Sigma rule: Bypass UAC Using DelegateExecute

Rule

Title

Bypass UAC Using DelegateExecute

Status

test

Level

high

Author

frack113

Date

2022-01-05

Modified

2023-08-17

File

rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_bypass_uac_using_delegateexecute.yml

Commit

ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Bypasses User Account Control using a fileless method

Log source

product

windows

category

registry_set

Detection

selection:
    TargetObject|endswith: '\open\command\DelegateExecute'
    Details: (Empty)
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

• Unknown

Tags

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

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

• T1548.002

References

• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/shobjidl_core/nn-shobjidl_core-iexecutecommand
• https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20100312-01/?p=14623
• https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1548.002/T1548.002.md#atomic-test-7---bypass-uac-using-sdclt-delegateexecute

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/registry/registry_set/registry_set_bypass_uac_using_delegateexecute.yml