Shell Invocation Via Ssh - Linux
Detects the use of the "ssh" utility to execute a shell. Such behavior may be associated with privilege escalation, unauthorized command execution, or to break out from restricted environments.
Detection logic
selection_img
Image|endswith: /ssh
CommandLine|contains:
- ProxyCommand=;
- permitlocalcommand=yes
- localhostselection_cli
CommandLine|contains:
- /bin/bash
- /bin/dash
- /bin/fish
- /bin/sh
- /bin/zsh
- sh 0<&2 1>&2
- sh 1>&2 0<&2Condition
all of selection_*Raw YAML
title: Shell Invocation Via Ssh - Linux
id: 8737b7f6-8df3-4bb7-b1da-06019b99b687
status: test
description: |
Detects the use of the "ssh" utility to execute a shell. Such behavior may be associated with privilege escalation, unauthorized command execution, or to break out from restricted environments.
references:
- https://gtfobins.github.io/gtfobins/ssh/
- https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/security/current/linux-restricted-shell-breakout-via-linux-binary-s.html
author: Li Ling, Andy Parkidomo, Robert Rakowski, Blake Hartstein (Bloomberg L.P.)
date: 2024-08-29
tags:
- attack.execution
- attack.t1059
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: linux
detection:
selection_img:
Image|endswith: '/ssh'
CommandLine|contains:
- 'ProxyCommand=;'
- 'permitlocalcommand=yes'
- 'localhost'
selection_cli:
CommandLine|contains:
- '/bin/bash'
- '/bin/dash'
- '/bin/fish'
- '/bin/sh'
- '/bin/zsh'
- 'sh 0<&2 1>&2'
- 'sh 1>&2 0<&2'
condition: all of selection_*
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: highFalse positives
- Unknown
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