Incoming Execution via PowerShell Remoting
Elastic Stack Serverless Security
Identifies remote execution via Windows PowerShell remoting. Windows PowerShell remoting allows for running any Windows PowerShell command on one or more remote computers. This could be an indication of lateral movement.
Rule type: eql
Rule indices:
- winlogbeat-*
- logs-endpoint.events.*
- logs-windows.*
Severity: medium
Risk score: 47
Runs every: 5m
Searches indices from: now-9m (https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/common-options.html#date-math[Date Math format], see also Additional look-back time)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
References:
Tags:
- Elastic
- Host
- Windows
- Threat Detection
- Lateral Movement
Version: 3
Rule authors:
- Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
sequence by host.id with maxspan = 30s
[network where network.direction : ("incoming", "ingress") and destination.port in (5985, 5986) and
network.protocol == "http" and source.address != "127.0.0.1" and source.address != "::1"
]
[process where event.type == "start" and process.parent.name : "wsmprovhost.exe" and not process.name : "conhost.exe"]
Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
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/