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Windows AD DCShadow Privileges ACL Addition

This detection identifies an Active Directory access-control list (ACL) modification event, which applies the minimum required extended rights to perform the DCShadow attack.

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Platform: Identity Provider Windows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the 3 ATT&CK techniques it maps to.
Log source category: windows_event_log_security_5136

Known benign triggers

No false positives have been identified at this time.

References

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
github.com/samratashok/nishang/blob/master/ActiveDirectory/Set-DCShadowPermissions.ps1	Tool	Only this detection cites it
lantern.splunk.com/Security/Product_Tips/Enterprise_Security/Enabling_an_audit_trail_from_Active_Directory	Product documentation	15
trustedsec.com/blog/a-hitchhackers-guide-to-dacl-based-detections-part-1-a	Unclassified	7
www.labofapenetrationtester.com/2018/04/dcshadow.html	Unclassified	Only this detection cites it

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