Possible Enumeration of Password Policy (via security)

title: Possible Enumeration of Password Policy (via security)
id: 8fe99de0-18ac-51ee-bce0-0af08b3ab579
status: stable
description: This rule detects when the password policy is enumerated.
references:
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1201/
    - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-10/security/threat-protection/auditing/event-4661
    - https://github.com/jpalanco/alienvault-ossim/blob/f74359c0c027e42560924b5cff25cdf121e5505a/os-sim/agent/src/ParserUtil.py#L951
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-04-27
tags:
    - attack.discovery
    - attack.t1201
logsource:
    product: windows
    service: security
    definition: dfd8c0f4-e6ad-4e07-b91b-f2fca0ddef64
detection:
    selection:
        EventID: 4661
        AccessList|contains: '%%5392'
        ObjectServer: 'Security Account Manager'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium