Suspicious Rejected SMB Guest Logon From IP
Detect Attempt PrintNightmare (CVE-2021-1675) Remote code execution in Windows Spooler Service
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- ContainersESXiIaaSIdentity ProviderLinuxmacOSNetwork DevicesOffice SuiteSaaSWindows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source service
- smbclient_security
Known benign triggers
- Account fallback reasons (after failed login with specific account)
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 |
|---|---|
| twitter.com/KevTheHermit/status/1410203844064301056 | Only this detection cites it |
| web.archive.org/web/20210629055600/https://github.com/hhlxf/PrintNightmare/ | Only this detection cites it |
| web.archive.org/web/20210701042336/https://github.com/afwu/PrintNightmare | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 71886b70-d7b4-4dbf-acce-87d2ca135262
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.credential-access
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1