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Msc Execution

Date: 2026-02-03 ID: 78393210-0113-11f1-b6d6-629be3538068 Author: Teoderick Contreras, Splunk Environment: attack_range Directory: msc_execution

Description

Generated datasets for msc execution in attack range.

MITRE ATT&CK Techniques

ID Technique Tactic
T1218.014 MMC Defense Evasion

Environment Details

Field Value
Environment attack_range
Directory msc_execution
Test Date 2026-02-03

Datasets

The following datasets were collected during this attack simulation:

Loaded_msc_mmc.log

  • Path: /datasets/attack_techniques/T1218.014/msc_execution/loaded_msc_mmc.log
  • Sourcetype: XmlWinEventLog
  • Source: XmlWinEventLog:Microsoft-Windows-Sysmon/Operational

The following detections in our security content repository use this attack data for testing:

Detection Name Type Source MITRE ATT&CK Analytic Story
Windows Execution of Microsoft MSC File In Suspicious Path Anomaly Endpoint T1218.014 XML Runner Loader

Usage Instructions

Replay with Splunk Attack Data

Replay attack data with replay.py from Splunk Attack Data.

1python replay.py --dataset /datasets/attack_techniques/T1218.014/msc_execution/loaded_msc_mmc.log --index attack_data

Manual Import

  1. Download the dataset files from the paths listed above
  2. Configure your Splunk instance with the appropriate sourcetypes
  3. Import the logs using the Splunk Add Data wizard

Related Content

Find more detections and analytics for this attack technique in our security content repository.

Source: GitHub | Version: 1.0