Potential LSA Authentication Package Abuse

Adversaries can use the autostart mechanism provided by the Local Security Authority (LSA) authentication packages for privilege escalation or persistence by placing a reference to a binary in the Windows registry. The binary will then be executed by SYSTEM when the authentication packages are loaded.

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: None

Tags:

Elastic
Host
Windows
Threat Detection
Privilege Escalation

Version: 2

Rule authors:

Elastic

Rule license: Elastic License v2

Rule query

edit

registry where event.type == "change" and
  registry.path : "HKLM\\SYSTEM\\*ControlSet*\\Control\\Lsa\\Authentication Packages" and
  /* exclude SYSTEM SID - look for changes by non-SYSTEM user */
  not user.id : "S-1-5-18"

Framework: MITRE ATT&CK^TM

Tactic:
- Name: Privilege Escalation
- ID: TA0004
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0004/
Technique:
- Name: Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
- ID: T1547
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1547/
Sub-technique:
- Name: Authentication Package
- ID: T1547.002
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1547/002/
Tactic:
- Name: Persistence
- ID: TA0003
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0003/
Technique:
- Name: Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
- ID: T1547
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1547/
Sub-technique:
- Name: Authentication Package
- ID: T1547.002
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1547/002/

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