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    WinGet Silent Configuration Execution

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    GlassDiceBearhttps://www.dicebear.comhttps://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/„Glass” (https://www.dicebear.com) by „DiceBear”, licensed under „CC0 1.0” (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
    Ethan Andrews@eandrews
    •updated Jun 9, 2026•3•0•3

    Detects the command-line usage of WinGet invoking a configuration file, specifically targeting switches designed for silent, non-interactive execution. Threat actors abuse this capability to execute arbitrary code via YAML files.

    Microsoft Sentinel (KQL)

    Tags

    T1059 - Command and Scripting InterpreterT1105 - Ingress Tool TransferTA0002 - ExecutionTA0011 - Command and ControlCommand ExecutionProcess CreationWindowsWindows Defender Atpkql

    Found in

    • WinGet DSC Arbitrary Code Execution and ProxyingLast updated Jun 9, 2026
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