Sigma rule: Windows Credential Editor Registry

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-e555190f7593, updated 2021-11-27T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Windows Credential Editor Registry
Status
test
Level
critical
Author
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Date
2019-12-31
Modified
2021-11-27
File
rules/windows/registry/registry_event/registry_event_hack_wce_reg.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the use of Windows Credential Editor (WCE)

Log source

product
windows
category
registry_event

Detection

selection:
    TargetObject|contains: Services\WCESERVICE\Start
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.credential-access
  • attack.t1003.001
  • attack.s0005

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_hack_wce_reg.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Windows Credential Editor Registry" by Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/registry/registry_event/registry_event_hack_wce_reg.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 Editor Registry",
entity page, dataset version ref-e555190f7593, updated 2021-11-27T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/a6b33c02-8305-488f-8585-03cb2a7763f2 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule a6b33c02-8305-488f-8585-03cb2a7763f2, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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