Suspicious NTLM Authentication on the Printer Spooler Service
Detects a privilege elevation attempt by coercing NTLM authentication on the Printer Spooler service
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- Identity ProviderLinuxmacOSWindows
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 |
|---|---|
| github.com/elastic/detection-rules/blob/dd224fb3f81d0b4bf8593c5f02a029d647ba2b2d/rules/windows/credential_access_relay_ntlm_auth_via_http_spoolss.toml | Only this detection cites it |
| twitter.com/med0x2e/status/1520402518685200384 | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- bb76d96b-821c-47cf-944b-7ce377864492
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.credential-accessattack.privilege-escalation
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1