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Active Rule
User Added To Admin Group Via DseditGroup
Target Profile
Splunk
Splunk SPL & tstats data model queries
Format Mode
Default
Plain SPL queries
Conversion Output
User Added To Admin Group Via DseditGroup
Using Splunk · Default · sigma-cli 2.0.2
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BackendSplunkFormatDefaultVersion2.0.2
title: User Added To Admin Group Via DseditGroup
id: 5d0fdb62-f225-42fb-8402-3dfe64da468a
status: test
description: Detects attempts to create and/or add an account to the admin group, thus granting admin privileges.
references:
- https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/master/atomics/T1078.003/T1078.003.md#atomic-test-5---add-a-newexisting-user-to-the-admin-group-using-dseditgroup-utility---macos
- https://ss64.com/osx/dseditgroup.html
author: Sohan G (D4rkCiph3r)
date: 2023-08-22
tags:
- attack.persistence
- attack.defense-evasion
- attack.initial-access
- attack.privilege-escalation
- attack.t1078.003
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: macos
detection:
selection:
Image|endswith: '/dseditgroup'
CommandLine|contains|all:
- ' -o edit ' # edit operation
- ' -a ' # username
- ' -t user'
- 'admin' # Group name
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Legitimate administration activities
level: medium
CLI command
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sigma convert --without-pipeline -t splunk -f default rules/macos/process_creation/proc_creation_macos_dseditgroup_add_to_admin_group.yml