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BaaUpdate.exe Suspicious DLL Load (6e8fe0a8-ba0b-4a93-8f9e-82657e7a5984)

Detects BitLocker Access Agent Update Utility (baaupdate.exe) loading DLLs from suspicious locations that are publicly writable which could indicate an attempt to lateral movement via BitLocker DCOM & COM Hijacking. This technique abuses COM Classes configured as INTERACTIVE USER to spawn processes in the context of the logged-on user's session. Specifically, it targets the BDEUILauncher Class (CLSID ab93b6f1-be76-4185-a488-a9001b105b94) which can launch BaaUpdate.exe, which is vulnerable to COM Hijacking when started with input parameters. This allows attackers to execute code in the user's context without needing to steal credentials or use additional techniques to compromise the account.

Cluster A Galaxy A Cluster B Galaxy B Level
BaaUpdate.exe Suspicious DLL Load (6e8fe0a8-ba0b-4a93-8f9e-82657e7a5984) Sigma-Rules System Binary Proxy Execution - T1218 (457c7820-d331-465a-915e-42f85500ccc4) Attack Pattern 1
BaaUpdate.exe Suspicious DLL Load (6e8fe0a8-ba0b-4a93-8f9e-82657e7a5984) Sigma-Rules Distributed Component Object Model - T1021.003 (68a0c5ed-bee2-4513-830d-5b0d650139bd) Attack Pattern 1
Remote Services - T1021 (54a649ff-439a-41a4-9856-8d144a2551ba) Attack Pattern Distributed Component Object Model - T1021.003 (68a0c5ed-bee2-4513-830d-5b0d650139bd) Attack Pattern 2