alirezaaminzadeh/secembed-pairs huggingface dataset:
Query: threat report mentioning Protocol Tunneling
Matching passage: T1572 Protocol Tunneling. Tactics: command and control. Description: Adversaries may tunnel network communications to and from a victim system within a separate protocol to avoid detection/network filtering and/or enable access to otherwise unreachable systems. Tunneling involves explicitly encapsulating a protocol within another. This behavior may conceal malicious traffic by blending in with existing traffic and/or provide an outer layer of encryption (similar to a VPN). Tunneling could also enable routing of network packets that would otherwise not reach their intended destination, such as SMB, RDP, or other traffic that would be filtered by network appliances or not routed over the Internet. There are various means to encapsulate a protocol within another protocol. For example, adversaries may perform SSH tunneling (also known as SSH port forwarding), which involves forwarding arbitrary data over an encrypted SSH tunnel.(Citation: SSH Tunneling)(Citation: Sygnia Abyss Locker 2025) [Protocol Tunneling](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1572) may also be abused by adversaries during [Dynamic Resolution](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1568). Known as DNS over HTTPS (DoH), queries to resolve C2 infrastructure may be encapsulated within encrypted HTTPS packets.(Citation: BleepingComp Godlua JUL19) Adversaries may also leverage [Protocol Tunneling](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1572) in conjunction with [Proxy](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1090) and/or [Protocol or Service Impersonation](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1001/003) to further conceal C2 communications and infrastructure.
Near-miss passage: T1102.002 Bidirectional Communication. Tactics: command and control. Description: Adversaries may use an existing, legitimate external Web service as a means for sending commands to and receiving output from a compromised system over the Web service channel. Compromised systems may leverage popular websites and social media to host command and control (C2) instructions. Those infected systems can then send the output from those commands back over that Web service channel. The return traffic may occur in a variety of ways, depending on the Web service being utilized. For example, the return traffic may take the form of the compromised system posting a comment on a forum, issuing a pull request to development project, updating a document hosted on a Web service, or by sending a Tweet. Popular websites and social media acting as a mechanism for C2 may give a significant amount of cover due to the likelihood that hosts within a network are already communicating with them prior to a compromise. Using common services, such as those offered by Google or Twitter, makes it easier for adversaries to hide in expected noise. Web service providers commonly use SSL/TLS encryption, giving adversaries an added level of protection.
Query: exploit The AddUserFinding implementation in Medicomp MEDCIN Engine 2.22.20153.x before 2.22.20153.226 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (
Matching passage: CVE-2015-6006. CWE: CWE-119. CVSS: 7.5. The AddUserFinding implementation in Medicomp MEDCIN Engine 2.22.20153.x before 2.22.20153.226 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (integer truncation and heap-based buffer overflow) via a crafted packet on port 8190.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-8098. CWE: CWE-119. CVSS: 9.800000190734863. F5 BIG-IP APM 11.4.1 before 11.4.1 HF9, 11.5.x before 11.5.3, and 11.6.0 before 11.6.0 HF4 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors related to processing a Citrix Remote Desktop connection through a virtual server configured with a remote desktop profile, aka an "Out-of-bounds memory vulnerability."
Query: describe CVE-2015-5497
Matching passage: CVE-2015-5497. CWE: CWE-79. CVSS: 3.5. Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Web Links module 6.x-2.x before 6.x-2.6 and 7.x-1.x before 7.x-1.0 for Drupal allows remote authenticated users with certain permissions to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-6138. CWE: CWE-79. CVSS: 4.300000190734863. Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 through 11 mishandles HTML attributes in HTTP responses, which allows remote attackers to bypass a cross-site scripting (XSS) protection mechanism via unspecified vectors, aka "Internet Explorer XSS Filter Bypass Vulnerability."
Query: vulnerability: Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, Excel 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, Excel for Mac 2011 and 2016, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, and Excel Viewer allow remote attackers to 
Matching passage: CVE-2015-2523. CWE: CWE-119. CVSS: 9.300000190734863. Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, Excel 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, Excel for Mac 2011 and 2016, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, and Excel Viewer allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-6073. CWE: CWE-119. CVSS: 9.300000190734863. Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 and Microsoft Edge allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Microsoft Browser Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-6068, CVE-2015-6072, CVE-2015-6075, CVE-2015-6077, CVE-2015-6079, CVE-2015-6080, and CVE-2015-6082.
