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Searching for Saved Credentials via VaultCmd

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Searching for Saved Credentials via VaultCmd

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Windows Credential Manager allows you to create, view, or delete saved credentials for signing into websites, connected applications, and networks. An adversary may abuse this to list or dump credentials stored in the Credential Manager for saved usernames and passwords. This may also be performed in preparation of lateral movement.

Rule type: eql

Rule indices:

  • winlogbeat-*
  • logs-endpoint.events.*
  • logs-windows.*
  • endgame-*

Severity: medium

Risk score: 47

Runs every: 5 minutes

Searches indices from: now-9m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)

Maximum alerts per execution: 100

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Tags:

  • Elastic
  • Host
  • Windows
  • Threat Detection
  • Credential Access
  • Elastic Endgame

Version: 102 (version history)

Added (Elastic Stack release): 7.12.0

Last modified (Elastic Stack release): 8.6.0

Rule authors: Elastic

Rule license: Elastic License v2

Investigation guide

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Rule query
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process where event.type == "start" and
(process.pe.original_file_name:"vaultcmd.exe" or
process.name:"vaultcmd.exe") and process.args:"/list*"











Threat mapping
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Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM














Rule version history
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Version 102 (8.6.0 release)








    

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Version 101 (8.5.0 release)








    

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    process where event.type in ("start", "process_started") and
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