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Potential Sudo Hijacking Detected
editPotential Sudo Hijacking Detected
editIdentifies the creation of a sudo binary located at /usr/bin/sudo. Attackers may hijack the default sudo binary and replace it with a custom binary or script that can read the user’s password in clear text to escalate privileges or enable persistence onto the system every time the sudo binary is executed.
Rule type: new_terms
Rule indices:
- logs-endpoint.events.*
- endgame-*
Severity: medium
Risk score: 47
Runs every: 5m
Searches indices from: now-9m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
References:
Tags:
- Domain: Endpoint
- OS: Linux
- Use Case: Threat Detection
- Tactic: Privilege Escalation
- Tactic: Persistence
- Data Source: Elastic Endgame
- Data Source: Elastic Defend
Version: 103
Rule authors:
- Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Rule query
edithost.os.type:linux and event.category:file and event.type:("creation" or "file_create_event") and
file.path:("/usr/bin/sudo" or "/bin/sudo") and not process.name:(docker or dockerd)
Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
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Tactic:
- Name: Privilege Escalation
- ID: TA0004
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0004/
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Technique:
- Name: Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
- ID: T1548
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1548/
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Sub-technique:
- Name: Sudo and Sudo Caching
- ID: T1548.003
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1548/003/
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Tactic:
- Name: Persistence
- ID: TA0003
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0003/
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Technique:
- Name: Hijack Execution Flow
- ID: T1574
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1574/