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…arent The search adds net.exe to Processes.process_name and to the Processes.parent_process_name exclusion list, next to the existing shells and explorer.exe. The description now names net.exe as a target and as an excluded parent. The detection version moves from 13 to 14 and the modification date is set to 2026-10-12. Fixes splunk#4334
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The search adds net.exe to Processes.process_name and to the Processes.parent_process_name exclusion list, next to the existing shells and explorer.exe. The description now names net.exe as a target and as an excluded parent. The detection version moves from 13 to 14 and the modification date is set to 2026-10-12.
The analytic does not alert when a non-shell process starts net.exe, so that step in a discovery chain is missed. It does alert on net1.exe whose parent is net.exe, including the ordinary chain from an allowed shell through net.exe to net1.exe, which adds an extra finding and can raise the entity risk score. The search matches process names that include net1.exe and omit net.exe, so only the child is eligible. The parent exclusion covers cmd.exe, PowerShell, pwsh.exe, explorer.exe, and unknown parents, and does not include net.exe, so a net1.exe process whose parent is net.exe still matches.
Fixes #4334
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<platform>_<mitre att&ck technique>_<short description>nomenclatureNot claimed: no local test run is recorded for
detections/endpoint/windows_cmdline_tool_execution_from_non_shell_process.yml.Left unticked: nothing in this change to
detections/endpoint/windows_cmdline_tool_execution_from_non_shell_process.ymlbacks it.Notes For Submitters and Reviewers
Nothing beyond what is described above.