User added SID History to an account

Synopsis

Field	Value
Activation Period	14 Days
Training Period	30 Days
Test Period	N/A (single event)
Deduplication Period	1 Hour
Required Data	Requires one of the following data sources: Windows Event Collector OR XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH)
Detection Modules	Identity Analytics
ATT&CK Tactic	Privilege Escalation (TA0004), Stealth (TA0005)
ATT&CK Technique	Access Token Manipulation: SID-History Injection (T1134.005)
Severity	Informational

Description

A user added SID history to an account. This may be indicative of a user's migration between domains or a SID injection attack.

Attacker's Goals

Adversaries may use SID history to escalate privileges and bypass access controls.

Investigative actions

• Verify if migration between domains was involved.
• Search for suspicious actions by the user, such as forged Kerberos tickets.

Variations

Suspicious SID History Addition

Synopsis

Field	Value
ATT&CK Tactic	Privilege Escalation (TA0004), Stealth (TA0005)
ATT&CK Technique	Access Token Manipulation: SID-History Injection (T1134.005)
Severity	Medium

Description

A user added SID history to an account. The account was not migrated between domains, which may indicate a SID injection attack.

Attacker's Goals

Adversaries may use SID history to escalate privileges and bypass access controls.

Investigative actions

• Verify if migration between domains was involved.
• Search for suspicious actions by the user, such as forged Kerberos tickets.