Active Directory Structure Export Via Csvde.EXE
Detects the execution of "csvde.exe" in order to export organizational Active Directory structure.
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- LinuxmacOSWindows
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
- 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 |
|---|---|
| businessinsights.bitdefender.com/deep-dive-into-a-backdoordiplomacy-attack-a-study-of-an-attackers-toolkit | 2 |
| redcanary.com/blog/msix-installers/ | 2from 2 sources |
| web.archive.org/web/20180725233601/https://www.pwc.co.uk/cyber-security/pdf/cloud-hopper-annex-b-final.pdf | 2 |
| www.cybereason.com/blog/research/operation-ghostshell-novel-rat-targets-global-aerospace-and-telecoms-firms | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- e5d36acd-acb4-4c6f-a13f-9eb203d50099
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.discoveryattack.exfiltration
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1