Remote DCOM/WMI Lateral Movement
Detects remote RPC calls that performs remote DCOM operations. These could be abused for lateral movement via DCOM or WMI.
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- Windows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the 2 ATT&CK techniques it maps to.
- Log source product
- rpc_firewall
- Log source category
- application
Known benign triggers
- Some administrative tasks on remote host
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
0 exclusive techniques.This is coverage no other published rule has; it is not this rule's total technique count.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| github.com/zeronetworks/rpcfirewall | 17 |
| learn.microsoft.com/en-us/openspecs/windows_protocols/ms-srvs/accf23b0-0f57-441c-9185-43041f1b0ee9 | 3 |
| zeronetworks.com/blog/stopping-lateral-movement-via-the-rpc-firewall/ | 17 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 68050b10-e477-4377-a99b-3721b422d6ef
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.executionattack.lateral-movement
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1