Detection rules › Sigma
Potential PowerShell Console History Access Attempt via History File
Detects potential access attempts to the PowerShell console history directly via history file (ConsoleHost_history.txt). This can give access to plaintext passwords used in PowerShell commands or used for general reconnaissance.
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Credential Access | T1552.001 Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files |
Event coverage
| Provider | Event ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Sysmon | 1 | Process creation |
| Security-Auditing | 4688 | A new process has been created. |
Stages and Predicates
Stage 1: selection
or:
CommandLine|contains: '(Get-PSReadLineOption).HistorySavePath'
CommandLine|contains: ConsoleHost_history.txt
Indicators
Each row is a field, operator, and value that the rule matches. The corpus column counts how many other rules in the catalog look for the same combination: high numbers point to widely-used, community-vetted indicators. Blank or 1 shows that the indicator is specific to this rule.
| Field | Kind | Values |
|---|---|---|
CommandLine | match |
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