Sigma rule: Potential UAC Bypass Via Sdclt.EXE

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-dc2136ce180b, updated 2024-12-01T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Potential UAC Bypass Via Sdclt.EXE
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Roberto Rodriguez (Cyb3rWard0g), OTR (Open Threat Research)
Date
2020-05-02
Modified
2024-12-01
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_uac_bypass_sdclt.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

A General detection for sdclt being spawned as an elevated process. This could be an indicator of sdclt being used for bypass UAC techniques.

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    Image|endswith: 'sdclt.exe'
    IntegrityLevel:
        - 'High'
        - 'S-1-16-12288' # High
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.privilege-escalation
  • attack.t1548.002

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/process_creation/proc_creation_win_uac_bypass_sdclt.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Potential UAC Bypass Via Sdclt.EXE" by Roberto Rodriguez (Cyb3rWard0g), OTR (Open Threat Research) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_uac_bypass_sdclt.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: Potential UAC Bypass Via Sdclt.EXE",
entity page, dataset version ref-dc2136ce180b, updated 2024-12-01T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/40f9af16-589d-4984-b78d-8c2aec023197 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 40f9af16-589d-4984-b78d-8c2aec023197, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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