Tampering with the Windows User Account Controls (UAC) configuration

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 with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH)
ATT&CK Tactic	Privilege Escalation (TA0004)
ATT&CK Technique	Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism: Bypass User Account Control (T1548.002)
Severity	Informational

Description

EnableLUA specifies whether Windows User Account Controls (UAC) notifies the user when programs try to modify the computer. UAC was formerly known as Limited User Account (LUA).

Attacker's Goals

Gain higher privileges by bypassing the User Account Control (UAC).

Investigative actions

Check whether the executing process is benign and if this was a desired behavior as part of its normal execution flow.

Variations

Tampering with the Windows User Account Controls (UAC) configuration by a remote host

Synopsis

Field	Value
ATT&CK Tactic	Privilege Escalation (TA0004)
ATT&CK Technique	Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism: Bypass User Account Control (T1548.002)
Severity	Medium

Description

EnableLUA specifies whether Windows User Account Controls (UAC) notifies the user when programs try to modify the computer. UAC was formerly known as Limited User Account (LUA).

Attacker's Goals

Gain higher privileges by bypassing the User Account Control (UAC).

Investigative actions

Check whether the executing process is benign and if this was a desired behavior as part of its normal execution flow.

Tampering with the Windows User Account Controls (UAC) configuration

Synopsis

Field	Value
ATT&CK Tactic	Privilege Escalation (TA0004)
ATT&CK Technique	Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism: Bypass User Account Control (T1548.002)
Severity	Low

Description

EnableLUA specifies whether Windows User Account Controls (UAC) notifies the user when programs try to modify the computer. UAC was formerly known as Limited User Account (LUA).

Attacker's Goals

Gain higher privileges by bypassing the User Account Control (UAC).

Investigative actions

Check whether the executing process is benign and if this was a desired behavior as part of its normal execution flow.

Tampering with the Windows User Account Controls (UAC) configuration

Synopsis

Field	Value
ATT&CK Tactic	Privilege Escalation (TA0004)
ATT&CK Technique	Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism: Bypass User Account Control (T1548.002)
Severity	Low

Description

EnableLUA specifies whether Windows User Account Controls (UAC) notifies the user when programs try to modify the computer. UAC was formerly known as Limited User Account (LUA).

Attacker's Goals

Gain higher privileges by bypassing the User Account Control (UAC).

Investigative actions

Check whether the executing process is benign and if this was a desired behavior as part of its normal execution flow.