Sigma rule: Enumerate Credentials from Windows Credential Manager With PowerShell

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-b6031659f505, updated 2022-12-25T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Enumerate Credentials from Windows Credential Manager With PowerShell
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
frack113
Date
2021-12-20
Modified
2022-12-25
File
rules/windows/powershell/powershell_script/posh_ps_enumerate_password_windows_credential_manager.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Adversaries may search for common password storage locations to obtain user credentials.
Passwords are stored in several places on a system, depending on the operating system or application holding the credentials.

Log source

product
windows
category
ps_script
definition
Requirements: Script Block Logging must be enabled

Detection

selection_cmd:
    ScriptBlockText|contains|all:
        - vaultcmd
        - '/listcreds:'
selection_option:
    ScriptBlockText|contains:
        - 'Windows Credentials'
        - 'Web Credentials'
condition: all of selection_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.credential-access
  • attack.t1555

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/powershell/powershell_script/posh_ps_enumerate_password_windows_credential_manager.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Enumerate Credentials from Windows Credential Manager With PowerShell" by frack113 (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/powershell/powershell_script/posh_ps_enumerate_password_windows_credential_manager.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: Enumerate Credentials from Windows Credential Manager With PowerShell",
entity page, dataset version ref-b6031659f505, updated 2022-12-25T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/603c6630-5225-49c1-8047-26c964553e0e (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 603c6630-5225-49c1-8047-26c964553e0e, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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