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Convert indexed Sigma rules into analyst-ready detections.

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Indexed Rules

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Backends

17

Live from sigconverter.io

CLI Versions

10

Newest: 2.0.2

Translation Workspace

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Active Rule

PwnKit Local Privilege Escalation

Target Profile

Splunk

Splunk SPL & tstats data model queries

Format Mode

Default

Plain SPL queries

Conversion Output

PwnKit Local Privilege Escalation

Using Splunk · Default · sigma-cli 2.0.2

Translation controls

Adjust the rule on the left, then regenerate when you want a fresh backend-native query.

BackendSplunkFormatDefaultVersion2.0.2
title: PwnKit Local Privilege Escalation
id: 0506a799-698b-43b4-85a1-ac4c84c720e9
status: test
description: Detects potential PwnKit exploitation CVE-2021-4034 in auth logs
references:
    - https://twitter.com/wdormann/status/1486161836961579020
author: Sreeman
date: 2022-01-26
modified: 2024-09-11
tags:
    - attack.defense-evasion
    - attack.privilege-escalation
    - attack.t1548.001
    - detection.emerging-threats
    - cve.2021-4034
logsource:
    product: linux
    service: auth
detection:
    keywords:
        '|all':
            - 'pkexec'
            - 'The value for environment variable XAUTHORITY contains suspicious content'
            - '[USER=root] [TTY=/dev/pts/0]'
    condition: keywords
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: high

CLI command

Copy the exact command to reproduce this translation locally.

sigma convert --without-pipeline -t splunk -f default rules-emerging-threats/2021/Exploits/CVE-2021-4034/lnx_auth_exploit_cve_2021_4034_pwnkit_lpe.yml