alirezaaminzadeh/secembed-pairs huggingface dataset:
Query: detect Detects modifications or creations of Windows Defender's default threat action settings based on severity to 'allow' or in logs
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects modifications or creations of Windows Defender's default threat action settings based on severity to 'allow' or. Logsource: windows / registry_event. Rule: title: Windows Defender Threat Severity Default Action Modified id: 5a9e1b2c-8f7d-4a1e-9b3c-0f6d7e5a4b1f related: - id: 1e8a9b4d-3c2a-4f9b-8d1e-7c6a5b4f3d2e type: similar status: experimental description: 'Detects modifications or creations of Windows Defender''s default threat action settings based on severity to ''allow'' or take ''no action''. This is a highly suspicious configuration change that effectively disables Defender''s ability to automatically mitigate threats of a certain severity level, allowing malicious software to run unimpeded. An attacker might use this technique to bypass defenses before executing payloads. ' references: - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/defender/set-mppreference - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/customize/desktop/unattend/security-malware-windows-defender-threatseveritydefaultaction - https://research.splunk.com/endpoint/7215831c-8252-4ae3-8d43-db588e82f952 - https://gist.github.com/Dump-GUY/8daef859f382b895ac6fd0cf094555d2 - https://thedfirreport.com/2021/10/18/icedid-to-xinglocker-ransomware-in-24-hours/ author: Matt Anderson (Huntress) date: 2025-07-11 tags: - attack.defense-impairment - attack.t1685 logsource: category: registry_event product: windows detection: selection: TargetObject|contains: \Microsoft\Windows Defender\Threats\ThreatSeverityDefaultAction\ TargetObject|endswith: - \1 - \2 - \4 - \5 Details: - DWORD (0x00000006) - DWORD (0x00000009) condition: selection falsepositives: - Legitimate administration via scripts or tools (e.g., SCCM, Intune, GPO enforcement). Correlate with administrative activity. - Software installations that legitimately modify Defender settings (less common for these specific keys). level: high
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects potential malicious modification of run keys by winekey or team9 backdoor. Logsource: windows / registry_event. Rule: title: WINEKEY Registry Modification id: b98968aa-dbc0-4a9c-ac35-108363cbf8d5 status: test description: Detects potential malicious modification of run keys by winekey or team9 backdoor references: - https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2020/10/kegtap-and-singlemalt-with-a-ransomware-chaser.html author: omkar72 date: 2020-10-30 modified: 2021-11-27 tags: - attack.privilege-escalation - attack.persistence - attack.t1547 logsource: category: registry_event product: windows detection: selection: TargetObject|endswith: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Backup Mgr condition: selection falsepositives: - Unknown level: high
Query: vulnerability: Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u95, 7u80, and 8u45, and Java SE Embedded 7u75 and 8u33 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability 
Matching passage: CVE-2015-4733. CWE: UNKNOWN. CVSS: 10.0. Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u95, 7u80, and 8u45, and Java SE Embedded 7u75 and 8u33 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related to RMI.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-0319. CWE: UNKNOWN. CVSS: 10.0. Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.269 and 14.x through 16.x before 16.0.0.305 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.442 on Linux allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging an unspecified "type confusion," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-0317.
Query: patch priority for CVE-2015-7729
Matching passage: CVE-2015-7729. CWE: CWE-94. CVSS: 6.5. Eval injection in test-net.xsjs in the Web-based Development Workbench in SAP HANA Developer Edition DB 1.00.091.00.1418659308 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary XSJS code via unspecified vectors, aka SAP Security Note 2153892.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-5970. CWE: CWE-94. CVSS: 5.300000190734863. The ChangePassword RPC method in Novell ZENworks Configuration Management (ZCM) 11.3 and 11.4 allows remote attackers to conduct XPath injection attacks, and read arbitrary text files, via a malformed query involving a system entity reference.
Query: risk of Directory traversal vulnerability in ppmd 10.1-5.
Matching passage: CVE-2015-1199. CWE: CWE-22. CVSS: 7.5. Directory traversal vulnerability in ppmd 10.1-5.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-8309. CWE: CWE-22. CVSS: 4.300000190734863. Directory traversal vulnerability in Cherry Music before 0.36.0 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via the "value" parameter to "download."
