UAC Bypass WSReset
Detects the pattern of UAC Bypass via WSReset usable by default sysmon-config
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
- 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/hfiref0x/UACME | 33from 3 sources |
| lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Wsreset/ | 2 |
| medium.com/falconforce/falconfriday-detecting-uac-bypasses-0xff16-86c2a9107abf | 3 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 89a9a0e0-f61a-42e5-8957-b1479565a658
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.privilege-escalation
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1