Query: write Sigma for Detects the import of the specified file to the registry with regedit.exe.
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects the import of the specified file to the registry with regedit.exe.. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Imports Registry Key From a File id: 73bba97f-a82d-42ce-b315-9182e76c57b1 related: - id: 0b80ade5-6997-4b1d-99a1-71701778ea61 type: similar status: test description: Detects the import of the specified file to the registry with regedit.exe. references: - https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Regedit/ - https://gist.github.com/api0cradle/cdd2d0d0ec9abb686f0e89306e277b8f author: Oddvar Moe, Sander Wiebing, oscd.community date: 2020-10-07 modified: 2024-03-13 tags: - attack.persistence - attack.defense-impairment - attack.t1112 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection_img: - Image|endswith: \regedit.exe - OriginalFileName: REGEDIT.EXE selection_cli: CommandLine|contains: - ' /i ' - ' /s ' - .reg filter_1: CommandLine|contains|windash: - ' -e ' - ' -a ' - ' -c ' filter_2: CommandLine|re: :[^ \\] condition: all of selection_* and not all of filter_* falsepositives: - Legitimate import of keys - Evernote level: medium
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects the use of wmic.exe to modify user account settings and explicitly disable password expiration.. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Password Set to Never Expire via WMI id: 7864a175-3654-4824-9f0d-f0da18ab27c0 status: experimental description: 'Detects the use of wmic.exe to modify user account settings and explicitly disable password expiration. ' references: - https://www.huntress.com/blog/the-unwanted-guest author: Daniel Koifman (KoifSec) date: 2025-07-30 tags: - attack.privilege-escalation - attack.execution - attack.persistence - attack.t1047 - attack.t1098 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection_img: - Image|endswith: \wmic.exe - OriginalFileName: wmic.exe selection_cli: CommandLine|contains|all: - useraccount - ' set ' - passwordexpires - 'false' condition: all of selection_* falsepositives: - Legitimate administrative activity level: medium
Query: detect Detects active directory enumeration activity using known AdFind CLI flags in logs
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects active directory enumeration activity using known AdFind CLI flags. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: PUA - Suspicious ActiveDirectory Enumeration Via AdFind.EXE id: 455b9d50-15a1-4b99-853f-8d37655a4c1b related: - id: 9a132afa-654e-11eb-ae93-0242ac130002 type: similar - id: 514e7e3e-b3b4-4a67-af60-be20f139198b type: similar status: test description: Detects active directory enumeration activity using known AdFind CLI flags references: - https://www.joeware.net/freetools/tools/adfind/ - https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/7535.adfind-command-examples.aspx - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1087.002/T1087.002.md author: frack113 date: 2021-12-13 modified: 2023-03-05 tags: - attack.discovery - attack.t1087.002 logsource: product: windows category: process_creation detection: selection_password: CommandLine|contains: - lockoutduration - lockoutthreshold - lockoutobservationwindow - maxpwdage - minpwdage - minpwdlength - pwdhistorylength - pwdproperties selection_enum_ad: CommandLine|contains: -sc admincountdmp selection_enum_exchange: CommandLine|contains: -sc exchaddresses condition: 1 of selection_* falsepositives: - Authorized administrative activity level: high regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_pua_adfind_enumeration/info.yml
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects when 'DllRegisterServer' is called in the commandline and the image is not rundll32. This could mean that the 'r. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Potential Renamed Rundll32 Execution id: 2569ed8c-1147-498a-9b8c-2ad3656b10ed related: - id: 0ba1da6d-b6ce-4366-828c-18826c9de23e type: derived status: test description: Detects when 'DllRegisterServer' is called in the commandline and the image is not rundll32. This could mean that the 'rundll32' utility has been renamed in order to avoid detection references: - https://twitter.com/swisscom_csirt/status/1331634525722521602?s=20 - https://app.any.run/tasks/f74c5157-8508-4ac6-9805-d63fe7b0d399/ author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) date: 2022-08-22 modified: 2023-02-03 tags: - attack.execution logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection: CommandLine|contains: DllRegisterServer filter: Image|endswith: \rundll32.exe condition: selection and not filter falsepositives: - Unlikely level: high
Query: detect Hijack Execution Flow
Matching passage: T1574 Hijack Execution Flow. Tactics: stealth, execution. Description: Adversaries may execute their own malicious payloads by hijacking the way operating systems run programs. Hijacking execution flow can be for the purposes of persistence, since this hijacked execution may reoccur over time. Adversaries may also use these mechanisms to elevate privileges or evade defenses, such as application control or other restrictions on execution. There are many ways an adversary may hijack the flow of execution, including by manipulating how the operating system locates programs to be executed. How the operating system locates libraries to be used by a program can also be intercepted. Locations where the operating system looks for programs/resources, such as file directories and in the case of Windows the Registry, could also be poisoned to include malicious payloads.
