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    GreatXML Embedded Scriptblock Extraction

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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 11, 2026•11•0•29

    Detects PowerShell commands extracting and executing script blocks embedded in XML files (e.g., unattend.xml). This behavior is observed in the GreatXML BitLocker bypass exploit, where an attacker leverages a crafted unattend.xml during Windows Defender Offline Scan to spawn an unrestricted shell.

    Microsoft Sentinel (KQL)

    Tags

    T1059.001 - PowerShellT1553.005 - Mark-of-the-Web BypassT1548.002 - Bypass User Account ControlTA0002 - ExecutionTA0005 - Defense EvasionTA0004 - Privilege EscalationCommand ExecutionScript ExecutionPowershell Script ExecutionWindowsWindows Powershell Classic Logskql

    Found in

    • Nightmare_Eclipse: GreatXML BitLocker Zero-Day Bypass via Windows DefenderLast updated Jun 11, 2026

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