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Name: odbcad32.exe
Description: ODBC Data Source Administrator to manage User/System DSNs and ODBC drivers.
Aliases:
- Alias: odbcad32.exe # PE Original filename
Author: 'Ekitji'
Created: 2025-09-04
Commands:
- Command: odbcad32.exe # System32 (64-bit)
Description: Legitimate GUI tool. Can be abused for a UAC bypass by breaking out from the GUI to spawn other processes.
Usecase: Manage ODBC data sources; UAC bypass via GUI breakout by starting process --> Tracing --> Browse --> cmd.exe OR Tracing --> Select DLL --> cmd.exe
Category: UAC Bypass
Privileges: User
MitreID: T1548.002
OperatingSystem: Windows 10, Windows 11
- Command: odbcad32.exe # SysWOW64 (32-bit)
Description: 32-bit variant of the same tool; similar UAC bypass via GUI breakout.
Usecase: Manage ODBC data sources; UAC bypass via GUI breakout by starting process --> Tracing --> Browse --> cmd.exe OR Tracing --> Select DLL --> cmd.exe
Category: UAC Bypass
Privileges: User
MitreID: T1548.002
OperatingSystem: Windows 10, Windows 11
Full_Path:
- Path: c:\windows\system32\odbcad32.exe
- Path: c:\windows\syswow64\odbcad32.exe
Detection:
- IOC: ParentImage = *\odbcad32.exe spawning interactive shells (cmd.exe, powershell.exe) or unexpected child processes.
- IOC: Elevated or high-integrity child processes with ParentImage = *\odbcad32.exe from a standard-user session.
- IOC: EventID 4688 (Process Creation) with ParentImage = *\odbcad32.exe
- IOC: Sysmon EventID 1 (Process Create) with ParentImage = *\odbcad32.exe and suspicious ChildImage.
Resources:
- Link: https://amonitoring.ru/article/uac_bypass_english/
Acknowledgement:
- Person: amonitoring
- Person: Ekitji
Handle: '@eki_erk'