Suspicious Print Spooler SPL File Created
Detects attempts to exploit privilege escalation vulnerabilities related to the Print Spooler service including CVE-2020-1048 and CVE-2020-1337.
Detection logic
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Detection requirements
- Platform
- ContainersLinuxmacOSWindows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
- Log source category
- event_index
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 |
|---|---|
| safebreach.com/Post/How-we-bypassed-CVE-2020-1048-Patch-and-got-CVE-2020-1337 | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- a7ccae7b-9d2c-44b2-a061-98e5946971fa
- Tagged by the source as
- Data Source: Elastic DefendData Source: Elastic EndgameData Source: Microsoft Defender XDRDomain: EndpointNoise: MediumOS: WindowsPerformance: NormalPlatform: WindowsResources: Investigation GuideResources: OsqueryRule Type: Event Correlation (EQL)Tactic: Privilege EscalationThreat: Vulnerability ExploitUse Case: Threat DetectionUse Case: VulnerabilityVuln: CVE-2020-1048Vuln: CVE-2020-1337
Licence
- Published under
- Elastic License 2.0Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Sep 20, 2026
- Version
- 3