Near-miss passage: T1574.012 COR_PROFILER. Tactics: stealth, execution. Description: Adversaries may leverage the COR_PROFILER environment variable to hijack the execution flow of programs that load the .NET CLR. The COR_PROFILER is a .NET Framework feature which allows developers to specify an unmanaged (or external of .NET) profiling DLL to be loaded into each .NET process that loads the Common Language Runtime (CLR). These profilers are designed to monitor, troubleshoot, and debug managed code executed by the .NET CLR.(Citation: Microsoft Profiling Mar 2017)(Citation: Microsoft COR_PROFILER Feb 2013) The COR_PROFILER environment variable can be set at various scopes (system, user, or process) resulting in different levels of influence. System and user-wide environment variable scopes are specified in the Registry, where a [Component Object Model](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1559/001) (COM) object can be registered as a profiler DLL. A process scope COR_PROFILER can also be created in-memory without modifying the Registry. Starting with .NET Framework 4, the profiling DLL does not need to be registered as long as the location of the DLL is specified in the COR_PROFILER_PATH environment variable.(Citation: Microsoft COR_PROFILER Feb 2013) Adversaries may abuse COR_PROFILER to establish persistence that executes a malicious DLL in the context of all .NET processes every time the CLR is invoked. The COR_PROFILER can also be used to elevate privileges (ex: [Bypass User Account Control](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1548/002)) if the victim .NET process executes at a higher permission level, as well as to hook and impair defenses provided by .NET processes.(Citation: RedCanary Mockingbird May 2020)(Citation: Red Canary COR_PROFILER May 2020)(Citation: Almond COR_PROFILER Apr 2019)(Citation: GitHub OmerYa Invisi-Shell)(Citation: subTee .NET Profilers May 2017)
Query: write Sigma for Alerts on trust record modification within the registry, indicating usage of macros
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Alerts on trust record modification within the registry, indicating usage of macros. Logsource: windows / registry_event. Rule: title: Windows Registry Trust Record Modification id: 295a59c1-7b79-4b47-a930-df12c15fc9c2 related: - id: a166f74e-bf44-409d-b9ba-ea4b2dd8b3cd type: similar status: test description: Alerts on trust record modification within the registry, indicating usage of macros references: - https://outflank.nl/blog/2018/01/16/hunting-for-evil-detect-macros-being-executed/ - http://az4n6.blogspot.com/2016/02/more-on-trust-records-macros-and.html - https://twitter.com/inversecos/status/1494174785621819397 author: Antonlovesdnb, Trent Liffick (@tliffick) date: 2020-02-19 modified: 2023-06-21 tags: - attack.initial-access - attack.t1566.001 logsource: category: registry_event product: windows detection: selection: TargetObject|contains: \Security\Trusted Documents\TrustRecords condition: selection falsepositives: - This will alert on legitimate macro usage as well, additional tuning is required level: medium
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects execution of the Add-In deployment cache updating utility (AddInutil.exe) with suspicious Addinroot or Pipeliner. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Suspicious AddinUtil.EXE CommandLine Execution id: 631b22a4-70f4-4e2f-9ea8-42f84d9df6d8 status: test description: 'Detects execution of the Add-In deployment cache updating utility (AddInutil.exe) with suspicious Addinroot or Pipelineroot paths. An adversary may execute AddinUtil.exe with uncommon Addinroot/Pipelineroot paths that point to the adversaries Addins.Store payload. ' references: - https://www.blue-prints.blog/content/blog/posts/lolbin/addinutil-lolbas.html author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems), Michael McKinley (@McKinleyMike), Tony Latteri (@TheLatteri) date: 2023-09-18 tags: - attack.stealth - attack.t1218 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection_img: - Image|endswith: \addinutil.exe - OriginalFileName: AddInUtil.exe selection_susp_1_flags: CommandLine|contains: - '-AddInRoot:' - '-PipelineRoot:' selection_susp_1_paths: CommandLine|contains: - \AppData\Local\Temp\ - \Desktop\ - \Downloads\ - \Users\Public\ - \Windows\Temp\ selection_susp_2: CommandLine|contains: - -AddInRoot:. - -AddInRoot:"." - -PipelineRoot:. - -PipelineRoot:"." CurrentDirectory|contains: - \AppData\Local\Temp\ - \Desktop\ - \Downloads\ - \Users\Public\ - \Windows\Temp\ condition: selection_img and (all of selection_susp_1_* or selection_susp_2) falsepositives: - Unknown level: high
Query: patch priority for CVE-2015-5612
Matching passage: CVE-2015-5612. CWE: CWE-79. CVSS: 4.300000190734863. Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in October CMS build 271 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the caption tag of a profile image.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-6942. CWE: CWE-79. CVSS: 6.099999904632568. Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Coremail XT3.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a hyperlink in a document attachment.
