CVE-2020-1048 Exploitation Attempt - Suspicious New Printer Ports - Registry

Detects changes to the "Ports" registry key with data that includes a Windows path or a file with a suspicious extension. This could be an attempt to exploit CVE-2020-1048 - a Windows Print Spooler elevation of privilege vulnerability.

title: CVE-2020-1048 Exploitation Attempt - Suspicious New Printer Ports - Registry
id: 7ec912f2-5175-4868-b811-ec13ad0f8567
status: test
description: |
    Detects changes to the "Ports" registry key with data that includes a Windows path or a file with a suspicious extension.
    This could be an attempt to exploit CVE-2020-1048 - a Windows Print Spooler elevation of privilege vulnerability.
references:
    - https://windows-internals.com/printdemon-cve-2020-1048/
author: EagleEye Team, Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), NVISO
date: 2020-05-13
modified: 2024-03-25
tags:
    - attack.persistence
    - attack.execution
    - attack.defense-impairment
    - attack.t1112
    - cve.2020-1048
    - detection.emerging-threats
logsource:
    product: windows
    category: registry_set
detection:
    selection:
        TargetObject|contains: '\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Ports'
        Details|contains:
            - '.bat'
            - '.com'
            - '.dll'
            - '.exe'
            - '.ps1'
            - '.vbe'
            - '.vbs'
            - 'C:'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - New printer port install on host
level: high

• T1112Modify Registry

• https://windows-internals.com/printdemon-cve-2020-1048/↗