Suspicious LOLBAS Data Exfiltration by DataSvcUtil.exe (via process_creation)

title: Suspicious LOLBAS Data Exfiltration by DataSvcUtil.exe (via process_creation)
id: 81b579bb-c82f-5881-8b88-b7074e46dfd8
status: stable
description: This rule detects when a user performs data exfiltration by using DataSvcUtil.exe
references:
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1567/
    - https://gist.github.com/teixeira0xfffff/837e5bfed0d1b0a29a7cb1e5dbdd9ca6
    - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/dotnet/framework/data/wcf/wcf-data-service-client-utility-datasvcutil-exe
    - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/dotnet/framework/data/wcf/generating-the-data-service-client-library-wcf-data-services
    - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/dotnet/framework/data/wcf/how-to-add-a-data-service-reference-wcf-data-services
    - https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/DataSvcUtil/
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-07-16
tags:
    - attack.exfiltration
    - attack.t1567
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection_cli:
        CommandLine|contains:
            - '/in:'
            - '/out:'
            - '/uri:'
    selection_img:
        - Image|endswith: '\DataSvcUtil.exe'
        - OriginalFileName: 'DataSvcUtil.exe'
    condition: all of selection*
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium