Potential Privilege Escalation To LOCAL SYSTEM

Detects unknown program using commandline flags usually used by tools such as PsExec and PAExec to start programs with SYSTEM Privileges

Detection logic

Platform: PRE
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

Software companies that bundle PsExec/PAExec with their software and rename it, so that it is less embarrassing
Weird admins that rename their tools

Links the source published beside this detection. Reference is the link the source wrote, unmodified. Class is decided by this catalogue from the host and path, not stated by the source. Cited by counts published detections citing the same resource, including this one, and the sources beneath it count the repositories this catalogue ingests, which is not the same as independent research.
Reference	Class	Cited by
learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/psexec	Product documentation	6
www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2020/10/kegtap-and-singlemalt-with-a-ransomware-chaser.html	Threat report	6
www.poweradmin.com/paexec/	Unclassified	5