4675 Security log · Privilege Use low severity low volume

Windows Event ID 4675 — SIDs were filtered

SIDs were filtered during authentication. Relevant for forest trust scenarios.

Why event 4675 matters

SID filtering bypasses are used in cross-forest privilege escalation attacks. If SID filtering is disabled between forests, attackers can inject SIDs for elevated access.

How to detect it

Alert: SID filtering events involving External SID or ForestSpecific trusts. Monitor trust configurations for SID filtering status.

Log source
Security
Advanced Audit Policy — enable the 'Privilege Use' subcategory (Success and/or Failure).
Fields to pivot on
SubjectUserNameTargetUserNameLogonTypeIpAddressWorkstationName

Detection queries

Starting points — adapt the log source, projected fields and thresholds for your environment.

Sentinel / Defender KQL
SecurityEvent
| where EventID == 4675   // SIDs were filtered
| project TimeGenerated, Computer, SubjectUserName, TargetUserName, LogonType, IpAddress, WorkstationName
| sort by TimeGenerated desc
Splunk SPL
index=* sourcetype="WinEventLog:Security" EventCode=4675
| stats count earliest(_time) as first_seen latest(_time) as last_seen by ComputerName
| sort - count   `# SIDs were filtered — add EventData fields: SubjectUserName, TargetUserName, LogonType, IpAddress`
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Related Privilege Use events

4673 A privileged service was called 4674 An operation was attempted on a privileged object

Frequently asked questions

What is Windows Event ID 4675?

SIDs were filtered. SIDs were filtered during authentication. Relevant for forest trust scenarios.

Which log records event 4675?

Event 4675 is written to the Security channel by Microsoft-Windows-Security-Auditing. Advanced Audit Policy — enable the 'Privilege Use' subcategory (Success and/or Failure).

How do you detect activity around event 4675?

Alert: SID filtering events involving External SID or ForestSpecific trusts. Monitor trust configurations for SID filtering status.