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Privilege Escalation via CAP_SETUID/SETGID Capabilities

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Privilege Escalation via CAP_SETUID/SETGID Capabilities

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Identifies instances where a process (granted CAP_SETUID and/or CAP_SETGID capabilities) is executed, after which the user’s access is elevated to UID/GID 0 (root). In Linux, the CAP_SETUID and CAP_SETGID capabilities allow a process to change its UID and GID, respectively, providing control over user and group identity management. Attackers may leverage a misconfiguration for exploitation in order to escalate their privileges to root.

Rule type: eql

Rule indices:

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: None

Tags:

Domain: Endpoint
OS: Linux
Use Case: Threat Detection
Tactic: Privilege Escalation
Data Source: Elastic Defend

Version: 1

Rule authors:

Elastic

Rule license: Elastic License v2

Rule query

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sequence by host.id, process.entity_id with maxspan=1s
  [process where host.os.type == "linux" and event.action == "exec" and event.type == "start" and process.name != null and
   (process.thread.capabilities.effective : "CAP_SET?ID" or process.thread.capabilities.permitted : "CAP_SET?ID") and
   user.id != "0"]
  [process where host.os.type == "linux" and event.action == "uid_change" and event.type == "change" and
   (process.thread.capabilities.effective : "CAP_SET?ID" or process.thread.capabilities.permitted : "CAP_SET?ID")
   and user.id == "0"]

Framework: MITRE ATT&CK^TM

Tactic:
- Name: Privilege Escalation
- ID: TA0004
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0004/
Technique:
- Name: Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
- ID: T1068
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1068/
Technique:
- Name: Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
- ID: T1548
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1548/
Sub-technique:
- Name: Setuid and Setgid
- ID: T1548.001
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1548/001/

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