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name: UAC bypass via RequestTrace scheduled task hijack
id: ba86dd4c-e4a9-4b67-94d5-fdea513f1f1a
version: 1.0.0
description: |
Identifies attempts to bypass User Account Control (UAC) by abusing
the RequestTrace scheduled task, a lesser-known but powerful auto-elevated
Windows mechanism that can be repurposed by attackers to gain administrative-level
execution without user consent.
RequestTrace scheduled task can be started by pressing SHIFT+CTRL+WIN+T opening a
stealthy attack vector for adversaries.
labels:
tactic.id: TA0004
tactic.name: Privilege Escalation
tactic.ref: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0004/
technique.id: T1548
technique.name: Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
technique.ref: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1548/
subtechnique.id: T1548.002
subtechnique.name: Bypass User Account Control
subtechnique.ref: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1548/002/
references:
- https://github.com/hfiref0x/UACME
- https://github.com/R41N3RZUF477/RequestTrace_UAC_Bypass

condition: >
spawn_process and
ps.parent.name ~= 'taskhostw.exe' and ps.token.integrity_level = 'HIGH' and
thread.callstack.summary imatches 'ntdll.dll|KernelBase.dll|*PerformanceTraceHandler.dll*' and
not foreach(thread._callstack, $frame, $frame.module imatches '?:\\Windows\\System32\\PerformanceTraceHandler.dll')

severity: high

min-engine-version: 3.0.0
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