TA0004 · PRIVILEGE ESCALATION
Bypass User Account Control
Adversaries may bypass UAC mechanisms to elevate process privileges on system.
Detect it with
There are many ways to perform UAC bypasses when a user is in the local administrator group on a system, so it may be difficult to target detection on all variations.
Why it matters on shift
Bypass User Account Control is one of the concrete ways adversaries achieve privilege escalation. Recognising it in telemetry lets you name the technique in your ticket and pivot to what came before and after.
What to look for next
After privilege escalation, the next tactic is usually Defense Evasion. Search your telemetry for the transition before closing the ticket.
Kill-chain context