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Interactive Terminal Spawned via Python
editInteractive Terminal Spawned via Python
editIdentifies when a terminal (tty
) is spawned via Python. Attackers may upgrade
a simple reverse shell to a fully interactive tty
after obtaining initial
access to a host.
Rule type: query
Rule indices:
- auditbeat-*
- logs-endpoint.events.*
Severity: high
Risk score: 73
Runs every: 5 minutes
Searches indices from: now-9m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time
)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
Tags:
- Elastic
- Linux
Version: 3 (version history)
Added (Elastic Stack release): 7.8.0
Last modified (Elastic Stack release): 7.9.1
Rule authors: Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License
Rule query
editevent.category:process and event.type:(start or process_started) and process.name:python and process.args:("import pty; pty.spawn(\"/bin/sh\")" or "import pty; pty.spawn(\"/bin/dash\")" or "import pty; pty.spawn(\"/bin/bash\")")
Threat mapping
editFramework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
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Tactic:
- Name: Execution
- ID: TA0002
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0002/
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Technique:
- Name: Command-Line Interface
- ID: T1059
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/
Rule version history
edit- Version 3 (7.9.1 release)
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- Formatting only
- Version 2 (7.9.0 release)
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Updated query, changed from:
event.action:executed and process.name:python and process.args:("import pty; pty.spawn(\"/bin/sh\")" or "import pty; pty.spawn(\"/bin/dash\")" or "import pty; pty.spawn(\"/bin/bash\")")
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