WMIC process call
highWindowsSingle eventstablewindows.lateral.wmic_process_call · v1.0.0
What it detects
Detects WMI process creation via wmic ... process call create, commonly used for local or remote (/node:) execution and lateral movement.
MITRE ATT&CK mapping
- T1047Windows Management Instrumentation· Execution
False positives and triage
Some software-deployment tooling uses WMI process creation. A remote /node: target, an unusual invoking account, or an encoded payload raises confidence.
The rule
Declarative YAML read by the detection engine — data, never executed. Confidence 65%. Source: rules/windows/wmic_process_call.yaml, licensed under the Apache License 2.0.
id: windows.lateral.wmic_process_call
version: 1.0.0
status: stable
severity: high
confidence: 0.65
platforms: [windows]
mitre_techniques: [T1047]
description: |
Detects WMI process creation via `wmic ... process call create`, commonly used for local or
remote (/node:) execution and lateral movement.
match:
event_category_any: [process, script]
command_line_contains_any:
- "process call create"
false_positive_guidance: |
Some software-deployment tooling uses WMI process creation. A remote /node: target, an
unusual invoking account, or an encoded payload raises confidence.
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