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Potential Privilege Escalation Using Symlink Between Osk and Cmd (e9b61244-893f-427c-b287-3e708f321c6b)

Detects the creation of a symbolic link between "cmd.exe" and the accessibility on-screen keyboard binary (osk.exe) using "mklink". This technique provides an elevated command prompt to the user from the login screen without the need to log in.

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Potential Privilege Escalation Using Symlink Between Osk and Cmd (e9b61244-893f-427c-b287-3e708f321c6b) Sigma-Rules Accessibility Features - T1546.008 (70e52b04-2a0c-4cea-9d18-7149f1df9dc5) Attack Pattern 1
Accessibility Features - T1546.008 (70e52b04-2a0c-4cea-9d18-7149f1df9dc5) Attack Pattern Event Triggered Execution - T1546 (b6301b64-ef57-4cce-bb0b-77026f14a8db) Attack Pattern 2