Sigma rule: HackTool - GoldenDMSA Execution

Rule

Title

HackTool - GoldenDMSA Execution

Status

experimental

Level

high

Author

Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)

Date

2026-10-19

File

rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hktl_goldendmsa.yml

Commit

ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects execution of GoldenDMSA hacktool used for Directory Service Account manipulation.

Log source

product

windows

category

process_creation

Detection

selection_img:
    Image|endswith: '\GoldenDMSA.exe'
selection_cli:
    CommandLine|contains:
        - 'wordlist'
        - 'bruteforce'
    CommandLine|contains|all:
        - ' -s '
        - 'S-1-5-21-'
        - ' -d '
        - ' -k '
condition: 1 of selection_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

• Unknown

Tags

• attack.persistence
• attack.privilege-escalation
• attack.t1098
• attack.credential-access
• attack.t1110.001
• attack.t1558.003

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

• T1098
• T1110.001
• T1558.003

References

• https://github.com/Semperis/GoldenDMSA
• https://ipurple.team/2025/09/02/golden-dmsa/
• https://www.semperis.com/blog/golden-dmsa-what-is-dmsa-authentication-bypass/
• https://thehackernews.com/2025/07/critical-golden-dmsa-attack-in-windows.html
• https://hacktricks.wiki/en/windows-hardening/active-directory-methodology/golden-dmsa-gmsa.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_hktl_goldendmsa.yml