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feat(rules): New UAC bypass via Program Compatibility Assistant scheduled task hijack rule#629

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What is the purpose of this PR / why it is needed?

Detects attempts to bypass User Account Control (UAC) by abusing the Program Compatibility Assistant (PCA) scheduled task to achieve unauthorized privilege escalation. Adversaries can leverage a trusted Windows component and its associated task execution context to spawn elevated processes without triggering standard UAC consent prompts.

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…uled task hijack rule

Detects attempts to bypass User Account Control (UAC) by abusing the Program Compatibility Assistant (PCA) scheduled task to achieve unauthorized privilege escalation. Adversaries can leverage a trusted Windows component and its associated task execution context to spawn elevated processes without triggering standard UAC consent prompts.
@rabbitstack rabbitstack added the rules Anything related to detection rules label Feb 19, 2026
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