Detectionlowtest

Capabilities Discovery - Linux

Detects usage of "getcap" binary. This is often used during recon activity to determine potential binaries that can be abused as GTFOBins or other.

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Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Created Wed Dec 28Updated Sat Jan 24d8d97d51-122d-4cdd-9e2f-01b4b4933530linux

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:
    selection:
        Image|endswith: '/getcap'
        CommandLine|contains: ' -r '
    condition: selection

False Positives

Unknown

False positive likelihood has not been assessed. Additional context may be needed during triage.

References

MITRE ATT&CK

Tactics

Techniques

Rule Metadata

Rule ID

d8d97d51-122d-4cdd-9e2f-01b4b4933530

Status

test

Level

low

Type

Detection

Created

Wed Dec 28

Modified

Sat Jan 24

Author

Path

rules/linux/process_creation/proc_creation_lnx_capa_discovery.yml

Raw Tags

attack.discoveryattack.t1083