Sdiagnhost Calling Suspicious Child Process
Detects sdiagnhost.exe calling a suspicious child process (e.g. used in exploits for Follina / CVE-2022-30190)
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- ContainersESXiLinuxmacOSWindows
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 |
|---|---|
| app.any.run/tasks/713f05d2-fe78-4b9d-a744-f7c133e3fafb/ | 7from 2 sources |
| app.any.run/tasks/c4117d9a-f463-461a-b90f-4cd258746798/ | Only this detection cites it |
| app.any.run/tasks/f420d295-0457-4e9b-9b9e-6732be227583/ | Only this detection cites it |
| doublepulsar.com/follina-a-microsoft-office-code-execution-vulnerability-1a47fce5629e | 4from 2 sources |
| twitter.com/nao_sec/status/1530196847679401984 | 4from 2 sources |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- f3d39c45-de1a-4486-a687-ab126124f744
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.stealth
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1