Detectors
Every Cortex detection rule the toolbox knows about — analytics alerts, BIOCs and correlation rules — in one filterable set.
62 detectors match the current filters. tactic: TA0004 ✕
Download CSV| Type | Name | Severity | Module | Data source / event | ATT&CK |
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| Analytics BIOC | A contained executable from a mounted share initiated a suspicious outbound network connection A contained executable from a mounted share initiated a suspicious outbound network connection. Running binaries from a mounted share is highly dangerous and not typical. | Medium | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | A contained executable was executed by an unusual process A Docker-contained executable from a mounted share was executed on a host. Running a contained executable is highly dangerous and atypical. | Medium | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Privilege Escalation, Persistence |
| Analytics | A contained process attempted to escape using the 'notify on release' feature A contained process attempted to escape the host by leveraging the Docker's 'notify on release' feature. The calling process modified relevant files that might trigger a command on the host. | Medium | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | A rare DLL, signed by an uncommon vendor, was hijacked into a Microsoft process A signed DLL was loaded into a Microsoft-signed process. This DLL hash and signature vendor are rare, which might indicate an attacker performing DLL hijacking. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Persistence, Privilege Escalation, Defense Evasion |
| Analytics BIOC | A rare file path was added to the AppInit_DLLs registry value A rare file path was added to AppInit_DLLs registry value. | Low | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | A WMI subscriber was created A WMI subscriber was created. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | Access to sensitive host files from within a Kubernetes pod A process accessed sensitive host files inside a Kubernetes pod, indicating a potential container escape or privilege escalation attempt. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | An uncommon service was started An uncommon service was started using systemctl or service processes. | Low | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| BIOC | Bypass UAC using the control.exe Registry key Control.exe is a Registry key known to be altered by attackers to allow themselves to run their malware with elevated privileges. | Medium | Platform Analytics | Registry | Privilege Escalation |
| BIOC | Bypass UAC using the IsolatedCommand Registry value IsolatedCommand is a Registry value known to be altered by attackers to allow themselves to run their malware with elevated privileges. | Medium | Platform Analytics | Registry | Privilege Escalation |
| BIOC | Bypassing Windows UAC using sysprep Attackers may use the sysprep.exe built-in Windows tools to bypass Windows UAC. | Informational | Platform Analytics | Process execution | Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | Change of sudo caching configuration Change of sudo caching configuration may have been intended to enable privilege escalation. | Low | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Defense Evasion, Privilege Escalation |
| BIOC | Command enumeration via sudo The 'sudo -l' command was executed to enumerate commands that can be executed by a user. | Informational | Platform Analytics | Process execution | Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | Creation or modification of the default command executed when opening an application Creation or modification of these registry keys can cause the execution of the specified programs, bypassing UAC. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Privilege Escalation |
| BIOC | Discovery of files with setgid or setuid bits Attackers may try to locate files with setgid or setuid bits set to escalate privileges. | Informational | Platform Analytics | Process execution | Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | Elevation to SYSTEM via services Services were affected by a non SYSTEM integrity level process. | Low | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Execution, Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | Execution of command from within a Kubernetes pod using kubelet credentials A command was executed from within a Kubernetes pod using Kubelet credentials. This activity allows an attacker to impersonate the node and perform privileged operations against the cluster API. | Low | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | Fodhelper.exe UAC bypass Attackers may use Fodhelper.exe to bypass UAC (User Account Control) by having it spawn their malicious process. | Medium | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | Image file execution options (IFEO) registry key set Attackers may use the Image File Execution Options Registry key to launch their executable whenever the user attempts to execute a certain executable. | Low | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Privilege Escalation, Persistence |
| Analytics BIOC | Installation of a new System-V service Installation of a new System-V service. | Low | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | Interactive at.exe privilege escalation method Detects an interactive AT scheduled task, which may be used as a form of privilege escalation. | Low | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Execution, Privilege Escalation |
