Sigma rule: HackTool - SharpUp PrivEsc Tool Execution

Rule

Title

HackTool - SharpUp PrivEsc Tool Execution

Status

test

Level

critical

Author

Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)

Date

2022-08-20

Modified

2023-02-13

File

rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hktl_sharpup.yml

Commit

ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the use of SharpUp, a tool for local privilege escalation

Log source

product

windows

category

process_creation

Detection

selection:
    - Image|endswith: '\SharpUp.exe'
    - Description: 'SharpUp'
    - CommandLine|contains:
          - 'HijackablePaths'
          - 'UnquotedServicePath'
          - 'ProcessDLLHijack'
          - 'ModifiableServiceBinaries'
          - 'ModifiableScheduledTask'
          - 'DomainGPPPassword'
          - 'CachedGPPPassword'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

• Unknown

Tags

• attack.persistence
• attack.privilege-escalation
• attack.discovery
• attack.execution
• attack.stealth
• attack.t1615
• attack.t1569.002
• attack.t1574.005

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

• T1569.002
• T1574.005
• T1615

References

• https://github.com/GhostPack/SharpUp

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_sharpup.yml