CMSTP Execution Process Access
Detects various indicators of Microsoft Connection Manager Profile Installer 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
- process_access
Known benign triggers
- Legitimate CMSTP use (unlikely in modern enterprise environments)
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 |
|---|---|
| web.archive.org/web/20190720093911/http://www.endurant.io/cmstp/detecting-cmstp-enabled-code-execution-and-uac-bypass-with-sysmon/ | 5 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 3b4b232a-af90-427c-a22f-30b0c0837b95
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.executionattack.g0069attack.g0080attack.stealthcar.2019-04-001
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1