| BIOC | Kerberos ticket forging using Impacket ticketer Suspected execution of Impacket's ticketer.py script for forging TGT/TGS Kerberos tickets. | Medium | Platform Analytics | Process execution | Defense Evasion, Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | Kubelet server communication from a pod The Kubelet server was accessed from within a pod, which may indicate an attempt to escape container boundaries or escalate privileges. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Privilege Escalation, Discovery |
| Analytics BIOC | Kubernetes nsenter container escape The nsenter command was used to execute a process in the context of the initialization process. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | LOLBIN process executed with a high integrity level A process spawned a suspicious LOLBIN process with a higher/system integrity level. The LOLBIN process spawned with an uncommon command line. This may be an indication of malicious code execution to gain privileges. | Low | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Privilege Escalation |
| BIOC | Manipulation of MMC Registry configuration Creation or modification of these Microsoft Management Console related entries can cause the execution of the specified programs, bypassing UAC. | Informational | Platform Analytics | Registry | Privilege Escalation |
| BIOC | Manipulation of the sticky keys file Possible login bypass attack. | Medium | Platform Analytics | File | Privilege Escalation |
| BIOC | Modifying ELF file capabilities via setcap An attacker may attempt to gain privileges by setting the capabilities of a file. | Informational | Platform Analytics | Process execution | Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | Mount command was executed from within a Kubernetes pod to list all the attached filesystems The mount command was executed inside a Kubernetes pod to list all the attached filesystems, which may serve as a precursor to container escape and host filesystem access. | Low | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | Possible DLL Hijack into a Microsoft process An unsigned DLL was loaded into a Microsoft signed process. This DLL name is usually signed by Microsoft, which might indicate an attacker performing DLL Hijacking. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Persistence, Privilege Escalation, Defense Evasion |
| Analytics BIOC | Possible DLL Search Order Hijacking An attacker might abuse the Windows DLL search order to trigger known, signed processes to load the attacker's malicious module. | Low | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Persistence, Privilege Escalation, Defense Evasion |
| Analytics BIOC | Possible Kerberos relay attack A suspicious local network login was observed, which might indicate on Kerberos relay attack. This attack can lead to privilege escalation by obtaining system privileges on the target. | Low | Platform Analytics | Windows Event Collector, XDR Agent | Privilege Escalation |
| BIOC | Possible UAC bypass via Event Viewer Eventvwr.exe normally only spawns mmc.exe. Attackers may use it for bypassing UAC (User Account Control) by having it spawn a different process. | Medium | Platform Analytics | Process execution | Privilege Escalation |
| BIOC | PsExec runs with System privileges PsExec.exe is a Windows administrative tool, it can be used to elevate privileges and run other processes with NT/System privilege level. | Informational | Platform Analytics | Process execution | Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | PsExec was executed with a suspicious command line PsExec.exe was executed. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Execution, Privilege Escalation |
| BIOC | Security Support Provider (SSP) registered via a registry key Security Support Provider (SSP) exposes a number of callbacks to be invoked during certain authentication and authorization events. An attacker may register SSP to try and gain access to clear text passwords. | Informational | Platform Analytics | Registry | Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | Setuid and Setgid file bit manipulation The setuid or setgid bits were set on a file. | Low | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Privilege Escalation, Defense Evasion |
| BIOC | Setuid on file Setting user identification on an executable file causes it to run with the privileges of the owning user. | Informational | Platform Analytics | Process execution | Privilege Escalation |
| BIOC | Shim database file access An attacker may install a malicious SDB (shim database) file on disk for privilege escalation and persistence. | Informational | Platform Analytics | File | Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics | Sudoedit Brute force attempt An unusual amount of sudoedit commands executed in a short period of time. This may indicate an attempt to exploit CVE-2021-3156. | Medium | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Privilege Escalation |
| BIOC | Sudoers discovery Attackers may enumerate the sudoers file or use the 'sudo -l' command to discover user privileges. | Informational | Platform Analytics | Process execution | Discovery, Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | Suspicious container orchestration job A suspicious orchestration job ran with a rare command line. | Low | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Execution, Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| BIOC | Suspicious printer driver installation A suspicious process installed a generic printer driver. This may be a sign of CVE-2020-1048, in which an attacker attempts to overwrite a file on the OS. | Low | Platform Analytics | Registry | Privilege Escalation, Persistence |
