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Command Execution via SolarWinds Process
editCommand Execution via SolarWinds Process
editA suspicious SolarWinds child process (Cmd.exe or Powershell.exe) was detected.
Rule type: eql
Rule indices:
- winlogbeat-*
- logs-endpoint.events.*
- logs-windows.*
Severity: medium
Risk score: 47
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
- Execution
Version: 101 (version history)
Added (Elastic Stack release): 7.11.0
Last modified (Elastic Stack release): 8.5.0
Rule authors: Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Potential false positives
editTrusted SolarWinds child processes. Verify process details such as network connections and file writes.
Investigation guide
editRule query
editprocess where event.type == "start" and process.name: ("cmd.exe", "powershell.exe") and process.parent.name: ( "ConfigurationWizard*.exe", "NetflowDatabaseMaintenance*.exe", "NetFlowService*.exe", "SolarWinds.Administration*.exe", "SolarWinds.Collector.Service*.exe", "SolarwindsDiagnostics*.exe" )
Threat mapping
editFramework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
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Tactic:
- Name: Execution
- ID: TA0002
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0002/
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Technique:
- Name: Command and Scripting Interpreter
- ID: T1059
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/
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Tactic:
- Name: Initial Access
- ID: TA0001
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0001/
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Technique:
- Name: Supply Chain Compromise
- ID: T1195
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1195/
Rule version history
edit- Version 101 (8.5.0 release)
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Updated query, changed from:
process where event.type in ("start", "process_started") and process.name: ("cmd.exe", "powershell.exe") and process.parent.name: ( "ConfigurationWizard*.exe", "NetflowDatabaseMaintenance*.exe", "NetFlowService*.exe", "SolarWinds.Administration*.exe", "SolarWinds.Collector.Service*.exe", "SolarwindsDiagnostics*.exe" )
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- Version 7 (8.4.0 release)
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- Formatting only
- Version 5 (8.3.0 release)
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- Formatting only
- Version 4 (8.2.0 release)
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- Formatting only
- Version 3 (7.12.0 release)
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- Formatting only
- Version 2 (7.11.2 release)
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- Formatting only