WMIC Remote Command

Identifies the use of wmic.exe to run commands on remote hosts. While this can be used by administrators legitimately, attackers can abuse this built-in utility to achieve lateral movement.

Rule type: eql
Rule indices:

• endgame-*
• logs-endpoint.events.process-*
• logs-system.security*
• logs-windows.sysmon_operational-*
• winlogbeat-*

Rule Severity: low
Risk Score: 21
Runs every: 60m
Searches indices from: now-119m
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
References:

Tags:

• Domain: Endpoint
• OS: Windows
• Use Case: Threat Detection
• Tactic: Lateral Movement
• Data Source: Elastic Defend
• Rule Type: BBR
• Data Source: Sysmon
• Data Source: Elastic Endgame
• Data Source: Windows Security Event Logs

Version: 111
Rule authors:

• Elastic

Rule license: Elastic License v2

process where host.os.type == "windows" and event.type == "start" and
  process.name : "WMIC.exe" and
  process.args : "*node:*" and
  process.args : ("call", "set", "get") and
  not process.args : ("*/node:localhost*", "*/node:\"127.0.0.1\"*", "/node:127.0.0.1")
		

Framework: MITRE ATT&CK

• Tactic:

  • Name: Lateral Movement
  • Id: TA0008
  • Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0008/

• Technique:

  • Name: Remote Services
  • Id: T1021
  • Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1021/

• Sub Technique:

  • Name: Distributed Component Object Model
  • Id: T1021.003
  • Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1021/003/

• Sub Technique:

  • Name: Windows Remote Management
  • Id: T1021.006
  • Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1021/006/

Framework: MITRE ATT&CK

• Tactic:

  • Name: Execution
  • Id: TA0002
  • Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0002/

• Technique:

  • Name: Windows Management Instrumentation
  • Id: T1047
  • Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1047/