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LSASS Process Access via Windows API
editLSASS Process Access via Windows API
editIdentifies access attempts to the LSASS handle, which may indicate an attempt to dump credentials from LSASS memory.
Rule type: eql
Rule indices:
- logs-endpoint.events.*
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
- Credential Access
Version: 1
Rule authors:
- Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Rule query
editapi where host.os.type == "windows" and
process.Ext.api.name in ("OpenProcess", "OpenThread") and Target.process.name : "lsass.exe"
Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
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Tactic:
- Name: Credential Access
- ID: TA0006
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0006/
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Technique:
- Name: OS Credential Dumping
- ID: T1003
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1003/
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Sub-technique:
- Name: LSASS Memory
- ID: T1003.001
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1003/001/