Potential CVE-2023-36874 Exploitation - Fake Wermgr Execution


Description

Detects the execution of a renamed "cmd", "powershell" or "powershell_ise" binary. Attackers were seen using these binaries in a renamed form as "wermgr.exe" in exploitation of CVE-2023-36874

Query · sigma

selection:
  OriginalFileName:
  - Cmd.Exe
  - powershell_ise.EXE
  - powershell.exe
  Image|endswith: \wermgr.exe
condition: selection

Known false positives

  • Unlikely
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title: Potential CVE-2023-36874 Exploitation - Fake Wermgr Execution
id: 50dbc08b-60ce-40f1-a6b6-346497e34c88
status: test
description: Detects the execution of a renamed "cmd", "powershell" or "powershell_ise" binary. Attackers were seen using these binaries in a renamed form as "wermgr.exe" in exploitation of CVE-2023-36874
references:
    - https://github.com/Wh04m1001/CVE-2023-36874
    - https://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/falcon-complete-zero-day-exploit-cve-2023-36874/
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2023-08-23
tags:
    - attack.execution
    - cve.2023-36874
    - detection.emerging-threats
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        OriginalFileName:
            - 'Cmd.Exe'
            - 'powershell_ise.EXE'
            - 'powershell.exe'
        Image|endswith: '\wermgr.exe'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unlikely
level: high

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