MEDIUM Process calls ActiveX Object with a shell command

Detected ID: #5877 | Detected: 2026-01-05 01:05:10 | Execution
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Alert Overview

Process action type = execution AND target process cmd = *ActiveXObject*WScript.Shell*

Unclassified
XDR BIOC
New
DS:PANW/XDR Agent DOM:Security
Host Information
DESKTOP-FNUMV3U
172.30.1.80 172.26.224.1 172.30.192.1
DESKTOP-FNUMV3U\User
6761b82386d0481190f91c4255079cb7
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Process Information Process Execution
Actor Process (Executor)
Process Name UltimateXdrGenerator.exe
Path C:\app\cortex-xdr-siem-test\xdr_tools\UltimateXdrGenerator\bin\publish\UltimateXdrGenerator.exe
PID 52612
SHA256 82fabb35db24a714b179c912f8c0cb90ef174c8db9d6c5bbc59346da7478d82d VT
MD5 115c0e9ca5ff65946e9fc7886c238e7f 
"C:\app\cortex-xdr-siem-test\xdr_tools\UltimateXdrGenerator\bin\publish\UltimateXdrGenerator.exe"  --once --scenarios 20
Action Process (Target)
Process Name mshta.exe
SHA256 f8a2fd36fdc35aa8e7e678576a2ecc5d7b3fe6383e73101508e5d7b49443d153 VT
Signature Microsoft Corporation Signed 
"mshta.exe" javascript:a=new%20ActiveXObject('WScript.Shell');close()
Parent Process (Causality)
Process Name cmd.exe
Path C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
SHA256 badf4752413cb0cbdc03fb95820ca167f0cdc63b597ccdb5ef43111180e088b0 VT
MD5 2b40c98ed0f7a1d3b091a3e8353132dc 
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\app\cortex-xdr-siem-test\xdr_ultimate_runner.bat""
MITRE ATT&CK Mapping
TA0002 - Execution
T1059.003 - Command and Scripting Interpreter: Windows Command Shell
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Severity Analysis
MEDIUM

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Summary
Events 1
IP Addresses 3
Tags 2
File Artifacts Yes
Network Artifacts No
Registry Artifacts No
Analyst Verdict