Sigma rule: PrinterNightmare Mimikatz Driver Name

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-9395f1059c3a, updated 2023-06-12T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
PrinterNightmare Mimikatz Driver Name
Status
test
Level
critical
Author
Markus Neis, @markus_neis, Florian Roth
Date
2021-07-04
Modified
2023-06-12
File
rules-emerging-threats/2021/Exploits/CVE-2021-1675/registry_event_cve_2021_1675_mimikatz_printernightmare_drivers.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects static QMS 810 and mimikatz driver name used by Mimikatz as exploited in CVE-2021-1675 and CVE-2021-34527

Log source

product
windows
category
registry_event

Detection

selection:
    TargetObject|contains:
        - '\Control\Print\Environments\Windows x64\Drivers\Version-3\QMS 810\'
        - '\Control\Print\Environments\Windows x64\Drivers\Version-3\mimikatz'
selection_alt:
    TargetObject|contains|all:
        - 'legitprinter'
        - '\Control\Print\Environments\Windows'
selection_print:
    TargetObject|contains:
        - '\Control\Print\Environments'
        - '\CurrentVersion\Print\Printers'
selection_kiwi:
    TargetObject|contains:
        - 'Gentil Kiwi'
        - 'mimikatz printer'
        - 'Kiwi Legit Printer'
condition: selection or selection_alt or (selection_print and selection_kiwi)

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate installation of printer driver QMS 810, Texas Instruments microLaser printer (unlikely)

Tags

  • attack.execution
  • attack.t1204
  • cve.2021-1675
  • cve.2021-34527
  • detection.emerging-threats

CVEs this rule names

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-emerging-threats/2021/Exploits/CVE-2021-1675/registry_event_cve_2021_1675_mimikatz_printernightmare_drivers.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "PrinterNightmare Mimikatz Driver Name" by Markus Neis, @markus_neis, Florian Roth (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-emerging-threats/2021/Exploits/CVE-2021-1675/registry_event_cve_2021_1675_mimikatz_printernightmare_drivers.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: PrinterNightmare Mimikatz Driver Name",
entity page, dataset version ref-9395f1059c3a, updated 2023-06-12T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/ba6b9e43-1d45-4d3c-a504-1043a64c8469 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule ba6b9e43-1d45-4d3c-a504-1043a64c8469, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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