Suspicious Execution of Troubleshooting Pack Cmdlet (via ps_script)
This rule detects execution of "TroubleshootingPack" cmdlets to abuse CVE-2022-30190 or action similar to "msdt" lolbin (as described in LOLBAS)
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suspicious-execution-of-troubleshooting-pack-cmdlet-via-ps-script
title: Suspicious Execution of Troubleshooting Pack Cmdlet (via ps_script)
id: f506639b-241a-5b54-aa8b-2ee886b580ec
status: stable
description: This rule detects execution of "TroubleshootingPack" cmdlets to abuse CVE-2022-30190 or action similar to "msdt" lolbin (as described in LOLBAS)
references:
- https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1202/
- https://twitter.com/nas_bench/status/1537919885031772161
- https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Msdt/
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-06-07
tags:
- attack.stealth
- attack.t1202
logsource:
product: windows
category: ps_script
definition: 'Requirements: Script Block Logging must be enabled'
detection:
selection:
ScriptBlockText|contains|all:
- 'Invoke-TroubleshootingPack'
- 'C:\Windows\Diagnostics\System\PCW'
- '-AnswerFile'
- '-Unattended'
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.