Windows Computer Account Created by Computer Account
Description
The following analytic identifes a Computer Account creating a new Computer Account with specific a Service Principle Name - “RestrictedKrbHost”. The RestrictedKrbHost service class allows client applications to use Kerberos authentication when they do not have the identity of the service but have the server name.
- Type: TTP
- Product: Splunk Enterprise, Splunk Enterprise Security, Splunk Cloud
- Datamodel: Endpoint
- Last Updated: 2022-04-27
- Author: Michael Haag, Splunk
- ID: 97a8dc5f-8a7c-4fed-9e3e-ec407fd0268a
Annotations
ATT&CK
ID | Technique | Tactic |
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T1558 | Steal or Forge Kerberos Tickets | Credential Access |
Kill Chain Phase
- Exploitation
NIST
- DE.CM
CIS20
- CIS 3
- CIS 5
- CIS 16
CVE
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`wineventlog_security` EventCode=4741 user_type=computer Subject_Account_Domain!="NT AUTHORITY" Message=*RestrictedKrbHost*
| stats count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime by dest, subject, action ,src_user, user, Account_Name, Subject_Account_Name,Subject_Account_Domain
| `security_content_ctime(firstTime)`
| `security_content_ctime(lastTime)`
| `windows_computer_account_created_by_computer_account_filter`
Macros
The SPL above uses the following Macros:
Note that windows_computer_account_created_by_computer_account_filter is a empty macro by default. It allows the user to filter out any results (false positives) without editing the SPL.
Required field
- _time
- dest
- subject
- action
- src_user
- user
- Account_Name
- Subject_Account_Name
- Subject_Account_Domain
How To Implement
To successfully implement this search, you need to be ingesting Windows Security Event Logs with 4741 EventCode enabled. The Windows TA is also required.
Known False Positives
It is possible third party applications may have a computer account that adds computer accounts, filtering may be required.
Associated Analytic story
RBA
Risk Score | Impact | Confidence | Message |
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30.0 | 50 | 60 | A Computer Account created a Computer Account on $dest$, possibly indicative of Kerberos relay attack. |
Reference
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/openspecs/windows_protocols/ms-kile/445e4499-7e49-4f2a-8d82-aaf2d1ee3c47
- https://github.com/Dec0ne/KrbRelayUp
Test Dataset
Replay any dataset to Splunk Enterprise by using our replay.py tool or the UI. Alternatively you can replay a dataset into a Splunk Attack Range
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