Sigma rule: Suspicious PrinterPorts Creation (CVE-2020-1048)

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-8ffe79b7ee1d, updated 2021-11-27T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Suspicious PrinterPorts Creation (CVE-2020-1048)
Status
test
Level
high
Author
EagleEye Team, Florian Roth
Date
2020-05-13
Modified
2021-11-27
File
rules-emerging-threats/2020/Exploits/CVE-2020-1048/proc_creation_win_exploit_cve_2020_1048.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects new commands that add new printer port which point to suspicious file

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection1:
    CommandLine|contains: 'Add-PrinterPort -Name'
selection2:
    CommandLine|contains:
        - '.exe'
        - '.dll'
        - '.bat'
selection3:
    CommandLine|contains: 'Generic / Text Only'
condition: (selection1 and selection2) or selection3

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • New printer port install on host

Tags

  • attack.persistence
  • attack.execution
  • attack.t1059.001
  • cve.2020-1048
  • 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/2020/Exploits/CVE-2020-1048/proc_creation_win_exploit_cve_2020_1048.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Suspicious PrinterPorts Creation (CVE-2020-1048)" by EagleEye Team, Florian Roth (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-emerging-threats/2020/Exploits/CVE-2020-1048/proc_creation_win_exploit_cve_2020_1048.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: Suspicious PrinterPorts Creation (CVE-2020-1048)",
entity page, dataset version ref-8ffe79b7ee1d, updated 2021-11-27T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/cc08d590-8b90-413a-aff6-31d1a99678d7 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule cc08d590-8b90-413a-aff6-31d1a99678d7, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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