Suspicious Password Set to Never Expire through WMI (via process_creation)

title: Suspicious Password Set to Never Expire through WMI (via process_creation)
id: 399490d9-5ceb-5c9e-b312-4ed489bd9c1e
status: stable
description: This rule detects the use of wmic.exe to modify user account settings and explicitly disable password expiration.
references:
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1098/
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1047/
    - https://www.huntress.com/blog/the-unwanted-guest
author: "Huntrule Team"
date: 2026-05-22
tags:
    - attack.privilege-escalation
    - attack.execution
    - attack.persistence
    - attack.t1047
    - attack.t1098
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection_img:
        - Image|endswith: '\wmic.exe'
        - OriginalFileName: 'wmic.exe'
    selection_cli:
        CommandLine|contains|all:
            - 'useraccount'
            - ' set '
            - 'passwordexpires'
            - 'false'
    condition: all of selection_*
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium