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HighSigmaHQNasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)

MSSQL XPCmdshell Option Change

Detects when the MSSQL "xp_cmdshell" stored procedure setting is changed.

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Log source product
windows
Log source service
application

Known benign triggers

  • Legitimate enable/disable of the setting
  • Note that since the event contain the change for both values. This means that this will trigger on both enable and disable

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