Sigma rule: SCM Database Handle Failure

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-f95fa6b2e12f, updated 2022-07-11T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
SCM Database Handle Failure
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Roberto Rodriguez @Cyb3rWard0g
Date
2019-08-12
Modified
2022-07-11
File
rules/windows/builtin/security/win_security_scm_database_handle_failure.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects non-system users failing to get a handle of the SCM database.

Log source

product
windows
service
security

Detection

selection:
    EventID: 4656
    ObjectType: 'SC_MANAGER OBJECT'
    ObjectName: 'ServicesActive'
    AccessMask: '0xf003f'  # is used in the reference; otherwise too many FPs
    # Keywords: 'Audit Failure' <-> in the ref 'Keywords':-9214364837600034816
filter:
    SubjectLogonId: '0x3e4'
condition: selection and not filter

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.discovery
  • attack.t1010

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/builtin/security/win_security_scm_database_handle_failure.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "SCM Database Handle Failure" by Roberto Rodriguez @Cyb3rWard0g (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/builtin/security/win_security_scm_database_handle_failure.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: SCM Database Handle Failure",
entity page, dataset version ref-f95fa6b2e12f, updated 2022-07-11T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/13addce7-47b2-4ca0-a98f-1de964d1d669 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 13addce7-47b2-4ca0-a98f-1de964d1d669, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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