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Active Rule
ESXi Storage Information Discovery Via ESXCLI
Target Profile
Splunk
Splunk SPL & tstats data model queries
Format Mode
Default
Plain SPL queries
Conversion Output
ESXi Storage Information Discovery Via ESXCLI
Using Splunk · Default · sigma-cli 2.0.2
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Adjust the rule on the left, then regenerate when you want a fresh backend-native query.
BackendSplunkFormatDefaultVersion2.0.2
title: ESXi Storage Information Discovery Via ESXCLI
id: f41dada5-3f56-4232-8503-3fb7f9cf2d60
status: test
description: Detects execution of the "esxcli" command with the "storage" flag in order to retrieve information about the storage status and other related information. Seen used by malware such as DarkSide and LockBit.
references:
- https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/21/e/darkside-linux-vms-targeted.html
- https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/22/a/analysis-and-Impact-of-lockbit-ransomwares-first-linux-and-vmware-esxi-variant.html
- https://developer.broadcom.com/xapis/esxcli-command-reference/7.0.0/namespace/esxcli_storage.html
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems), Cedric Maurugeon
date: 2023-09-04
tags:
- attack.discovery
- attack.execution
- attack.t1033
- attack.t1007
- attack.t1059.012
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: linux
detection:
selection_img:
Image|endswith: '/esxcli'
CommandLine|contains: 'storage'
selection_cli:
CommandLine|contains:
- ' get'
- ' list'
condition: all of selection_*
falsepositives:
- Legitimate administration activities
# Note: level can be reduced to low in some envs
level: medium
CLI command
Copy the exact command to reproduce this translation locally.
sigma convert --without-pipeline -t splunk -f default rules/linux/process_creation/proc_creation_lnx_esxcli_storage_discovery.yml