Function Call From Undocumented COM Interface EditionUpgradeManager
Detects function calls from the EditionUpgradeManager COM interface. Which is an interface that is not used by standard executables.
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
- 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 |
|---|---|
| gist.github.com/hfiref0x/de9c83966623236f5ebf8d9ae2407611 | Only this detection cites it |
| www.snip2code.com/Snippet/4397378/UAC-bypass-using-EditionUpgradeManager-C/ | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- fb3722e4-1a06-46b6-b772-253e2e7db933
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.privilege-escalation
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1