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WMIC Remote Command Execution

Detects the execution of WMIC to query information on a remote system

MITRE ATT&CK

execution

Detection Query

selection_img:
  - Image|endswith: \WMIC.exe
  - OriginalFileName: wmic.exe
selection_cli:
  CommandLine|contains|windash: "/node:"
filter_main_localhost:
  CommandLine|contains:
    - localhost
    - 127.0.0.1
condition: all of selection_* and not 1 of filter_main_*

Author

frack113, Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)

Created

2023-02-14

Data Sources

windowsProcess Creation Events

Platforms

windows

References

Tags

attack.executionattack.t1047

Raw Content

title: WMIC Remote Command Execution
id: 7773b877-5abb-4a3e-b9c9-fd0369b59b00
related:
    - id: e42af9df-d90b-4306-b7fb-05c863847ebd
      type: obsolete
    - id: 09af397b-c5eb-4811-b2bb-08b3de464ebf
      type: obsolete
status: test
description: Detects the execution of WMIC to query information on a remote system
references:
    - https://securelist.com/moonbounce-the-dark-side-of-uefi-firmware/105468/
    - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/wmic
author: frack113, Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2023-02-14
modified: 2025-10-22
tags:
    - attack.execution
    - attack.t1047
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection_img:
        - Image|endswith: '\WMIC.exe'
        - OriginalFileName: 'wmic.exe'
    selection_cli:
        CommandLine|contains|windash: '/node:'
    filter_main_localhost:
        CommandLine|contains:
            - 'localhost'
            - '127.0.0.1'
    condition: all of selection_* and not 1 of filter_main_*
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium