title: WMIC Remote Command Execution
id: 7773b877-5abb-4a3e-b9c9-fd0369b59b00
related:
- id: e42af9df-d90b-4306-b7fb-05c863847ebd
type: obsolete
- id: 09af397b-c5eb-4811-b2bb-08b3de464ebf
type: obsolete
status: test
description: Detects the execution of WMIC to query information on a remote system
references:
- https://securelist.com/moonbounce-the-dark-side-of-uefi-firmware/105468/
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/wmic
author: frack113, Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2023-02-14
modified: 2025-10-22
tags:
- attack.execution
- attack.t1047
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection_img:
- Image|endswith: '\WMIC.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'wmic.exe'
selection_cli:
CommandLine|contains|windash: '/node:'
filter_main_localhost:
CommandLine|contains:
- 'localhost'
- '127.0.0.1'
condition: all of selection_* and not 1 of filter_main_*
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: medium
simulation:
- type: atomic-red-team
name: WMI Execute Remote Process
technique: T1047
atomic_guid: 9c8ef159-c666-472f-9874-90c8d60d136b
regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_wmic_remote_execution/info.yml