Detectionhightest
Potential Data Stealing Via Chromium Headless Debugging
Detects chromium based browsers starting in headless and debugging mode and pointing to a user profile. This could be a sign of data stealing or remote control
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Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Created Fri Dec 233e8207c5-fcd2-4ea6-9418-15d45b4890e4windows
Log Source
WindowsProcess Creation
ProductWindows← raw: windows
CategoryProcess Creation← raw: process_creation
Events generated when a new process is spawned on the system. Covers command-line arguments, parent/child relationships, and process metadata.
Detection Logic
Detection Logic1 selector
detection:
selection:
CommandLine|contains|all:
- '--remote-debugging-' # Covers: --remote-debugging-address, --remote-debugging-port, --remote-debugging-socket-name, --remote-debugging-pipe....etc
- '--user-data-dir'
- '--headless'
condition: selectionFalse Positives
Unknown
False positive likelihood has not been assessed. Additional context may be needed during triage.
MITRE ATT&CK
Rule Metadata
Rule ID
3e8207c5-fcd2-4ea6-9418-15d45b4890e4
Status
test
Level
high
Type
Detection
Created
Fri Dec 23
Path
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_browsers_chromium_headless_debugging.yml
Raw Tags
attack.defense-evasionattack.credential-accessattack.collectionattack.t1185attack.t1564.003