Potential Arbitrary File Download Using Office Application
Detects potential arbitrary file download using a Microsoft Office application
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_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 |
|---|---|
| lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Msoxmled/ | Only this detection cites it |
| lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/OtherMSBinaries/Excel/ | Only this detection cites it |
| lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/OtherMSBinaries/Powerpnt/ | Only this detection cites it |
| lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/OtherMSBinaries/Winword/ | Only this detection cites it |
| medium.com/@reegun/unsanitized-file-validation-leads-to-malicious-payload-download-via-office-binaries-202d02db7191 | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 4ae3e30b-b03f-43aa-87e3-b622f4048eed
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.stealth
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Published
- Sep 26, 2026
- Version
- 2