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Windows UAC Bypass via WoW64 Logger DLL Hijack (Process Access Pattern)

Flags SysWOW64 process-access behavior with high granted access and unknown call traces consistent with a WoW64 logger DLL hijack UAC bypass.

FreeReviewedSigma · High · v2
Product
windows
Category
process_access
Author
Christian Burkard (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ), DRL 1.1
Published
2021-08-23
Updated
2026-07-31
AnalysisDetection

ATT&CK techniques

Priv Esc → Defense Evasion

  1. Recon

  2. Resource Dev

  3. Initial Access

  4. Execution

  5. Persistence

  6. Priv Esc

  7. Defense Evasion

  8. Cred Access

  9. Discovery

  10. Lateral Movement

  11. Collection

  12. C2

  13. Exfiltration

  14. Impact

What it detects

This rule identifies a likely UAC bypass attempt by matching a WoW64 logger DLL hijack behavior tied to process access events. Attackers may use DLL hijacking in the WoW64 context to influence a trusted process and bypass user account control protections. Detection relies on telemetry that includes the target process image path containing SysWOW64, a granted access value of 0x1fffff, and a call trace prefix indicating unknown caller information.

Reporting behind it

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Changelog

v2
  1. v2
    Candidate ingested via manual entry.2026-07-31
  2. v1
    No changelog recorded for this version.2026-07-30

Detection content is published as a reviewed draft. Tune thresholds and exclusions against your own telemetry before enabling this rule for alerting.