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Apple Scripting Execution with Administrator Privileges

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Apple Scripting Execution with Administrator Privileges

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Identifies execution of the Apple script interpreter (osascript) without a password prompt and with administrator privileges.

Rule type: eql

Rule indices:

  • auditbeat-*
  • logs-endpoint.events.*

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:

  • Elastic
  • Host
  • macOS
  • Threat Detection
  • Execution
  • Privilege Escalation

Version: 4

Rule authors:

  • Elastic

Rule license: Elastic License v2

Investigation guide

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Rule query

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process where event.type in ("start", "process_started") and process.name : "osascript" and
  process.command_line : "osascript*with administrator privileges"

Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM

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