Management Console File from untrusted paths. Adversaries may use
MSC files for initial access and execution.
"""
from = "now-9m"
index = ["logs-endpoint.events.process-*", "winlogbeat-*", "logs-windows.*", "endgame-*", "logs-system.security*", "logs-sentinel_one_cloud_funnel.*", "logs-m365_defender.event-*"]
language = "eql"
license = "Elastic License v2"
name = "Microsoft Management Console File from Unusual Path"
references = ["https://www.elastic.co/security-labs/grimresource"]
risk_score = 73
rule_id = "7e23dfef-da2c-4d64-b11d-5f285b638853"
severity = "high"
tags = [
    "Domain: Endpoint",
    "OS: Windows",
    "Use Case: Threat Detection",
    "Tactic: Execution",
    "Data Source: Elastic Endgame",
    "Data Source: Elastic Defend",
    "Data Source: SentinelOne",
    "Data Source: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint"
]
timestamp_override = "event.ingested"
type = "eql"

query = '''
process where host.os.type == "windows" and event.type == "start" and
  process.executable : "?:\\Windows\\System32\\mmc.exe" and process.args : "*.msc" and
  not process.args : ("?:\\Windows\\System32\\*.msc", "?:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\*.msc", "?:\\Program files\\*.msc", "?:\\Program Files (x86)\\*.msc")
'''


[[rule.threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"

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

[[rule.threat.technique.subtechnique]]
id = "T1059.005"
name = "Visual Basic"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/005/"

[[rule.threat.technique.subtechnique]]
id = "T1059.007"
name = "JavaScript"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/007/"

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


[[rule.threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[rule.threat.technique]]
id = "T1218"
name = "System Binary Proxy Execution"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1218/"
[[rule.threat.technique.subtechnique]]
id = "T1218.014"
name = "MMC"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1218/014/"



[rule.threat.tactic]
id = "TA0005"
name = "Defense Evasion"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0005/"