Potential privilege escalation via CVE-2022-38028

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Potential privilege escalation via CVE-2022-38028

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Identifies a privilege escalation attempt via exploiting CVE-2022-38028 to hijack the print spooler service execution.

Rule type: eql

Rule indices:

  • logs-endpoint.events.file-*
  • logs-windows.sysmon_operational-*
  • endgame-*
  • winlogbeat-*
  • logs-m365_defender.event-*
  • logs-sentinel_one_cloud_funnel.*

Severity: high

Risk score: 73

Runs every: 5m

Searches indices from: now-9m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)

Maximum alerts per execution: 100

References:

Tags:

  • Domain: Endpoint
  • OS: Windows
  • Use Case: Threat Detection
  • Tactic: Privilege Escalation
  • Tactic: Defense Evasion
  • Data Source: Elastic Endgame
  • Data Source: Elastic Defend
  • Data Source: Sysmon
  • Data Source: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
  • Data Source: SentinelOne

Version: 203

Rule authors:

  • Elastic

Rule license: Elastic License v2

Rule query

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file where host.os.type == "windows" and event.type != "deletion" and
    file.name : "MPDW-constraints.js" and
    file.path : (
        "?:\\*\\Windows\\system32\\DriVerStoRe\\FiLeRePoSiToRy\\*\\MPDW-constraints.js",
        "?:\\*\\Windows\\WinSxS\\amd64_microsoft-windows-printing-printtopdf_*\\MPDW-constraints.js"
    )

Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM