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UAC Bypass Via Wsreset

Unfixed method for UAC bypass from Windows 10. WSReset.exe file associated with the Windows Store. It will run a binary file contained in a low-privilege registry.

MITRE ATT&CK

T1548.002

defense-evasionprivilege-escalation

Detection Query

selection:
  TargetObject|endswith: \AppX82a6gwre4fdg3bt635tn5ctqjf8msdd2\Shell\open\command
condition: selection

Author

oscd.community, Dmitry Uchakin

Created

2020-10-07

Data Sources

windowsRegistry Events

Platforms

windows

References

Tags

attack.defense-evasionattack.privilege-escalationattack.t1548.002

Raw Content

title: UAC Bypass Via Wsreset
id: 6ea3bf32-9680-422d-9f50-e90716b12a66
status: test
description: Unfixed method for UAC bypass from Windows 10. WSReset.exe file associated with the Windows Store. It will run a binary file contained in a low-privilege registry.
references:
    - https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/trickbot-uses-a-new-windows-10-uac-bypass-to-launch-quietly
    - https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Wsreset
author: oscd.community, Dmitry Uchakin
date: 2020-10-07
modified: 2021-11-27
tags:
    - attack.defense-evasion
    - attack.privilege-escalation
    - attack.t1548.002
logsource:
    category: registry_event
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        TargetObject|endswith: '\AppX82a6gwre4fdg3bt635tn5ctqjf8msdd2\Shell\open\command'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: high