Always Install Elevated Windows Installer
Detects Windows Installer service (msiexec.exe) trying to install MSI packages with SYSTEM privilege
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
- Anti virus products
- System administrator usage
- WindowsApps located in "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\"
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 |
|---|---|
| image.slidesharecdn.com/kheirkhabarovoffzonefinal-181117201458/95/hunting-for-privilege-escalation-in-windows-environment-48-638.jpg | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- cd951fdc-4b2f-47f5-ba99-a33bf61e3770
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.privilege-escalation
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1