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DHCP Callout DLL Installation

Severity
high
Author
Dimitrios Slamaris
Source
upstream

Detects the installation of a Callout DLL via CalloutDlls and CalloutEnabled parameter in Registry, which can be used to execute code in context of the DHCP server (restart required)

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

TacticTechniques
PersistenceT1112 Modify Registry, T1574.001 Hijack Execution Flow: DLL
Privilege EscalationT1574.001 Hijack Execution Flow: DLL
Defense EvasionT1112 Modify Registry, T1574.001 Hijack Execution Flow: DLL

Event coverage

ProviderEvent IDTitle
Sysmon13RegistryEvent (Value Set)

Stages and Predicates

Stage 1: selection

or:
TargetObject|endswith: '\Services\DHCPServer\Parameters\CalloutDlls'
TargetObject|endswith: '\Services\DHCPServer\Parameters\CalloutEnabled'

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.

FieldKindValues
TargetObjectends_with
  • \Services\DHCPServer\Parameters\CalloutDlls
  • \Services\DHCPServer\Parameters\CalloutEnabled