Sigma rule: TrustedPath UAC Bypass Pattern

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-ff185186bc43, updated 2025-06-17T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
TrustedPath UAC Bypass Pattern
Status
test
Level
critical
Author
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Date
2021-08-27
Modified
2025-06-17
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_uac_bypass_trustedpath.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects indicators of a UAC bypass method by mocking directories

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    Image|contains:
        - 'C:\Windows \System32\'
        - 'C:\Windows \SysWOW64\'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

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

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

Related rules

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_trustedpath.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "TrustedPath UAC Bypass Pattern" by Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_uac_bypass_trustedpath.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: TrustedPath UAC Bypass Pattern",
entity page, dataset version ref-ff185186bc43, updated 2025-06-17T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/4ac47ed3-44c2-4b1f-9d51-bf46e8914126 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 4ac47ed3-44c2-4b1f-9d51-bf46e8914126, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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