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Potential DLL Sideloading Via comctl32.dll

Detects potential DLL sideloading using comctl32.dll to obtain system privileges

MITRE ATT&CK

defense-evasionpersistenceprivilege-escalation

Detection Query

selection:
  ImageLoaded|startswith:
    - C:\Windows\System32\logonUI.exe.local\
    - C:\Windows\System32\werFault.exe.local\
    - C:\Windows\System32\consent.exe.local\
    - C:\Windows\System32\narrator.exe.local\
    - C:\windows\system32\wermgr.exe.local\
  ImageLoaded|endswith: \comctl32.dll
condition: selection

Author

Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems), Subhash Popuri (@pbssubhash)

Created

2022-12-16

Data Sources

windowsImage Load Events

Platforms

windows

References

Tags

attack.defense-evasionattack.persistenceattack.privilege-escalationattack.t1574.001

Raw Content

title: Potential DLL Sideloading Via comctl32.dll
id: 6360757a-d460-456c-8b13-74cf0e60cceb
status: test
description: Detects potential DLL sideloading using comctl32.dll to obtain system privileges
references:
    - https://github.com/binderlabs/DirCreate2System
    - https://github.com/sailay1996/awesome_windows_logical_bugs/blob/60cbb23a801f4c3195deac1cc46df27c225c3d07/dir_create2system.txt
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems), Subhash Popuri (@pbssubhash)
date: 2022-12-16
modified: 2022-12-19
tags:
    - attack.defense-evasion
    - attack.persistence
    - attack.privilege-escalation
    - attack.t1574.001
logsource:
    category: image_load
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        ImageLoaded|startswith:
            - 'C:\Windows\System32\logonUI.exe.local\'
            - 'C:\Windows\System32\werFault.exe.local\'
            - 'C:\Windows\System32\consent.exe.local\'
            - 'C:\Windows\System32\narrator.exe.local\'
            - 'C:\windows\system32\wermgr.exe.local\'
        ImageLoaded|endswith: '\comctl32.dll'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unlikely
level: high