title: UAC Bypass Using Windows Media Player - File
id: 68578b43-65df-4f81-9a9b-92f32711a951
status: test
description: Detects the pattern of UAC Bypass using Windows Media Player osksupport.dll (UACMe 32)
references:
    - https://github.com/hfiref0x/UACME
author: Christian Burkard (Nextron Systems)
date: 2021-08-23
modified: 2022-10-09
tags:
    - attack.privilege-escalation
    - attack.t1548.002
logsource:
    category: file_event
    product: windows
detection:
    selection1:
        TargetFilename|startswith: 'C:\Users\'
        TargetFilename|endswith: '\AppData\Local\Temp\OskSupport.dll'
    selection2:
        Image: 'C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe'
        TargetFilename: 'C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\osk.exe'
    condition: 1 of selection*
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: high

title: UAC Bypass Using Windows Media Player - Process
id: 0058b9e5-bcd7-40d4-9205-95ca5a16d7b2
status: test
description: Detects the pattern of UAC Bypass using Windows Media Player osksupport.dll (UACMe 32)
references:
    - https://github.com/hfiref0x/UACME
author: Christian Burkard (Nextron Systems)
date: 2021-08-23
modified: 2024-12-01
tags:
    - attack.privilege-escalation
    - attack.t1548.002
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection_img_1:
        Image: 'C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\osk.exe'
    selection_img_2:
        Image: 'C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe'
        ParentCommandLine: '"C:\Windows\system32\mmc.exe" "C:\Windows\system32\eventvwr.msc" /s'
    selection_integrity:
        IntegrityLevel:
            - 'High'
            - 'System'
            - 'S-1-16-16384' # System
            - 'S-1-16-12288' # High
    condition: 1 of selection_img_* and selection_integrity
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: high

title: UAC Bypass Using Windows Media Player - Registry
id: 5f9db380-ea57-4d1e-beab-8a2d33397e93
status: test
description: Detects the pattern of UAC Bypass using Windows Media Player osksupport.dll (UACMe 32)
references:
    - https://github.com/hfiref0x/UACME
author: Christian Burkard (Nextron Systems)
date: 2021-08-23
modified: 2023-08-17
tags:
    - attack.privilege-escalation
    - attack.t1548.002
logsource:
    category: registry_set
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        TargetObject|endswith: '\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Compatibility Assistant\Store\C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\osk.exe'
        Details: 'Binary Data'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: high