[New] Protected Storage Service Access via SMB

[Samirbous]

Identifies remote access to the Windows Protected Storage Service through the IPC$ share. Attackers may abuse this named pipe to interact with the Protected Storage Service and extract sensitive credentials, certificates, or DPAPI backup keys.

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Rule: New - Guidelines

These guidelines serve as a reminder set of considerations when proposing a new rule.

Documentation and Context

• Detailed description of the rule.
• List any new fields required in ECS/data sources.
• Link related issues or PRs.
• Include references.

Rule Metadata Checks

• creation_date matches the date of creation PR initially merged.
• min_stack_version should support the widest stack versions.
• name and description should be descriptive and not include typos.
• query should be inclusive, not overly exclusive, considering performance for diverse environments. Non ecs fields should be added to non-ecs-schema.json if not available in an integration.
• min_stack_comments and min_stack_version should be included if the rule is only compatible starting from a specific stack version.
• index pattern should be neither too specific nor too vague, ensuring it accurately matches the relevant data stream (e.g., use logs-endpoint.process-* for process data).
• integration should align with the index. If the integration is newly introduced, ensure the manifest, schemas, and new_rule.yaml template are updated.
• setup should include the necessary steps to configure the integration.
• note should include any additional information (e.g. Triage and analysis investigation guides, timeline templates).
• tags should be relevant to the threat and align/added to the EXPECTED_RULE_TAGS in the definitions.py file.
• threat, techniques, and subtechniques should map to ATT&CK always if possible.

New BBR Rules

• building_block_type should be included if the rule is a building block and the rule should be located in the rules_building_block folder.
• bypass_bbr_timing should be included if adding custom lookback timing to the rule.

Testing and Validation

• Provide evidence of testing and detecting the expected threat.
• Check for existence of coverage to prevent duplication.

[tradebot-elastic]

⛔️ Test failed

Results

• ❌ Protected Storage Service Access via SMB (kuery)
  • coverage_issue: no_rta
  • stack_validation_failed: no_rta

[Copilot]

Pull request overview

Adds a new Windows detection rule to identify remote SMB access to the protected_storage named pipe via IPC$, a pattern associated with attempts to interact with the Protected Storage Service for credential/DPAPI-related theft.

Changes:

• Introduces a new KQL-based rule matching Windows Security event ID 5145 for IPC$ access to protected_storage.
• Adds investigation guidance, references, tags, and ATT&CK mappings for credential access + lateral movement context.

[tradebot-elastic]

⛔️ Test failed

Results

• ❌ Protected Storage Service Access via SMB (kuery)
  • coverage_issue: no_rta
  • stack_validation_failed: no_rta

[tradebot-elastic]

⛔️ Test failed

Results

• ❌ Protected Storage Service Access via SMB (kuery)
  • coverage_issue: no_rta
  • stack_validation_failed: no_rta