HackTool - WinPwn Execution - ScriptBlock
Detects scriptblock text keywords indicative of potential usge of the tool WinPwn. A tool for Windows and Active Directory reconnaissance and exploitation.
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- ContainersESXiIaaSLinuxmacOSNetwork DevicesWindows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the 7 ATT&CK techniques it maps to.
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source category
- ps_script
Known benign triggers
- As the script block is a blob of text. False positive may occur with scripts that contain the keyword as a reference or simply use it for detection.
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/S3cur3Th1sSh1t/WinPwn | 4 |
| github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/4d6c4e8e23d465af7a2388620cfe3f8c76e16cf0/atomics/T1082/T1082.md | 2 |
| grep.app/search?q=winpwn&filter[repo][0]=redcanaryco/atomic-red-team | 2 |
| reconshell.com/winpwn-tool-for-internal-windows-pentesting-and-ad-security/ | 2 |
| www.publicnow.com/view/EB87DB49C654D9B63995FAD4C9DE3D3CC4F6C3ED?1671634841 | 2 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 851fd622-b675-4d26-b803-14bc7baa517a
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.credential-accessattack.discoveryattack.executionattack.privilege-escalation
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1