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ATT&CK technique

T1548

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

Privilege Escalation 112 detections found
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Detection rules

Source Rule Status Updated
elastic Unusual Pkexec Execution production 2026-10-08
elastic File Execution Permission Modification Detected via Defend for Containers production 2026-10-08
elastic Potential Privacy Control Bypass via Localhost Secure Copy production 2026-10-06
elastic Excessive Sudo Authentication Failures via macOS Security Events production 2026-10-06
elastic Local Account TokenFilter Policy Disabled production 2026-09-18
elastic Privilege Escalation via GDB CAP_SYS_PTRACE production 2026-09-18
elastic Suspicious Symbolic Link Created production 2026-09-18
elastic Potential Privilege Escalation via CVE-2023-4911 production 2026-09-18
elastic Potential Privilege Escalation via unshare and UID Change production 2026-09-18
elastic Potential Copy Fail (CVE-2026-31431) Exploitation via AF_ALG Socket production 2026-09-18
elastic Potential Privilege Escalation via a Suspicious UID Change production 2026-09-18
elastic Potential Privilege Escalation via a Parent Process Sequence production 2026-09-18
elastic Potential Privilege Escalation via a Parent/Child Process Sequence production 2026-09-18
elastic Potential Privilege Escalation via SUID/SGID production 2026-09-18
elastic Privilege Escalation via SUID/SGID production 2026-09-18
elastic Potential Privilege Escalation via SUID/SGID Proxy Execution production 2026-09-18
elastic Potential Sudo Privilege Escalation via CVE-2019-14287 production 2026-09-18
elastic Potential Sudo Hijacking production 2026-09-18
elastic Potential Sudo Token Manipulation via Process Injection production 2026-09-18
elastic Potential Privilege Escalation via Python cap_setuid production 2026-09-18
elastic Privilege Escalation via CAP_CHOWN/CAP_FOWNER Capabilities production 2026-09-18
elastic Suspicious SUID Binary Execution production 2026-09-18
elastic Suspicious SUID Binary Execution (Auditd Sequence) production 2026-09-18
elastic Privilege Escalation via CAP_SETUID/SETGID Capabilities production 2026-09-18
elastic Potential Privilege Escalation via Recently Compiled Executable production 2026-09-18
elastic UID Elevation from Previously Unknown Executable production 2026-09-18
elastic Potential Privacy Control Bypass via TCCDB Modification production 2026-09-18
elastic Suspicious TCC Access Granted for User Folders production 2026-09-18
elastic Full Disk Access Permission Check production 2026-09-18
elastic Execution via Electron Child Process Node.js Module production 2026-09-18
elastic Apple Scripting Execution with Administrator Privileges production 2026-09-18
elastic Execution with Explicit Credentials via Scripting production 2026-09-18
elastic Unusual Sudo Activity production 2026-09-18
elastic Potential PowerShell HackTool Script by Function Names production 2026-09-18
elastic Disabling User Account Control via Registry Modification production 2026-09-18
elastic UAC Bypass Attempt with IEditionUpgradeManager Elevated COM Interface production 2026-09-18
elastic UAC Bypass Attempt via Elevated COM Internet Explorer Add-On Installer production 2026-09-18
elastic UAC Bypass via ICMLuaUtil Elevated COM Interface production 2026-09-18
elastic UAC Bypass via DiskCleanup Scheduled Task Hijack production 2026-09-18
elastic UAC Bypass Attempt via Privileged IFileOperation COM Interface production 2026-09-18
elastic Bypass UAC via Event Viewer production 2026-09-18
elastic UAC Bypass Attempt via Windows Directory Masquerading production 2026-09-18
elastic UAC Bypass via Windows Firewall Snap-In Hijack production 2026-09-18
elastic Potential Privilege Escalation via Sudoers File Modification production 2026-09-18
elastic SUID/SGID Bit Set production 2026-09-18
elastic Sudoers File Activity production 2026-09-18
elastic AWS STS AssumeRole with New MFA Device production 2026-09-18
elastic AWS EC2 Instance Profile Associated with Running Instance production 2026-09-18
elastic AWS IAM Customer-Managed Policy Attached to Role by Rare User production 2026-09-18
elastic AWS IAM Customer Managed Policy Version Created or Default Version Set production 2026-09-18
elastic AWS KMS Key Policy Updated via PutKeyPolicy production 2026-09-18
elastic AWS STS Role Assumption by Service production 2026-09-18
