Sigma rule: HackTool - CoercedPotato Execution

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-a304682193ae, updated 2024-11-23T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
HackTool - CoercedPotato Execution
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Date
2023-10-11
Modified
2024-11-23
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hktl_coercedpotato.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the use of CoercedPotato, a tool for privilege escalation

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection_loader_img:
    Image|endswith: '\CoercedPotato.exe'
selection_params:
    CommandLine|contains: ' --exploitId '
selection_loader_imphash:
    Hashes|contains:
        - 'IMPHASH=A75D7669DB6B2E107A44C4057FF7F7D6'
        - 'IMPHASH=F91624350E2C678C5DCBE5E1F24E22C9'
        - 'IMPHASH=14C81850A079A87E83D50CA41C709A15'
condition: 1 of selection_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.privilege-escalation
  • attack.stealth
  • attack.t1055

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/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hktl_coercedpotato.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "HackTool - CoercedPotato Execution" by Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hktl_coercedpotato.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: HackTool - CoercedPotato Execution",
entity page, dataset version ref-a304682193ae, updated 2024-11-23T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/e8d34729-86a4-4140-adfd-0a29c2106307 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule e8d34729-86a4-4140-adfd-0a29c2106307, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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