Sigma rule: Potential Binary Proxy Execution Via Cdb.EXE
A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-c677a0efb499, updated 2024-04-22T00:00:00.000Z.
Rule
- Title
- Potential Binary Proxy Execution Via Cdb.EXE
- Status
- test
- Level
- medium
- Author
- Beyu Denis, oscd.community, Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
- Date
- 2019-10-26
- Modified
- 2024-04-22
- File
- rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_cdb_arbitrary_command_execution.yml
- Commit
- ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84
Detects usage of "cdb.exe" to launch arbitrary processes or commands from a debugger script file
Log source
- product
- windows
- category
- process_creation
Detection
selection_img:
- Image|endswith: '\cdb.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'CDB.Exe'
selection_cli:
CommandLine|contains:
- ' -c ' # Using a debugger script
- ' -cf '
condition: all of selection*False positives (as the rule lists them)
- Legitimate use of debugging tools
Tags
- attack.execution
- attack.stealth
- attack.t1106
- attack.t1218
- attack.t1127
MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names
References
- https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/OtherMSBinaries/Cdb/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20170715043507/http://www.exploit-monday.com/2016/08/windbg-cdb-shellcode-runner.html
- https://twitter.com/nas_bench/status/1534957360032120833
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Sources and licences
SigmaHQ
"Potential Binary Proxy Execution Via Cdb.EXE" by Beyu Denis, oscd.community, Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_cdb_arbitrary_command_execution.yml.
Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License
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entity page, dataset version ref-c677a0efb499, updated 2024-04-22T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/b5c7395f-e501-4a08-94d4-57fe7a9da9d2 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule b5c7395f-e501-4a08-94d4-57fe7a9da9d2, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.
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