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OS-WINDOWS -- Snort has detected traffic targeting vulnerabilities in a Windows-based operating system. This does not include browser traffic or other software on the OS, but attacks against the OS itself. (such as?)
OS-WINDOWS Microsoft Windows http.sys elevation of privilege attempt
This rule looks for files that are intended to exploit a privilege escalation vulnerability in Microsoft Windows HTTP.sys kernel driver.
This rule fires on the downloading of files that are intended to exploit a privilege escalation vulnerability in Microsoft Windows.
No public information
No known false positives
Cisco Talos Intelligence Group
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Escalation of Privilege
An Escalation of Privilege (EOP) attack is any attack method that results in a user or application gaining permissions to access resources they normally would not have access to.
CVE-2023-23410 |
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Tactic: Privilege Escalation
Technique: Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
For reference, see the MITRE ATT&CK vulnerability types here: https://attack.mitre.org
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