Sigma rule: Windows Credential Manager Access via VaultCmd

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-1b4288d3b451, updated 2022-05-13T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Windows Credential Manager Access via VaultCmd
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
frack113
Date
2022-04-08
Modified
2022-05-13
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_vaultcmd_list_creds.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

List credentials currently stored in Windows Credential Manager via the native Windows utility vaultcmd.exe

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection_img:
    - Image|endswith: '\VaultCmd.exe'
    - OriginalFileName: 'VAULTCMD.EXE'
selection_cli:
    CommandLine|contains: '/listcreds:'
condition: all of selection*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.credential-access
  • attack.t1555.004

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_vaultcmd_list_creds.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Windows Credential Manager Access via VaultCmd" by frack113 (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_vaultcmd_list_creds.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: Windows Credential Manager Access via VaultCmd",
entity page, dataset version ref-1b4288d3b451, updated 2022-05-13T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/58f50261-c53b-4c88-bd12-1d71f12eda4c (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 58f50261-c53b-4c88-bd12-1d71f12eda4c, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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