Query: detection rule: Detects changes to the registry key "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\Userlist
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects changes to the registry key "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\Userlist. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Hiding User Account Via SpecialAccounts Registry Key - CommandLine id: 9ec9fb1b-e059-4489-9642-f270c207923d related: - id: f8aebc67-a56d-4ec9-9fbe-7b0e8b7b4efd type: similar status: test description: 'Detects changes to the registry key "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\Userlist" where the value is set to "0" in order to hide user account from being listed on the logon screen. ' references: - https://thedfirreport.com/2024/01/29/buzzing-on-christmas-eve-trigona-ransomware-in-3-hours/ - https://thedfirreport.com/2024/04/01/from-onenote-to-ransomnote-an-ice-cold-intrusion/ - https://thedfirreport.com/2024/04/29/from-icedid-to-dagon-locker-ransomware-in-29-days/ - https://thedfirreport.com/2022/07/11/select-xmrig-from-sqlserver/ author: '@Kostastsale, TheDFIRReport' date: 2022-05-14 modified: 2024-08-23 tags: - attack.stealth - attack.t1564.002 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection: Image|endswith: \reg.exe CommandLine|contains|all: - \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList - add - /v - /d 0 condition: selection falsepositives: - System administrator activities level: medium regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_registry_special_accounts_hide_user/info.yml
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects the creation of a new local user on a Fortinet FortiGate Firewall. The new local user could be used for VPN conn. Logsource: fortigate / event. Rule: title: FortiGate - New Local User Created id: ddbbe845-1d74-43a8-8231-2156d180234d status: experimental description: 'Detects the creation of a new local user on a Fortinet FortiGate Firewall. The new local user could be used for VPN connections. ' references: - https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-535 - https://docs.fortinet.com/document/fortigate/7.6.4/fortios-log-message-reference/398/event - https://docs.fortinet.com/document/fortigate/7.6.4/cli-reference/109120963/config-user-local - https://docs.fortinet.com/document/fortigate/7.6.4/fortios-log-message-reference/44547/44547-logid-event-config-objattr author: Marco Pedrinazzi (@pedrinazziM) (InTheCyber) date: 2025-11-01 tags: - attack.persistence - attack.t1136.001 logsource: product: fortigate service: event detection: selection: action: Add cfgpath: user.local condition: selection falsepositives: - A local user can be created for legitimate purposes. Investigate the user details to determine if it is authorized. level: medium
Query: exploit Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Google Chrome before 43.0.2357.65 allow attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have other impact via unknown vectors.
Matching passage: CVE-2015-1265. CWE: UNKNOWN. CVSS: 7.5. Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Google Chrome before 43.0.2357.65 allow attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have other impact via unknown vectors.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-0455. CWE: UNKNOWN. CVSS: 6.800000190734863. Unspecified vulnerability in the XDB - XML Database component in Oracle Database Server 11.2.0.3, 11.2.0.4, 12.1.0.1, and 12.1.0.2 allows remote authenticated users to affect confidentiality via unknown vectors.
Query: Sigma YAML for windows / process_creation
Matching passage: Sigma rule: This rule detects execution of a PowerShell code through the sqlps.exe utility, which is included in the standard set of. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Detection of PowerShell Execution via Sqlps.exe id: 0152550d-3a26-4efd-9f0e-54a0b28ae2f3 status: test description: 'This rule detects execution of a PowerShell code through the sqlps.exe utility, which is included in the standard set of utilities supplied with the MSSQL Server. Script blocks are not logged in this case, so this utility helps to bypass protection mechanisms based on the analysis of these logs. ' references: - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/tools/sqlps-utility?view=sql-server-ver15 - https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/OtherMSBinaries/Sqlps/ - https://twitter.com/bryon_/status/975835709587075072 author: Agro (@agro_sev) oscd.community date: 2020-10-10 modified: 2022-12-09 tags: - attack.execution - attack.stealth - attack.t1059.001 - attack.t1127 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection_parent: ParentImage|endswith: \sqlps.exe selection_image: - Image|endswith: \sqlps.exe - OriginalFileName: sqlps.exe filter_image: ParentImage|endswith: \sqlagent.exe condition: selection_parent or (selection_image and not filter_image) falsepositives: - Direct PS command execution through SQLPS.exe is uncommon, childprocess sqlps.exe spawned by sqlagent.exe is a legitimate action. level: medium
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects execution of ntdsutil.exe to perform different actions such as restoring snapshots...etc.. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Suspicious Usage Of Active Directory Diagnostic Tool (ntdsutil.exe) id: a58353df-af43-4753-bad0-cd83ef35eef5 related: - id: 2afafd61-6aae-4df4-baed-139fa1f4c345 type: derived status: test description: Detects execution of ntdsutil.exe to perform different actions such as restoring snapshots...etc. references: - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2012-r2-and-2012/cc731620(v=ws.11) - https://symantec-enterprise-blogs.security.com/blogs/threat-intelligence/espionage-asia-governments author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) date: 2022-09-14 tags: - attack.credential-access - attack.t1003.003 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection_img: - Image|endswith: \ntdsutil.exe - OriginalFileName: ntdsutil.exe selection_cli: - CommandLine|contains|all: - snapshot - 'mount ' - CommandLine|contains|all: - ac - ' i' - ' ntds' condition: all of selection_* falsepositives: - Legitimate usage to restore snapshots - Legitimate admin activity level: medium
Query: Suspicious Input Capture execution detected on endpoint
Matching passage: T1056 Input Capture. Tactics: collection, credential access. Description: Adversaries may use methods of capturing user input to obtain credentials or collect information. During normal system usage, users often provide credentials to various different locations, such as login pages/portals or system dialog boxes. Input capture mechanisms may be transparent to the user (e.g. [Credential API Hooking](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1056/004)) or rely on deceiving the user into providing input into what they believe to be a genuine service (e.g. [Web Portal Capture](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1056/003)).
Near-miss passage: T1056.004 Credential API Hooking. Tactics: collection, credential access. Description: Adversaries may hook into Windows application programming interface (API) functions and Linux system functions to collect user credentials. Malicious hooking mechanisms may capture API or function calls that include parameters that reveal user authentication credentials.(Citation: Microsoft TrojanSpy:Win32/Ursnif.gen!I Sept 2017) Unlike [Keylogging](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1056/001), this technique focuses specifically on API functions that include parameters that reveal user credentials. In Windows, hooking involves redirecting calls to these functions and can be implemented via: * **Hooks procedures**, which intercept and execute designated code in response to events such as messages, keystrokes, and mouse inputs.(Citation: Microsoft Hook Overview)(Citation: Elastic Process Injection July 2017) * **Import address table (IAT) hooking**, which use modifications to a process’s IAT, where pointers to imported API functions are stored.(Citation: Elastic Process Injection July 2017)(Citation: Adlice Software IAT Hooks Oct 2014)(Citation: MWRInfoSecurity Dynamic Hooking 2015) * **Inline hooking**, which overwrites the first bytes in an API function to redirect code flow.(Citation: Elastic Process Injection July 2017)(Citation: HighTech Bridge Inline Hooking Sept 2011)(Citation: MWRInfoSecurity Dynamic Hooking 2015) In Linux and macOS, adversaries may hook into system functions via the `LD_PRELOAD` (Linux) or `DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES` (macOS) environment variables, which enables loading shared libraries into a program’s address space. For example, an adversary may capture credentials by hooking into the `libc read` function leveraged by SSH or SCP.(Citation: Intezer Symbiote 2022)
Query: exploit Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allow remote at
Matching passage: CVE-2015-1698. CWE: CWE-94. CVSS: 9.300000190734863. Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Journal file, aka "Windows Journal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-1675, CVE-2015-1695, CVE-2015-1696, CVE-2015-1697, and CVE-2015-1699.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-1597. CWE: CWE-94. CVSS: 6.800000190734863. The Siemens SPCanywhere application for Android does not use encryption during the loading of code, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code by modifying the client-server data stream.
