ET EXPLOIT Quest KACE Desktop Authority Insecure Named Pipe InvokeCOM Operation (CVE-2025-67813)

Query · suricata

flow:established,to_server;
flowbits:isset,ET.QuestKACE.SMB;
content:"SMB"; depth:8;
content:"|fe ff 12|I|00|n|00|v|00|o|00|k|00|e|00|C|00|O|00|M|00|"; fast_pattern;
target:dest_ip;

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Raw source ET EXPLOIT Quest KACE Desktop Authority Insecure Named Pipe InvokeCOM Operation (CVE-2025-67813) · Suricata
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alert smb any any -> $HOME_NET any (
    msg:"ET EXPLOIT Quest KACE Desktop Authority Insecure Named Pipe InvokeCOM Operation (CVE-2025-67813)";
    flow:established,to_server;
    flowbits:isset,ET.QuestKACE.SMB;
    content:"SMB"; depth:8;
    content:"|fe ff 12|I|00|n|00|v|00|o|00|k|00|e|00|C|00|O|00|M|00|"; fast_pattern;
    reference:url,www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/adversary-simulation/pipe-dreams-remote-code-execution-via-quest-desktop-authority-named-pipe/;
    reference:cve,2025-67813;
    classtype:attempted-user;
    sid:2067421; rev:3;
    metadata:attack_target Server, created_at 2026_02_09, cve CVE_2025_67813, deployment Perimeter, deployment Internal, former_category INFO, confidence High, signature_severity Major, tag Exploit, updated_at 2026_02_10, mitre_tactic_id TA0001, mitre_tactic_name Initial_Access, mitre_technique_id T1190, mitre_technique_name Exploit_Public_Facing_Application;
    target:dest_ip;
)

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