Possible Get-ADUser Enumeration Via UserAccountControl Flags (via ps_script)
This rule detects AS-REP roasting is an attack that is often-overlooked. It is not very common as you have to explicitly set accounts that do not require pre-authentication.
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possible-get-aduser-enumeration-via-useraccountcontrol-flags-via-ps-script
title: Possible Get-ADUser Enumeration Via UserAccountControl Flags (via ps_script)
id: 108a53b6-082b-54ca-8a55-a291a7b3353b
status: stable
description: This rule detects AS-REP roasting is an attack that is often-overlooked. It is not very common as you have to explicitly set accounts that do not require pre-authentication.
references:
- https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1033/
- https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1069.002/T1069.002.md#atomic-test-11---get-aduser-enumeration-using-useraccountcontrol-flags-as-rep-roasting
- https://shellgeek.com/useraccountcontrol-flags-to-manipulate-properties/
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-05-01
tags:
- attack.discovery
- attack.t1033
logsource:
product: windows
category: ps_script
definition: 'Requirements: Script Block Logging must be enabled'
detection:
selection:
ScriptBlockText|contains|all:
- 'Get-ADUser'
- '-Filter'
- 'useraccountcontrol'
- '-band'
- '4194304'
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: medium
Known false positives
- Unknown
Detection content is published as a reviewed draft. Tune thresholds and exclusions against your own telemetry before enabling this rule for alerting.