Sigma rule: UAC Bypass Via Wsreset

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-a87bdfdc08ee, updated 2021-11-27T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
UAC Bypass Via Wsreset
Status
test
Level
high
Author
oscd.community, Dmitry Uchakin
Date
2020-10-07
Modified
2021-11-27
File
rules/windows/registry/registry_event/registry_event_bypass_via_wsreset.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Unfixed method for UAC bypass from Windows 10. WSReset.exe file associated with the Windows Store. It will run a binary file contained in a low-privilege registry.

Log source

product
windows
category
registry_event

Detection

selection:
    TargetObject|endswith: '\AppX82a6gwre4fdg3bt635tn5ctqjf8msdd2\Shell\open\command'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

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

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/registry/registry_event/registry_event_bypass_via_wsreset.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "UAC Bypass Via Wsreset" by oscd.community, Dmitry Uchakin (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/registry/registry_event/registry_event_bypass_via_wsreset.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: UAC Bypass Via Wsreset",
entity page, dataset version ref-a87bdfdc08ee, updated 2021-11-27T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/6ea3bf32-9680-422d-9f50-e90716b12a66 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 6ea3bf32-9680-422d-9f50-e90716b12a66, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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