Sigma rule: Windows Kernel and 3rd-Party Drivers Exploits Token Stealing

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-70058717e1b8, updated 2019-06-03T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Windows Kernel and 3rd-Party Drivers Exploits Token Stealing
Status
unsupported
Level
high
Author
Teymur Kheirkhabarov (source), Daniil Yugoslavskiy (rule)
Date
2019/06/03
File
unsupported/windows/win_kernel_and_3rd_party_drivers_exploits_token_stealing.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detection of child processes spawned with SYSTEM privileges by parents with non-SYSTEM privileges and Medium integrity level

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation
definition
Works only if Enrich Sysmon events with additional information about process in ParentIntegrityLevel check enrichment section

Detection

selection:
    ParentIntegrityLevel: Medium
    IntegrityLevel: System
    User: "NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM"
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.privilege_escalation
  • attack.t1068

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/unsupported/windows/win_kernel_and_3rd_party_drivers_exploits_token_stealing.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Windows Kernel and 3rd-Party Drivers Exploits Token Stealing" by Teymur Kheirkhabarov (source), Daniil Yugoslavskiy (rule) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/unsupported/windows/win_kernel_and_3rd_party_drivers_exploits_token_stealing.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 Kernel and 3rd-Party Drivers Exploits Token Stealing",
entity page, dataset version ref-70058717e1b8, updated 2019-06-03T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/8065b1b4-1778-4427-877f-6bf948b26d38 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 8065b1b4-1778-4427-877f-6bf948b26d38, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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