Suspicious WSMAN Provider Image Loads
Detects signs of potential use of the WSMAN provider from uncommon processes locally and remote execution.
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
- windows
- Log source category
- image_load
Known benign triggers
- Unknown
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 |
|---|---|
| bohops.com/2020/05/12/ws-management-com-another-approach-for-winrm-lateral-movement/ | 2 |
| github.com/bohops/WSMan-WinRM | 2 |
| learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/winrm/windows-remote-management-architecture | Only this detection cites it |
| twitter.com/chadtilbury/status/1275851297770610688 | 2 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- ad1f4bb9-8dfb-4765-adb6-2a7cfb6c0f94
- 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