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+[metadata]
+creation_date = "2024/06/26"
+integration = ["system", "windows"]
+maturity = "production"
+updated_date = "2024/06/26"
+
+[rule]
+author = ["Elastic"]
+description = """
+Identifies a user being added to an active directory group by the SYSTEM (S-1-5-18) user. This behavior can indicate
+that the attacker has achieved SYSTEM privileges in a domain controller, which attackers can obtain by exploiting
+vulnerabilities or abusing default group privileges (e.g., Server Operators), and is attempting to pivot to a domain account.
+"""
+from = "now-9m"
+index = ["winlogbeat-*", "logs-system.security*", "logs-windows.forwarded*"]
+language = "eql"
+license = "Elastic License v2"
+name = "Active Directory Group Modification by SYSTEM"
+risk_score = 47
+rule_id = "6f024bde-7085-489b-8250-5957efdf1caf"
+severity = "medium"
+tags = [
+    "Domain: Endpoint",
+    "OS: Windows",
+    "Use Case: Threat Detection",
+    "Tactic: Persistence",
+    "Use Case: Active Directory Monitoring",
+    "Data Source: Active Directory",
+]
+timestamp_override = "event.ingested"
+type = "eql"
+
+query = '''
+iam where winlog.api == "wineventlog" and event.code == "4728" and
+winlog.event_data.SubjectUserSid : "S-1-5-18" and
+
+/* DOMAIN_USERS and local groups */
+not group.id : "S-1-5-21-*-513"
+'''
+
+
+[[rule.threat]]
+framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
+[[rule.threat.technique]]
+id = "T1098"
+name = "Account Manipulation"
+reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1098/"
+
+
+[rule.threat.tactic]
+id = "TA0003"
+name = "Persistence"
+reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0003/"
+
+[[rule.threat]]
+framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
+[[rule.threat.technique]]
+id = "T1098"
+name = "Account Manipulation"
+reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1098/"
+
+
+[rule.threat.tactic]
+id = "TA0004"
+name = "Privilege Escalation"
+reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0004/"
+