Arbitrary MSI Download Via Devinit.EXE

Title: Arbitrary MSI Download Via Devinit.EXE
Status: test
Description:Detects a certain command line flag combination used by "devinit.exe", which can be abused as a LOLBIN to download arbitrary MSI packages on a Windows system
References:
  -https://twitter.com/mrd0x/status/1460815932402679809
  -https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/OtherMSBinaries/Devinit/
Author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Date: 2022-01-11
modified:2023-04-06
Tags:

• -'attack.execution'
• -'attack.stealth'
• -'attack.t1218'

Logsource:

• category: process_creation
• product: windows

Detection:
  selection:
    CommandLine|contains|all:
      -' -t msi-install '
      -' -i http'

  condition:selection
Falsepositives:
  -Unknown
Level: medium