# Credential Dumping Detection API Reference ## Sysmon Event ID 10 - ProcessAccess ### Key Fields ``` SourceImage - Process accessing LSASS SourceProcessId - PID of accessing process TargetImage - Should be C:\Windows\System32\lsass.exe GrantedAccess - Access rights bitmask CallTrace - DLL call stack of the access ``` ### Suspicious GrantedAccess Values | Value | Meaning | Tool Association | |-------|---------|-----------------| | 0x1010 | VM_READ + QUERY_LIMITED | Mimikatz | | 0x1410 | VM_READ + QUERY_INFO | ProcDump | | 0x1FFFFF | PROCESS_ALL_ACCESS | Various dumpers | | 0x1438 | VM_READ + QUERY + DUP_HANDLE | Cobalt Strike | | 0x40 | DUP_HANDLE only | Handle duplication | ## Sysmon Event ID 1 - Process Creation ### Command Line Patterns for Credential Theft ``` # SAM hive export reg save hklm\sam C:\temp\sam.hiv reg save hklm\security C:\temp\security.hiv reg save hklm\system C:\temp\system.hiv # comsvcs.dll LSASS dump rundll32.exe C:\Windows\System32\comsvcs.dll, MiniDump dump.bin full # NTDS.dit extraction ntdsutil "activate instance ntds" ifm "create full C:\temp" vssadmin create shadow /for=C: ``` ## Splunk SPL Queries ### LSASS Access Detection ```spl index=sysmon EventCode=10 TargetImage="*\\lsass.exe" GrantedAccess IN ("0x1010","0x1FFFFF","0x1410","0x1438") SourceImage!="*\\csrss.exe" SourceImage!="*\\svchost.exe" | stats count by SourceImage, GrantedAccess, Computer, User | sort -count ``` ### comsvcs.dll MiniDump Detection ```spl index=sysmon EventCode=1 (CommandLine="*comsvcs*MiniDump*" OR CommandLine="*comsvcs*#24*") | table _time, Computer, User, ParentImage, CommandLine ``` ### SAM/SECURITY Hive Export ```spl index=sysmon EventCode=1 Image="*\\reg.exe" (CommandLine="*save*hklm\\sam*" OR CommandLine="*save*hklm\\security*") | table _time, Computer, User, CommandLine ``` ## Elastic / KQL Queries ### LSASS Access in Elastic ```kql event.code: "10" AND winlog.event_data.TargetImage: *lsass.exe AND winlog.event_data.GrantedAccess: ("0x1010" OR "0x1FFFFF") ``` ### Process Creation with Credential Theft Commands ```kql event.code: "1" AND (process.command_line: *comsvcs*MiniDump* OR process.command_line: *reg*save*hklm\\sam*) ``` ## MITRE ATT&CK Mapping | Sub-technique | ID | Detection Method | |---|---|---| | LSASS Memory | T1003.001 | Sysmon EID 10 GrantedAccess | | Security Account Manager | T1003.002 | reg.exe save commands | | NTDS | T1003.003 | ntdsutil / vssadmin commands | | DCSync | T1003.006 | Event ID 4662 with replication GUIDs | ## CLI Usage ```bash # Analyze Sysmon XML export python agent.py --sysmon-xml sysmon_events.xml --output cred_report.json # Print Splunk detection queries python agent.py --show-splunk ```