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Suspicious PrintSpooler SPL File Created
editSuspicious PrintSpooler SPL File Created
editDetects attempts to exploit privilege escalation vulnerabilities related to the Print Spooler service including CVE-2020-1048 and CVE-2020-1337. .
Rule type: eql
Rule indices:
- winlogbeat-*
- logs-endpoint.events.*
- logs-windows.*
Severity: high
Risk score: 73
Runs every: 5 minutes
Searches indices from: now-9m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time
)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
References:
Tags:
- Elastic
- Host
- Windows
- Threat Detection
- Privilege Escalation
Version: 4 (version history)
Added (Elastic Stack release): 7.10.0
Last modified (Elastic Stack release): 7.13.0
Rule authors: Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Investigation guide
edit## Threat intel Refer to CVEs, CVE-2020-1048 and CVE-2020-1337 for further information on the vulnerability and exploit. Verify that the relevant system is patched.
Rule query
editfile where event.type != "deletion" and file.extension : "spl" and file.path : "?:\\Windows\\System32\\spool\\PRINTERS\\*" and not process.name : ("spoolsv.exe", "printfilterpipelinesvc.exe", "PrintIsolationHost.exe", "splwow64.exe", "msiexec.exe", "poqexec.exe")
Threat mapping
editFramework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
-
Tactic:
- Name: Privilege Escalation
- ID: TA0004
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0004/
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Technique:
- Name: Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
- ID: T1068
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1068/
Rule version history
edit- Version 4 (7.13.0 release)
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Updated query, changed from:
event.category:file and not event.type:deletion and file.extension:(spl or SPL) and file.path:C\:\\Windows\\System32\\spool\\PRINTERS\\* and not process.name:(spoolsv.exe or printfilterpipelinesvc.exe or PrintIsolationHost.exe or splwow64.exe or msiexec.exe or poqexec.exe)
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- Version 3 (7.12.0 release)
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- Formatting only
- Version 2 (7.11.2 release)
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- Formatting only