Suspicious Enumerate Credentials from Windows Credential Manager With PowerShell (via ps_script)
This rule detects threat actors may search for common password storage locations to obtain user credentials. Passwords are stored in several places on a system, depending on the operating system or application holding the credentials.
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title: Suspicious Enumerate Credentials from Windows Credential Manager With PowerShell (via ps_script)
id: c8fe690a-89a9-52a9-a76b-554f54e0eb3c
status: stable
description: This rule detects threat actors may search for common password storage locations to obtain user credentials. Passwords are stored in several places on a system, depending on the operating system or application holding the credentials.
references:
- https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1555/
- https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1555/T1555.md
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-04-22
tags:
- attack.credential-access
- attack.t1555
logsource:
product: windows
category: ps_script
definition: 'Requirements: Script Block Logging must be enabled'
detection:
selection_cmd:
ScriptBlockText|contains|all:
- vaultcmd
- '/listcreds:'
selection_option:
ScriptBlockText|contains:
- 'Windows Credentials'
- 'Web Credentials'
condition: all of 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.