Detection rules › Sigma
Password Set to Never Expire via WMI
Detects the use of wmic.exe to modify user account settings and explicitly disable password expiration.
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Execution | T1047 Windows Management Instrumentation |
| Persistence | T1098 Account Manipulation |
| Privilege Escalation | T1098 Account Manipulation |
Event coverage
| Provider | Event ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Sysmon | 1 | Process creation |
Stages and Predicates
Stage 1: all of selection_img
or:
Image|endswith: '\wmic.exe'
OriginalFileName: wmic.exe
Stage 2: all of selection_cli
CommandLine|contains: ' set '
CommandLine|contains: false
CommandLine|contains: passwordexpires
CommandLine|contains: useraccount
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 |
|
Image | ends_with |
|
OriginalFileName | eq |
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