| BIOC | Suspicious printer port creation via Registry An attacker may create a print job that prints to a file, overwriting any file on the OS (CVE-2020-1048). | Medium | Platform Analytics | Registry | Privilege Escalation, Persistence |
| Analytics BIOC | Suspicious process executed with a high integrity level A suspicious process was spawned with a High or System integrity level, which is higher than its parent process. This may indicate malicious privilege escalation. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | Suspicious process execution in a privileged container A process was executed in a privileged Kubernetes Pod for the first time in the past 30 days. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Execution, Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | Suspicious process modified RC script file A suspicious process modified an RC script file. These files allow system administrators to map and start custom services at startup for different run levels. This may be done to establish persistence. | Low | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | Suspicious systemd timer activity Suspicious systemd timer activity, which may indicate an attempt to establish persistence. | Low | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Execution, Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | Suspicious Udev driver rule execution manipulation Udev driver rule was modified with unusual pattern, might be used by adversaries to backdoor existing drivers. | Low | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | The CA policy EditFlags was queried The CA policy EditFlags was queried. | Medium | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Privilege Escalation |
| BIOC | UAC bypass using the changepk.exe Registry key Attackers may use the changepk.exe built-in Windows tool to bypass Windows UAC by modifying Registry keys. | Medium | Platform Analytics | Registry | Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | Uncommon DLL-sideloading from a logical CD-ROM (ISO) device A DLL was loaded by an executable from the same folder on a logical CD-ROM device (ISO). | Medium | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Execution, Defense Evasion, Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | Uncommon NtWriteVirtualMemoryRemote API invocation with a PE header buffer A process wrote a PE header to another process by calling the NtWriteVirtualMemoryRemote API function. | Low | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Defense Evasion, Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | Uncommon Security Support Provider (SSP) registered via a registry key Security Support Provider (SSP) exposes a number of callbacks to be invoked during certain authentication and authorization events. An attacker may register SSP to try and gain access to clear text passwords. | Low | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | Unsigned DLL Hijack into a Microsoft process An unsigned DLL was loaded into a Microsoft signed process. It is not common for the DLL to be loaded into Microsoft processes, which might indicate an attacker performing DLL Hijacking. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Persistence, Privilege Escalation, Defense Evasion |
| Analytics BIOC | Unsigned DLL Side-Loading A signed process loaded an unsigned and rare module from the same folder. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Persistence, Privilege Escalation, Defense Evasion |
| BIOC | Unsigned integer Sudo privilege escalation Fixed in CVE-2019-14287, this known command line is used to exploit a bug in sudo to gain root privileges. | Medium | Platform Analytics | Process execution | Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | Unsigned process injecting into a Windows system binary with no command line An attacker may be trying to avoid detection by injecting their malicious code into a legitimate Windows system binary. | Medium | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Defense Evasion, Privilege Escalation |
| BIOC | Unusual process spawned by changepk.exe Attackers may use the changepk.exe built-in Windows tool to bypass UAC using an unusual initiator. | Informational | Platform Analytics | Process execution | Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | Windows Installer exploitation for local privilege escalation The Windows installer (msiexec.exe) was likely exploited to run a malicious rollback script (.rbs file) instead of the original. Users should not be able to modify config.msi during the installation process, only SYSTEM should have access to it. | Medium | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Privilege Escalation |
| BIOC | WptsExtensions.dll created to disk The Task Scheduler service attempts to load the missing WptsExtensions.dll. As a result, the creation of this file may be indicative of DLL hijacking. | Medium | Platform Analytics | File | Privilege Escalation |
| BIOC | WSReset.exe UAC bypass Attackers may use WSReset.exe to bypass User Account Control (UAC). | Low | Platform Analytics | Process execution | Privilege Escalation |