Bypass Record

LSASS Credential Dumping × Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

A publicly-reported instance of LSASS Credential Dumping bypassing Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, recorded with its original source. Factual record; no assessment of any specific deployment.

Product
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Technique
LSASS Credential Dumping
MITRE ATT&CK
T1003.001
Confidence
High
Severity
High
Status
poc
Disclosed
2026-05-13
Config / version noted
Not stated

Provenance

Reported as

bypassing Microsoft Defender for Endpoint detection

Mechanism

The credential dumping technique exploits a method to extract credentials from LSASS without triggering Microsoft Defender for Endpoint's detection mechanisms, effectively bypassing endpoint security monitoring.

Detection & mitigation

Monitor for suspicious access to LSASS process memory, such as via suspicious process handles or unusual process injections, using Sysmon Event ID 10 (ProcessAccess) with target LSASS.exe. Mitigate by enabling Credential Guard, enforcing LSA protection, and restricting administrative privileges to limit credential dumping tools.

LSASS Credential Dumping has also been recorded against

This is a record of a publicly-reported event, not an assessment of any specific organization's deployment. Detection and mitigation notes are drawn from the cited source. Where the source is silent, fields are omitted.