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.
OS-WINDOWS Microsoft Windows Installer privilege escalation attempt
This rule looks for DLL files which exhibit patterns used to exploit this privilege escalation bug.
This rule alerts on a specially crafted DLL file that could exploit a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Windows Installer service.
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No known false positives
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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-2022-30147 |
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Tactic: Privilege Escalation
Technique: Executable Installer File Permissions Weakness
For reference, see the MITRE ATT&CK vulnerability types here: https://attack.mitre.org
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