Sigma rule: WMI Event Subscription

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-25bfc596edd6, updated 2021-11-27T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
WMI Event Subscription
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Tom Ueltschi (@c_APT_ure)
Date
2019-01-12
Modified
2021-11-27
File
rules/windows/wmi_event/sysmon_wmi_event_subscription.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects creation of WMI event subscription persistence method

Log source

product
windows
category
wmi_event

Detection

selection:
    EventID:
        - 19
        - 20
        - 21
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Exclude legitimate (vetted) use of WMI event subscription in your network

Tags

  • attack.privilege-escalation
  • attack.persistence
  • attack.t1546.003

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

References

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/wmi_event/sysmon_wmi_event_subscription.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "WMI Event Subscription" by Tom Ueltschi (@c_APT_ure) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/wmi_event/sysmon_wmi_event_subscription.yml.
    Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License

    Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1

Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: WMI Event Subscription",
entity page, dataset version ref-25bfc596edd6, updated 2021-11-27T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/0f06a3a5-6a09-413f-8743-e6cf35561297 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 0f06a3a5-6a09-413f-8743-e6cf35561297, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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