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feat(rules): New UAC bypass via .NET Code Profiler DLL Hijack rule#621

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@rabbitstack rabbitstack commented Feb 16, 2026

What is the purpose of this PR / why it is needed?

Identifies potential User Account Control (UAC) bypass activity leveraging the .NET Code Profiler mechanism to achieve elevated code execution through DLL hijacking. Attackers may attempt to load arbitrary profiler libraries into high-integrity processes.

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/kind refactor (non-breaking change that restructures the code, while not changing the original functionality)

/kind breaking (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to not work as expected

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/kind other (change that doesn't pertain to any of the above categories)

Any specific area of the project related to this PR?


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/area instrumentation

/area telemetry

/area rule-engine

/area filters

/area yara

/area event

/area captures

/area alertsenders

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/area rules

/area filaments

/area config

/area cli

/area tests

/area ci

/area build

/area docs

/area deps

/area evasion

/area other

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@rabbitstack rabbitstack added the rules Anything related to detection rules label Feb 16, 2026
Identifies potential User Account Control (UAC) bypass activity leveraging the .NET Code Profiler mechanism to achieve elevated code execution throughDLL hijacking. Attackers may attempt to load arbitrary profiler libraries into high-integrity processes.
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