Rule Category

OS-WINDOWS -- Snort has detected traffic targeting vulnerabilities in a Windows-based operating system. This does not include browser traffic or other software on the OS, but attacks against the OS itself. (such as?)

Alert Message

OS-WINDOWS Microsoft Windows Kernel elevation of privilege attempt

Rule Explanation

This rule looks for bytes known to be specific to files intended to exploit an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Windows Kernel.

What To Look For

This rule fires on attempts to exploit an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Windows Kernel.

Known Usage

No public information

False Positives

No known false positives

Contributors

Cisco Talos Intelligence Group

Rule Groups

MITRE::ATT&CK Framework::Enterprise::Execution::User Execution::Malicious File

MITRE::ATT&CK Framework::Enterprise::Privilege Escalation::Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Rule Categories::Operating Systems::Windows

CVE

Additional Links

Rule Vulnerability

Escalation of Privilege

An Escalation of Privilege (EOP) attack is any attack method that results in a user or application gaining permissions to access resources they normally would not have access to.

CVE Additional Information

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CVE-2024-43502
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