Sigma rule: Loading Diagcab Package From Remote Path

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-1c8ef7235780, updated 2022-08-14T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Loading Diagcab Package From Remote Path
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2022-08-14
File
rules/windows/builtin/diagnosis/scripted/win_diagnosis_scripted_load_remote_diagcab.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects loading of diagcab packages from a remote path, as seen in DogWalk vulnerability

Log source

product
windows
service
diagnosis-scripted

Detection

selection:
    EventID: 101
    PackagePath|contains: '\\\\' # Example would be: \\webdav-test.herokuapp.com@ssl\DavWWWRoot\package
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate package hosted on a known and authorized remote location

Tags

  • attack.execution

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/diagnosis/scripted/win_diagnosis_scripted_load_remote_diagcab.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Loading Diagcab Package From Remote Path" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/builtin/diagnosis/scripted/win_diagnosis_scripted_load_remote_diagcab.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: Loading Diagcab Package From Remote Path",
entity page, dataset version ref-1c8ef7235780, updated 2022-08-14T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/50cb47b8-2c33-4b23-a2e9-4600657d9746 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 50cb47b8-2c33-4b23-a2e9-4600657d9746, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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