Query: risk of The Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) in F5 BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, GTM, Link Controller, and BIG-IP PEM before 11.4.1 HF10, 11.5.x before 11.5.4, and 11.6.x 
Matching passage: CVE-2015-8240. CWE: CWE-19. CVSS: 7.5. The Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) in F5 BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, GTM, Link Controller, and BIG-IP PEM before 11.4.1 HF10, 11.5.x before 11.5.4, and 11.6.x before 11.6.0 HF6 and BIG-IP PSM before 11.4.1 HF10 does not properly handle TCP options, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors, related to the tm.minpathmtu database variable.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-9166. CWE: CWE-19. CVSS: 7.5. In Android before 2018-04-05 or earlier security patch level on Qualcomm Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile, and Snapdragon Wear IPQ4019, MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9650, MSM8909W, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 400, SD 410/12, SD 425, SD 430, SD 450, SD 615/16/SD 415, SD 617, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 808, SD 810, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 835, SD 845, and SD 850, DRM provisioning mechanisms used in QSEE applications have a feature to prevent further provisioning. This is done by creating an SFS file called 'finalize_prov_flag.data' at the end of provisioning. When this feature is enabled, provisioning calls check for the existence of the file in order to decide whether to do provisioning or not. Current implementation allows provisioning without sufficient checks.
Query: rule covering Detects installation or execution of services
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects installation or execution of services. Logsource: windows / system. Rule: title: HackTool Service Registration or Execution id: d26ce60c-2151-403c-9a42-49420d87b5e4 status: test description: Detects installation or execution of services references: - Internal Research author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) date: 2022-03-21 modified: 2023-08-07 tags: - attack.execution - attack.t1569.002 - attack.s0029 logsource: product: windows service: system detection: selection_eid: Provider_Name: Service Control Manager EventID: - 7045 - 7036 selection_service_name: ServiceName|contains: - cachedump - DumpSvc - gsecdump - pwdump - UACBypassedService - WCE SERVICE - WCESERVICE - winexesvc selection_service_image: ImagePath|contains: bypass condition: selection_eid and 1 of selection_service_* falsepositives: - Unknown level: high
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects usage of COM objects that can be abused to download files in PowerShell by CLSID. Logsource: windows / ps_script. Rule: title: Potential COM Objects Download Cradles Usage - PS Script id: 3c7d1587-3b13-439f-9941-7d14313dbdfe related: - id: 02b64f1b-3f33-4e67-aede-ef3b0a5a8fcf type: similar status: test description: Detects usage of COM objects that can be abused to download files in PowerShell by CLSID references: - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.type.gettypefromclsid?view=net-7.0 - https://speakerdeck.com/heirhabarov/hunting-for-powershell-abuse?slide=57 author: frack113 date: 2022-12-25 tags: - attack.command-and-control - attack.t1105 logsource: product: windows category: ps_script definition: Script Block Logging must be enable detection: selection_1: ScriptBlockText|contains: '[Type]::GetTypeFromCLSID(' selection_2: ScriptBlockText|contains: - 0002DF01-0000-0000-C000-000000000046 - F6D90F16-9C73-11D3-B32E-00C04F990BB4 - F5078F35-C551-11D3-89B9-0000F81FE221 - 88d96a0a-f192-11d4-a65f-0040963251e5 - AFBA6B42-5692-48EA-8141-DC517DCF0EF1 - AFB40FFD-B609-40A3-9828-F88BBE11E4E3 - 88d96a0b-f192-11d4-a65f-0040963251e5 - 2087c2f4-2cef-4953-a8ab-66779b670495 - 000209FF-0000-0000-C000-000000000046 - 00024500-0000-0000-C000-000000000046 condition: all of selection_* falsepositives: - Legitimate use of the library level: medium
Query: patch priority for CVE-2015-3802
Matching passage: CVE-2015-3802. CWE: CWE-20. CVSS: 7.199999809265137. Apple iOS before 8.4.1 and OS X before 10.10.5 allow local users to bypass a code-signing protection mechanism via a crafted Mach-O file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-3805.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-6164. CWE: CWE-20. CVSS: 6.800000190734863. Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 improperly implements a cross-site scripting (XSS) protection mechanism, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer XSS Filter Bypass Vulnerability."