Query: Sigma rule for Detects the use of SysmonEnte, a tool to attack the integrity of Sysmon
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects the use of SysmonEnte, a tool to attack the integrity of Sysmon. Logsource: windows / process_access. Rule: title: HackTool - SysmonEnte Execution id: d29ada0f-af45-4f27-8f32-f7b77c3dbc4e status: test description: Detects the use of SysmonEnte, a tool to attack the integrity of Sysmon references: - https://codewhitesec.blogspot.com/2022/09/attacks-on-sysmon-revisited-sysmonente.html - https://github.com/codewhitesec/SysmonEnte/ - https://github.com/codewhitesec/SysmonEnte/blob/fe267690fcc799fbda15398243615a30451d9099/screens/1.png author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) date: 2022-09-07 modified: 2026-06-29 tags: - attack.defense-impairment - attack.t1685.001 logsource: category: process_access product: windows detection: selection_sysmon: TargetImage|contains: - :\Windows\Sysmon.exe - :\Windows\Sysmon64.exe - :\Windows\Sysmon64a.exe GrantedAccess: '0x1400' selection_calltrace: CallTrace: Ente filter_main_generic: SourceImage|contains: - :\Program Files (x86)\ - :\Program Files\ - :\Windows\System32\ - :\Windows\SysWOW64\ filter_main_msdefender: SourceImage|contains: :\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Platform\ SourceImage|endswith: \MsMpEng.exe condition: ( selection_sysmon and not 1 of filter_main_* ) or selection_calltrace falsepositives: - Unknown level: high
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects usage of the Get-ADUser cmdlet to collect user information and output it to a file. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: User Discovery And Export Via Get-ADUser Cmdlet id: 1114e048-b69c-4f41-bc20-657245ae6e3f related: - id: c2993223-6da8-4b1a-88ee-668b8bf315e9 type: similar status: test description: Detects usage of the Get-ADUser cmdlet to collect user information and output it to a file references: - http://blog.talosintelligence.com/2022/09/lazarus-three-rats.html - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2022/10/18/defenders-beware-a-case-for-post-ransomware-investigations/ author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) date: 2022-09-09 modified: 2022-11-17 tags: - attack.discovery - attack.t1033 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection_img: - Image|endswith: - \powershell.exe - \pwsh.exe - OriginalFileName: - PowerShell.EXE - pwsh.dll selection_cli: CommandLine|contains|all: - 'Get-ADUser ' - ' -Filter \*' CommandLine|contains: - ' > ' - ' | Select ' - Out-File - Set-Content - Add-Content condition: all of selection_* falsepositives: - Legitimate admin scripts may use the same technique, it's better to exclude specific computers or users who execute these commands or scripts often level: medium
Query: CVE similar to CVE-2015-7031
Matching passage: CVE-2015-7031. CWE: CWE-264. CVSS: 5.0. The Web Service component in Apple OS X Server before 5.0.15 omits an unspecified HTTP header configuration, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via unknown vectors.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-8955. CWE: CWE-264. CVSS: 7.300000190734863. arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c in the Linux kernel before 4.1 on arm64 platforms allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (invalid pointer dereference) via vectors involving events that are mishandled during a span of multiple HW PMUs.
