Wmiexec Default Output File
Detects the creation of the default output filename used by the wmiexec tool
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- Windows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source category
- file_event
Known benign triggers
- Unlikely
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/fortra/impacket/blob/f4b848fa27654ca95bc0f4c73dbba8b9c2c9f30a/examples/wmiexec.py | 2 |
| www.crowdstrike.com/blog/how-to-detect-and-prevent-impackets-wmiexec/ | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 8d5aca11-22b3-4f22-b7ba-90e60533e1fb
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.executionattack.lateral-movement
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1