Query: risk of Microsoft Access 2007 SP3, Excel 2007 SP3, InfoPath 2007 SP3, OneNote 2007 SP3, PowerPoint 2007 SP3, Project 2007 SP3, Publisher 2007 SP3, Visio 2007 SP3, Word 2007 SP3, Office 200
Matching passage: CVE-2015-2503. CWE: CWE-264. CVSS: 9.300000190734863. Microsoft Access 2007 SP3, Excel 2007 SP3, InfoPath 2007 SP3, OneNote 2007 SP3, PowerPoint 2007 SP3, Project 2007 SP3, Publisher 2007 SP3, Visio 2007 SP3, Word 2007 SP3, Office 2007 IME (Japanese) SP3, Access 2010 SP2, Excel 2010 SP2, InfoPath 2010 SP2, OneNote 2010 SP2, PowerPoint 2010 SP2, Project 2010 SP2, Publisher 2010 SP2, Visio 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Pinyin IME 2010, Access 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 SP1, InfoPath 2013 SP1, OneNote 2013 SP1, PowerPoint 2013 SP1, Project 2013 SP1, Publisher 2013 SP1, Visio 2013 SP1, Word 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, OneNote 2013 RT SP1, PowerPoint 2013 RT SP1, Word 2013 RT SP1, Access 2016, Excel 2016, OneNote 2016, PowerPoint 2016, Project 2016, Publisher 2016, Visio 2016, Word 2016, Skype for Business 2016, and Lync 2013 SP1 allow remote attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism and gain privileges via a crafted web site that is accessed with Internet Explorer, as demonstrated by a transition from Low Integrity to Medium Integrity, aka "Microsoft Office Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-5252. CWE: CWE-264. CVSS: 7.199999809265137. vfs.c in smbd in Samba 3.x and 4.x before 4.1.22, 4.2.x before 4.2.7, and 4.3.x before 4.3.3, when share names with certain substring relationships exist, allows remote attackers to bypass intended file-access restrictions via a symlink that points outside of a share.
Query: Persistence mechanism resembling File Deletion
Matching passage: T1070.004 File Deletion. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries may delete files left behind by the actions of their intrusion activity. Malware, tools, or other non-native files dropped or created on a system by an adversary (ex: [Ingress Tool Transfer](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1105)) may leave traces to indicate to what was done within a network and how. Removal of these files can occur during an intrusion, or as part of a post-intrusion process to minimize the adversary's footprint. There are tools available from the host operating system to perform cleanup, but adversaries may use other tools as well.(Citation: Microsoft SDelete July 2016) Examples of built-in [Command and Scripting Interpreter](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059) functions include <code>del</code> on Windows, <code>rm</code> or <code>unlink</code> on Linux and macOS, and `rm` on ESXi.
Near-miss passage: T1070 Indicator Removal. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries may selectively delete or modify artifacts generated to reduce indications of their presence and blend in with legitimate activity. Rather than broadly removing evidence, adversaries may target specific artifacts that appear anomalous or are likely to draw scrutiny, while leaving sufficient data intact to maintain the appearance of normal system behavior. Artifacts such as command histories, log entries, or file metadata may be altered in ways that align with expected user or system activity. Location, format, and type of artifact (such as command or login history) are often platform-specific, allowing adversaries to tailor modifications that minimize suspicion. These actions may not prevent detection entirely but can delay recognition of malicious activity or reduce the fidelity of alerts by making events appear benign or consistent with routine operations. Additionally, selectively removed or modified artifacts may still be recoverable through deeper forensic analysis, though their absence or alteration can complicate timeline reconstruction and attribution.
Query: exploit Cisco Unified Call Manager (CM) 9.1(2.1000.28) does not properly restrict resource requests, which allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors
Matching passage: CVE-2015-0680. CWE: CWE-200. CVSS: 4.0. Cisco Unified Call Manager (CM) 9.1(2.1000.28) does not properly restrict resource requests, which allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors, aka Bug ID CSCuq44439.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-6625. CWE: CWE-200. CVSS: 4.300000190734863. System Server in Android 6.0 before 2015-12-01 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information and consequently gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 23936840.