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KRBTGT Delegation Backdoor
editKRBTGT Delegation Backdoor
editIdentifies the modification of the msDS-AllowedToDelegateTo attribute to KRBTGT. Attackers can use this technique to maintain persistence to the domain by having the ability to request tickets for the KRBTGT service.
Rule type: query
Rule indices:
- winlogbeat-*
- logs-system.*
Severity: high
Risk score: 73
Runs every: 5 minutes
Searches indices from: now-9m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
References:
Tags:
- Elastic
- Host
- Windows
- Threat Detection
- Persistence
- Active Directory
Version: 100 (version history)
Added (Elastic Stack release): 8.1.0
Last modified (Elastic Stack release): 8.5.0
Rule authors: Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Investigation guide
editRule query
editevent.action:modified-user-account and event.code:4738 and winlog.event_data.AllowedToDelegateTo:*krbtgt*
Threat mapping
editFramework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
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Tactic:
- Name: Persistence
- ID: TA0003
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0003/
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Technique:
- Name: Account Manipulation
- ID: T1098
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1098/
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Tactic:
- Name: Credential Access
- ID: TA0006
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0006/
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Technique:
- Name: Steal or Forge Kerberos Tickets
- ID: T1558
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1558/
Rule version history
edit- Version 100 (8.5.0 release)
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- Version 4 (8.4.0 release)
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- Version 2 (8.2.0 release)
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- Formatting only