Sigma rule: VeeamBackup Database Credentials Dump Via Sqlcmd.EXE

Rule

Title

VeeamBackup Database Credentials Dump Via Sqlcmd.EXE

Status

test

Level

high

Author

frack113

Date

2021-12-20

Modified

2023-02-13

File

rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_sqlcmd_veeam_dump.yml

Commit

ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects dump of credentials in VeeamBackup dbo

Log source

product

windows

category

process_creation

Detection

selection_tools:
    Image|endswith: '\sqlcmd.exe'
selection_query:
    CommandLine|contains|all:
        - 'SELECT'
        - 'TOP'
        - '[VeeamBackup].[dbo].[Credentials]'
condition: all of selection_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

• Unknown

Tags

• attack.collection
• attack.t1005

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

• T1005

References

• https://thedfirreport.com/2021/12/13/diavol-ransomware/
• https://forums.veeam.com/veeam-backup-replication-f2/recover-esxi-password-in-veeam-t34630.html

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/process_creation/proc_creation_win_sqlcmd_veeam_dump.yml