Discovery of host users via WMIC

Synopsis

Field	Value
Activation Period	14 Days
Training Period	30 Days
Test Period	N/A (single event)
Deduplication Period	1 Day
Required Data	XDR Agent
ATT&CK Tactic	Discovery (TA0007)
ATT&CK Technique	System Owner/User Discovery (T1033)
Severity	Informational

Description

Attackers may use wmic.exe to list the users of a host, and potentially its owner.

Attacker's Goals

Attackers can attempt to use the command to discover host users and enumerate a huge amount of information.

Investigative actions

Verify whether the command that was executed is benign or normal for the host and/or user performing it (for example, it may be an IT script).