Name:Dump LSASS via procdump id:3742ebfe-64c2-11eb-ae93-0242ac130002 version:14 date:2025-10-22 author:Michael Haag, Splunk status:production type:TTP Description:The following analytic detects the use of procdump.exe to dump the LSASS
process, specifically looking for the -mm and -ma command-line arguments. It leverages
data from Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) agents, focusing on process names,
command-line executions, and parent processes. This activity is significant because
dumping LSASS can expose sensitive credentials, posing a severe security risk. If
confirmed malicious, an attacker could obtain credentials, escalate privileges,
and move laterally within the network, leading to potential data breaches and further
compromise of the environment.
Data_source:
-Sysmon EventID 1
-Windows Event Log Security 4688
-CrowdStrike ProcessRollup2
search:| tstats `security_content_summariesonly` count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime
from datamodel=Endpoint.Processes where
`process_procdump` Processes.process IN (*-ma*, *-mm*, "*-mp*", */ma*, */mm*, "*/mp*") Processes.process IN (* ls*, "* keyiso*", "* samss*")
how_to_implement:The detection is based on data that originates from Endpoint Detection
and Response (EDR) agents. These agents are designed to provide security-related
telemetry from the endpoints where the agent is installed. To implement this search,
you must ingest logs that contain the process GUID, process name, and parent process.
Additionally, you must ingest complete command-line executions. These logs must
be processed using the appropriate Splunk Technology Add-ons that are specific to
the EDR product. The logs must also be mapped to the `Processes` node of the `Endpoint`
data model. Use the Splunk Common Information Model (CIM) to normalize the field
names and speed up the data modeling process.
known_false_positives:None identified. References: -https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1003/001/ -https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/procdump -https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/master/atomics/T1003.001/T1003.001.md#atomic-test-2---dump-lsassexe-memory-using-procdump -https://thedfirreport.com/2022/08/08/bumblebee-roasts-its-way-to-domain-admin/ -https://x.com/wietze/status/1958302556033065292?s=12 drilldown_searches: name:'View the detection results for - "$user$" and "$dest$"' search:'%original_detection_search% | search user = "$user$" dest = "$dest$"' earliest_offset:'$info_min_time$' latest_offset:'$info_max_time$' name:'View risk events for the last 7 days for - "$user$" and "$dest$"' search:'| from datamodel Risk.All_Risk | search normalized_risk_object IN ("$user$", "$dest$") starthoursago=168 | stats count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime values(search_name) as "Search Name" values(risk_message) as "Risk Message" values(analyticstories) as "Analytic Stories" values(annotations._all) as "Annotations" values(annotations.mitre_attack.mitre_tactic) as "ATT&CK Tactics" by normalized_risk_object | `security_content_ctime(firstTime)` | `security_content_ctime(lastTime)`' earliest_offset:'$info_min_time$' latest_offset:'$info_max_time$' tags: analytic_story: - 'CISA AA22-257A' - 'HAFNIUM Group' - 'Compromised Windows Host' - 'Credential Dumping' - 'Seashell Blizzard' - 'Storm-2460 CLFS Zero Day Exploitation' asset_type:Endpoint mitre_attack_id: - 'T1003.001' product: - 'Splunk Enterprise' - 'Splunk Enterprise Security' - 'Splunk Cloud' security_domain:endpoint
