Certificate Exported Via Certutil.EXE
Detects the execution of the certutil with the "exportPFX" flag which allows the utility to export certificates.
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- ESXiLinuxmacOSNetwork DevicesWindows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source category
- process_creation
Known benign triggers
- There legitimate reasons to export certificates. Investigate the activity to determine if it's benign
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 |
|---|---|
| www.splunk.com/en_us/blog/security/a-golden-saml-journey-solarwinds-continued.html | 6from 2 sources |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 3ffd6f51-e6c1-47b7-94b4-c1e61d4117c5
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.stealth
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1