title: cmdkey Cached Credentials Recon status: experimental description: Detects usage of cmdkey to look for cached credentials. reference: - https://www.peew.pw/blog/2017/11/26/exploring-cmdkey-an-edge-case-for-privilege-escalation - https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc754243(v=ws.11).aspx author: jmallette logsource: product: windows service: sysmon detection: selection: EventID: 1 Image: '*\cmdkey.exe' CommandLine: '* /list *' condition: selection fields: - CommandLine - ParentCommandLine - User falsepositives: - Legitimate administrative tasks. level: low