Sigma rule: UAC Bypass via Event Viewer

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-95bccdf8b067, updated 2023-09-28T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
UAC Bypass via Event Viewer
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Date
2017-03-19
Modified
2023-09-28
File
rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_uac_bypass_eventvwr.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects UAC bypass method using Windows event viewer

Log source

product
windows
category
registry_set

Detection

selection:
    TargetObject|endswith: '\mscfile\shell\open\command'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.privilege-escalation
  • attack.t1548.002
  • car.2019-04-001

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/registry/registry_set/registry_set_uac_bypass_eventvwr.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "UAC Bypass via Event Viewer" by Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_uac_bypass_eventvwr.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 Event Viewer",
entity page, dataset version ref-95bccdf8b067, updated 2023-09-28T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/7c81fec3-1c1d-43b0-996a-46753041b1b6 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 7c81fec3-1c1d-43b0-996a-46753041b1b6, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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