Credential Dumping Attempt Via WerFault
Detects process LSASS memory dump using Mimikatz, NanoDump, Invoke-Mimikatz, Procdump or Taskmgr based on the CallTrace pointing to ntdll.dll, dbghelp.dll or dbgcore.dll for win10, server2016 and up.
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
- process_access
Known benign triggers
- Actual failures in lsass.exe that trigger a crash dump (unlikely)
- Unknown cases in which WerFault accesses lsass.exe
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/helpsystems/nanodump/commit/578116faea3d278d53d70ea932e2bbfe42569507 | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- e5b33f7d-eb93-48b6-9851-09e1e610b6d7
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.credential-accessattack.s0002
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1