HackTool - CrackMapExec PowerShell Obfuscation
The CrachMapExec pentesting framework implements a PowerShell obfuscation with some static strings detected by this rule.
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- LinuxmacOSWindows
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_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 |
|---|---|
| github.com/byt3bl33d3r/CrackMapExec | 2 |
| github.com/byt3bl33d3r/CrackMapExec/blob/0a49f75347b625e81ee6aa8c33d3970b5515ea9e/cme/helpers/powershell.py#L242 | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 6f8b3439-a203-45dc-a88b-abf57ea15ccf
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.executionattack.stealth
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1