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- Add validated mitre_attack frontmatter to all 754 skills (286 distinct techniques), verified against MITRE ATT&CK v19.1 via the official mitreattack-python library: 0 revoked, deprecated, or invalid IDs - Curate precise per-skill technique IDs for forensics, malware-analysis, threat-intel, and red-team skills (e.g. DCSync -> T1003.006, Kerberoasting -> T1558.003, Pass-the-Ticket -> T1550.003) - Reconcile v19.1 tactic restructuring: Defense Evasion split into Stealth (TA0005) and Defense Impairment (TA0112); revoked T1562.* family and T1070.001/.002 remapped to active equivalents (T1685.*) - Normalize word-split tags across 35 skills (remove filename-derived stopword tags, add semantic cybersecurity tags) - Add api-reference.md for 3 skills that were missing it - Update README ATT&CK section with accurate v19.1 tactic distribution
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| hunting-for-lateral-movement-via-wmi | Detect WMI-based lateral movement by analyzing Windows Event ID 4688 process creation and Sysmon Event ID 1 for WmiPrvSE.exe child process patterns, remote process execution, and WMI event subscription persistence. | cybersecurity | threat-hunting |
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Hunting for Lateral Movement via WMI
Overview
Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) is commonly abused for lateral movement via wmic process call create or Win32_Process.Create() to execute commands on remote hosts. Detection focuses on identifying WmiPrvSE.exe spawning child processes (cmd.exe, powershell.exe) in Windows Security Event ID 4688 and Sysmon Event ID 1 logs, along with WMI-Activity/Operational events (5857, 5860, 5861) for event subscription persistence.
When to Use
- When investigating security incidents that require hunting for lateral movement via wmi
- When building detection rules or threat hunting queries for this domain
- When SOC analysts need structured procedures for this analysis type
- When validating security monitoring coverage for related attack techniques
Prerequisites
- Windows Security Event Logs with Process Creation auditing enabled (Event 4688 with command line)
- Sysmon installed with Event ID 1 (Process Creation) configured
- Python 3.9+ with
python-evtx,lxmllibraries - Understanding of WMI architecture and WmiPrvSE.exe behavior
Steps
Step 1: Parse Process Creation Events
Extract Event ID 4688 and Sysmon Event 1 entries from EVTX files.
Step 2: Detect WmiPrvSE Child Processes
Flag processes where ParentImage/ParentProcessName is WmiPrvSE.exe, indicating remote WMI execution.
Step 3: Analyze Command Line Patterns
Identify suspicious command lines matching WMI lateral movement patterns (cmd.exe /q /c, output redirection to admin$ share).
Step 4: Check WMI Event Subscriptions
Parse WMI-Activity/Operational log for event consumer creation indicating persistence.
Expected Output
JSON report with WMI-spawned processes, suspicious command lines, WMI event subscription alerts, and timeline of lateral movement activity.