Rule Category

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?)

Alert Message

OS-WINDOWS Microsoft Windows Print Spooler elevation of privileges attempt

Rule Explanation

This rule looks for bytes that correspond to an exploit for Windows printer spooler service vulnerability.

What To Look For

This rule fires on file transfers that contain an exploit for a Windows printer spooler service.

Known Usage

No public information

False Positives

No known false positives

Contributors

Cisco Talos Intelligence Group

Rule Groups

Rule Categories::Operating Systems::Windows

MITRE::ATT&CK Framework::Enterprise::Execution::User Execution::Malicious File

MITRE::ATT&CK Framework::Enterprise::Privilege Escalation::Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

CVE

Additional Links

Rule Vulnerability

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 Additional Information

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CVE-2024-21433
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