Sigma rule: RDP Login from Localhost

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-7b06b7451361, updated 2022-10-09T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
RDP Login from Localhost
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Thomas Patzke
Date
2019-01-28
Modified
2022-10-09
File
rules/windows/builtin/security/account_management/win_security_rdp_localhost_login.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

RDP login with localhost source address may be a tunnelled login

Log source

product
windows
service
security

Detection

selection:
    EventID: 4624
    LogonType: 10
    IpAddress:
        - '::1'
        - '127.0.0.1'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.lateral-movement
  • car.2013-07-002
  • attack.t1021.001

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/builtin/security/account_management/win_security_rdp_localhost_login.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "RDP Login from Localhost" by Thomas Patzke (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/builtin/security/account_management/win_security_rdp_localhost_login.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: RDP Login from Localhost",
entity page, dataset version ref-7b06b7451361, updated 2022-10-09T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/51e33403-2a37-4d66-a574-1fda1782cc31 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 51e33403-2a37-4d66-a574-1fda1782cc31, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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