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MpiExec Lolbin

Detects a certain command line flag combination used by mpiexec.exe LOLBIN from HPC pack that can be used to execute any other binary

MITRE ATT&CK

T1218

executiondefense-evasion

Detection Query

selection_binary:
  - Image|endswith: \mpiexec.exe
  - Hashes|contains: IMPHASH=d8b52ef6aaa3a81501bdfff9dbb96217
selection_flags:
  CommandLine|contains:
    - " /n 1 "
    - " -n 1 "
condition: all of selection*

Author

Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)

Created

2022-01-11

Data Sources

windowsProcess Creation Events

Platforms

windows

References

Tags

attack.executionattack.defense-evasionattack.t1218

Raw Content

title: MpiExec Lolbin
id: 729ce0ea-5d8f-4769-9762-e35de441586d
status: test
description: Detects a certain command line flag combination used by mpiexec.exe LOLBIN from HPC pack that can be used to execute any other binary
references:
    - https://twitter.com/mrd0x/status/1465058133303246867
    - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/high-performance-computing/mpiexec?view=hpc19-ps
author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
date: 2022-01-11
modified: 2024-11-23
tags:
    - attack.execution
    - attack.defense-evasion
    - attack.t1218
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection_binary:
        - Image|endswith: '\mpiexec.exe'
        - Hashes|contains: 'IMPHASH=d8b52ef6aaa3a81501bdfff9dbb96217'
    selection_flags:
        CommandLine|contains:
            - ' /n 1 '
            - ' -n 1 '
    condition: all of selection*
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: high