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Account configured with never Expiring Password
editAccount configured with never Expiring Password
editDetects the creation and modification of an account with the "Don’t Expire Password" option enabled. Attackers can abuse this misconfiguration to persist in the domain and maintain long-term access using compromised accounts with this property.
Rule type: query
Rule indices:
- winlogbeat-*
- logs-system.*
Severity: medium
Risk score: 47
Runs every: 5m
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: 1
Rule authors:
- Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Rule query
editevent.action:"modified-user-account" and event.code:"4738" and message:"'Don't Expire Password' - Enabled" and not user.id:"S-1-5-18"
Framework: 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/