Query: intelligence brief on T1547.009
Matching passage: T1547.009 Shortcut Modification. Tactics: persistence, privilege escalation. Description: Adversaries may create or modify shortcuts that can execute a program during system boot or user login. Shortcuts or symbolic links are used to reference other files or programs that will be opened or executed when the shortcut is clicked or executed by a system startup process. Adversaries may abuse shortcuts in the startup folder to execute their tools and achieve persistence.(Citation: Shortcut for Persistence ) Although often used as payloads in an infection chain (e.g. [Spearphishing Attachment](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1566/001)), adversaries may also create a new shortcut as a means of indirection, while also abusing [Masquerading](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1036) to make the malicious shortcut appear as a legitimate program. Adversaries can also edit the target path or entirely replace an existing shortcut so their malware will be executed instead of the intended legitimate program. Shortcuts can also be abused to establish persistence by implementing other methods. For example, LNK browser extensions may be modified (e.g. [Browser Extensions](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1176/001)) to persistently launch malware.
Near-miss passage: T1547.008 LSASS Driver. Tactics: persistence, privilege escalation. Description: Adversaries may modify or add LSASS drivers to obtain persistence on compromised systems. The Windows security subsystem is a set of components that manage and enforce the security policy for a computer or domain. The Local Security Authority (LSA) is the main component responsible for local security policy and user authentication. The LSA includes multiple dynamic link libraries (DLLs) associated with various other security functions, all of which run in the context of the LSA Subsystem Service (LSASS) lsass.exe process.(Citation: Microsoft Security Subsystem) Adversaries may target LSASS drivers to obtain persistence. By either replacing or adding illegitimate drivers (e.g., [Hijack Execution Flow](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1574)), an adversary can use LSA operations to continuously execute malicious payloads.
Query: describe CVE-2015-7323
Matching passage: CVE-2015-7323. CWE: CWE-264. CVSS: 3.5. The Secure Meeting (Pulse Collaboration) in Pulse Connect Secure (formerly Juniper Junos Pulse) before 7.1R22.1, 7.4, 8.0 before 8.0R11, and 8.1 before 8.1R3 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and log into arbitrary meetings by leveraging a meeting id and meetingAppSun.jar.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-0692. CWE: CWE-264. CVSS: 7.199999809265137. Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) devices with software 8.5.0-ise-147 do not properly restrict use of the pickle Python module during certain tunnel-status checks, which allows local users to execute arbitrary Python code and gain privileges via crafted serialized objects, aka Bug ID CSCut39230.
Query: patch priority for CVE-2015-2786
Matching passage: CVE-2015-2786. CWE: UNKNOWN. CVSS: 10.0. Unspecified vulnerability in MyBB (aka MyBulletinBoard) before 1.8.4 has unknown attack vectors related to "Group join request notifications sent to wrong group leaders."
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-0431. CWE: UNKNOWN. CVSS: 4.300000190734863. Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle Transportation Management component in Oracle Supply Chain Products Suite 6.1, 6.2, 6.3.0 6.3.1, 6.3.2, 6.3.4, and 6.3.5 allows remote attackers to affect integrity via unknown vectors related to UI Infrastructure.
Query: vulnerability: IBM DB2 9.7 through FP10, 9.8 through FP5, 10.1 before FP5, and 10.5 through FP5 on Linux, UNIX, and Windows allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon 
Matching passage: CVE-2015-0157. CWE: CWE-20. CVSS: 6.800000190734863. IBM DB2 9.7 through FP10, 9.8 through FP5, 10.1 before FP5, and 10.5 through FP5 on Linux, UNIX, and Windows allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by leveraging an unspecified scalar function in a SQL statement.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-8678. CWE: CWE-20. CVSS: 5.5. The ION driver in Huawei P8 smartphones with software GRA-TL00 before GRA-TL00C01B230, GRA-CL00 before GRA-CL00C92B230, GRA-CL10 before GRA-CL10C92B230, GRA-UL00 before GRA-UL00C00B230, and GRA-UL10 before GRA-UL10C00B230 and Mate S smartphones with software CRR-TL00 before CRR-TL00C01B160SP01, CRR-UL00 before CRR-UL00C00B160, and CRR-CL00 before CRR-CL00C92B161 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted application.