Detectionhightest
ESXi Admin Permission Assigned To Account Via ESXCLI
Detects execution of the "esxcli" command with the "system" and "permission" flags in order to assign admin permissions to an account.
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Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Created Mon Sep 049691f58d-92c1-4416-8bf3-2edd753ec9cflinux
Log Source
LinuxProcess Creation
ProductLinux← raw: linux
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:
Image|endswith: '/esxcli'
CommandLine|contains: 'system'
CommandLine|contains|all:
- ' permission '
- ' set'
- 'Admin'
condition: selectionFalse Positives
Legitimate administration activities
References
MITRE ATT&CK
Techniques
Other
attack.t1059.012
Rule Metadata
Rule ID
9691f58d-92c1-4416-8bf3-2edd753ec9cf
Status
test
Level
high
Type
Detection
Created
Mon Sep 04
Path
rules/linux/process_creation/proc_creation_lnx_esxcli_permission_change_admin.yml
Raw Tags
attack.persistenceattack.executionattack.privilege-escalationattack.t1059.012attack.t1098