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Potential CVE-2022-22954 Exploitation Attempt - VMware Workspace ONE Access Remote Code Execution

Detects potential exploitation attempt of CVE-2022-22954, a remote code execution vulnerability in VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager. As reported by Morphisec, part of the attack chain, threat actors used PowerShell commands that executed as a child processes of the legitimate Tomcat "prunsrv.exe" process application.

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kostastsaleCreated Mon Apr 255660d8db-6e25-411f-b92f-094420168a5d2022
Emerging Threat
Active Threat

Developed to detect an active or emerging threat. Prioritize investigation of any alerts and correlate with threat intelligence.

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 Logic3 selectors
detection:
    selection_parent:
        ParentImage|endswith: '\prunsrv.exe'
    selection_payload_pwsh:
        Image|endswith: '\powershell.exe'
    selection_payload_cmd:
        Image|endswith: '\cmd.exe'
        CommandLine|contains: '/c powershell'
    condition: selection_parent and 1 of selection_payload_*
False Positives

Some false positives are possible as part of a custom script implementation from admins executed with cmd.exe as the child process.

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cve.2022-22954detection.emerging-threats
Rule Metadata
Rule ID
5660d8db-6e25-411f-b92f-094420168a5d
Status
test
Level
medium
Type
Emerging Threat
Created
Mon Apr 25
Path
rules-emerging-threats/2022/Exploits/CVE-2022-22954/proc_creation_win_exploit_cve_2022_22954_vmware_workspace_one_rce.yml
Raw Tags
attack.executionattack.initial-accessattack.t1059.006attack.t1190cve.2022-22954detection.emerging-threats
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