Suspicious DLL Execution Through Register-cimprovider.exe (via process_creation)

title: Suspicious DLL Execution Through Register-cimprovider.exe (via process_creation)
id: 7e7d6f3b-9650-5efb-9834-e0553e815e72
status: stable
description: This rule detects using register-cimprovider.exe to execute arbitrary dll file.
references:
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1574/
    - https://twitter.com/PhilipTsukerman/status/992021361106268161
    - https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Register-cimprovider/
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-05-31
tags:
    - attack.privilege-escalation
    - attack.persistence
    - attack.execution
    - attack.stealth
    - attack.t1574
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        Image|endswith: '\register-cimprovider.exe'
        CommandLine|contains|all:
            - '-path'
            - 'dll'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium