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Shell Execution via Rsync - Linux
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Shell Execution via Rsync - Linux
Using Splunk · Default · sigma-cli 2.0.2
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BackendSplunkFormatDefaultVersion2.0.2
title: Shell Execution via Rsync - Linux
id: e2326866-609f-4015-aea9-7ec634e8aa04
status: experimental
description: |
Detects the use of the "rsync" utility to execute a shell. Such behavior may be associated with privilege escalation, unauthorized command execution, or to break out from restricted environments.
references:
- https://gtfobins.github.io/gtfobins/rsync/#shell
author: Li Ling, Andy Parkidomo, Robert Rakowski, Blake Hartstein (Bloomberg L.P.), Florian Roth
date: 2024-09-02
modified: 2025-01-18
tags:
- attack.execution
- attack.t1059
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: linux
detection:
selection_img:
Image|endswith:
- '/rsync'
- '/rsyncd'
CommandLine|contains: ' -e '
selection_cli:
CommandLine|contains:
- '/ash '
- '/bash '
- '/dash '
- '/csh '
- '/sh '
- '/zsh '
- '/tcsh '
- '/ksh '
- "'ash "
- "'bash "
- "'dash "
- "'csh "
- "'sh "
- "'zsh "
- "'tcsh "
- "'ksh "
condition: all of selection_*
falsepositives:
- Legitimate cases in which "rsync" is used to execute a shell
level: high
CLI command
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sigma convert --without-pipeline -t splunk -f default rules/linux/process_creation/proc_creation_lnx_rsync_shell_execution.yml