PUA - CsExec Execution
Detects the use of the lesser known remote execution tool named CsExec a PsExec alternative
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- PREWindows
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/malcomvetter/CSExec | 4 |
| www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2022/05/09/ransomware-as-a-service-understanding-the-cybercrime-gig-economy-and-how-to-protect-yourself/ | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- d08a2711-ee8b-4323-bdec-b7d85e892b31
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.executionattack.resource-development
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1