Sigma rule: Suspicious Set Value of MSDT in Registry (CVE-2022-30190)

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-2e6dd101257b, updated 2023-08-17T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Suspicious Set Value of MSDT in Registry (CVE-2022-30190)
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Sittikorn S
Date
2020-05-31
Modified
2023-08-17
File
rules-emerging-threats/2022/Exploits/CVE-2022-30190/registry_set_exploit_cve_2022_30190_msdt_follina.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects set value ms-msdt MSProtocol URI scheme in Registry that could be an attempt to exploit CVE-2022-30190.

Log source

product
windows
category
registry_set

Detection

selection:
    TargetObject|startswith: 'HKCR\ms-msdt\'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.stealth
  • attack.t1221
  • detection.emerging-threats

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-emerging-threats/2022/Exploits/CVE-2022-30190/registry_set_exploit_cve_2022_30190_msdt_follina.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Suspicious Set Value of MSDT in Registry (CVE-2022-30190)" by Sittikorn S (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-emerging-threats/2022/Exploits/CVE-2022-30190/registry_set_exploit_cve_2022_30190_msdt_follina.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: Suspicious Set Value of MSDT in Registry (CVE-2022-30190)",
entity page, dataset version ref-2e6dd101257b, updated 2023-08-17T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/2d9403d5-7927-46b7-8216-37ab7c9ec5e3 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 2d9403d5-7927-46b7-8216-37ab7c9ec5e3, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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