elastic AWS STS Role Assumption by User production 2026-09-18
elastic AWS STS AssumeRoot by Rare User and Member Account production 2026-09-18
elastic AWS STS GetFederationToken with AdministratorAccess in Request production 2026-09-18
elastic AWS STS Role Chaining production 2026-09-18
elastic Entra ID Actor Token User Impersonation Abuse production 2026-09-18
elastic Modification of Persistence Relevant Files Detected via Defend for Containers production 2026-09-18
elastic Suspicious Echo or Printf Execution Detected via Defend for Containers production 2026-09-18
elastic Potential Persistence via File Modification production 2026-09-18
elastic Spike in Privileged Command Execution by a User production 2026-09-18
elastic Unusual Process Detected for Privileged Commands by a User production 2026-09-18
elastic Potential Defense Evasion via Doas production 2026-09-18
elastic Sudo Command Enumeration Detected production 2026-09-18
elastic SUID/SGUID Enumeration Detected production 2026-09-18
elastic Suspicious File Made Executable via Chmod Inside A Container production 2026-09-18
elastic Pod or Container Creation with Suspicious Command-Line production 2026-09-18
elastic System Binary Path File Permission Modification production 2026-09-18
elastic Process Capability Set via setcap Utility production 2026-09-18
elastic Setcap setuid/setgid Capability Set production 2026-09-18
elastic Potential Suspicious File Edit production 2026-09-18
elastic Potential Root Effective Shell from Non-Standard Path via Auditd production 2026-09-18
elastic Potential CVE-2025-32463 Sudo Chroot Execution Attempt production 2026-09-18
elastic Potential Privilege Escalation via Enlightenment production 2026-09-18
sigma Registry Hive File Staged Outside Standard User Profile Path experimental 2026-07-23
elastic Deprecated - Sudo Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Attempt deprecated 2026-07-02
splunk Linux Persistence and Privilege Escalation Risk Behavior production 2026-05-13
splunk Windows Privilege Escalation User Process Spawn System Process production 2026-05-13
splunk Windows Privilege Escalation System Process Without System Parent production 2026-05-13
splunk Allow Operation with Consent Admin production 2026-05-13
splunk Windows Privilege Escalation Suspicious Process Elevation production 2026-05-13
splunk Services Escalate Exe production 2026-05-13
splunk Linux Telnet Authentication Bypass production 2026-05-13
sigma Potential Exploitation of CVE-2025-5054 or CVE-2025-4598 experimental 2026-04-28
elastic Deprecated - Network Connection via Sudo Binary deprecated 2026-02-04
sigma Linux Setuid Capability Set on a Binary via Setcap Utility experimental 2026-01-24
sigma Linux Setgid Capability Set on a Binary via Setcap Utility experimental 2026-01-24
elastic Deprecated - Suspicious File Creation in /etc for Persistence deprecated 2025-06-26
sigma Potential Privilege Escalation via Local Kerberos Relay over LDAP test 2024-08-13
sigma CA Policy Updated by Non Approved Actor test 2024-05-28
sigma GCP Break-glass Container Workload Deployed test 2024-01-12
sigma COM Hijack via Sdclt test 2023-09-28
elastic Suspicious Network Connection Attempt by Root deprecated 2023-07-31
sigma Linux Doas Conf File Creation stable 2022-12-31
sigma Linux Capabilities Discovery test 2022-12-25
sigma Vulnerable Netlogon Secure Channel Connection Allowed test 2022-12-25
sigma AWS Suspicious SAML Activity test 2022-12-18
sigma Abused Debug Privilege by Arbitrary Parent Processes test 2022-11-11
sigma AWS STS AssumeRole Misuse test 2022-10-09
sigma Credential Dumping Attempt Via Svchost test 2022-10-09
sigma Regedit as Trusted Installer test 2022-10-09
sigma AWS STS GetSessionToken Misuse test 2022-10-09
sigma UAC Bypass via Windows Firewall Snap-In Hijack test 2022-09-27
sigma SCM Database Privileged Operation test 2022-09-18
sigma User Removed From Group With CA Policy Modification Access test 2022-08-04
sigma User Added To Group With CA Policy Modification Access test 2022-08-04
elastic Potential Privilege Escalation via Local Kerberos Relay over LDAP deprecated 2022-08-01
sigma CA Policy Removed by Non Approved Actor test 2022-07-19
sigma New CA Policy by Non-approved Actor test 2022-07-18
sigma Linux Doas Tool Execution stable 2022-01-20
elastic Setgid Bit Set via chmod deprecated 2021-03-16
sentinel Detecting Impossible travel with mailbox permission tampering & Privilege Escalation attempt Scheduled —