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splunk-security_content/detections/endpoint/linux_csvtool_privilege_escalation.yml

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name: Linux Csvtool Privilege Escalation
id: f8384f9e-1a5c-4c3a-96d6-8a7e5a38a8b8
version: 9
date: '2025-05-02'
author: Gowthamaraj Rajendran, Splunk
status: production
type: Anomaly
description: The following analytic detects the execution of the 'csvtool' command
with 'sudo' privileges, which can allow a user to run system commands as root. This
detection leverages data from Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) agents, focusing
on process execution logs that include command-line details. This activity is significant
because it indicates a potential privilege escalation attempt, where a user could
gain unauthorized root access. If confirmed malicious, this could lead to full system
compromise, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary commands, escalate privileges,
and maintain persistent access.
data_source:
- Sysmon for Linux EventID 1
search: '| tstats `security_content_summariesonly` count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time)
as lastTime from datamodel=Endpoint.Processes where Processes.process="*csvtool*"
AND Processes.process="*call*" AND Processes.process="*sudo*" by Processes.action
Processes.dest Processes.original_file_name Processes.parent_process Processes.parent_process_exec
Processes.parent_process_guid Processes.parent_process_id Processes.parent_process_name
Processes.parent_process_path Processes.process Processes.process_exec Processes.process_guid
Processes.process_hash Processes.process_id Processes.process_integrity_level Processes.process_name
Processes.process_path Processes.user Processes.user_id Processes.vendor_product
| `drop_dm_object_name(Processes)` | `security_content_ctime(firstTime)` | `security_content_ctime(lastTime)`
| `linux_csvtool_privilege_escalation_filter`'
how_to_implement: The detection is based on data that originates from Endpoint Detection
and Response (EDR) agents. These agents are designed to provide security-related
telemetry from the endpoints where the agent is installed. To implement this search,
you must ingest logs that contain the process GUID, process name, and parent process.
Additionally, you must ingest complete command-line executions. These logs must
be processed using the appropriate Splunk Technology Add-ons that are specific to
the EDR product. The logs must also be mapped to the `Processes` node of the `Endpoint`
data model. Use the Splunk Common Information Model (CIM) to normalize the field
names and speed up the data modeling process.
known_false_positives: False positives may be present, filter as needed.
references:
- https://gtfobins.github.io/gtfobins/csvtool/
drilldown_searches:
- name: View the detection results for - "$dest$"
search: '%original_detection_search% | search dest = "$dest$"'
earliest_offset: $info_min_time$
latest_offset: $info_max_time$
- name: View risk events for the last 7 days for - "$dest$"
search: '| from datamodel Risk.All_Risk | search normalized_risk_object IN ("$dest$")
starthoursago=168 | stats count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime
values(search_name) as "Search Name" values(risk_message) as "Risk Message" values(analyticstories)
as "Analytic Stories" values(annotations._all) as "Annotations" values(annotations.mitre_attack.mitre_tactic)
as "ATT&CK Tactics" by normalized_risk_object | `security_content_ctime(firstTime)`
| `security_content_ctime(lastTime)`'
earliest_offset: $info_min_time$
latest_offset: $info_max_time$
rba:
message: An instance of $parent_process_name$ spawning $process_name$ was identified
on endpoint $dest$
risk_objects:
- field: dest
type: system
score: 10
threat_objects:
- field: parent_process_name
type: parent_process_name
- field: process_name
type: process_name
tags:
analytic_story:
- Linux Privilege Escalation
- Linux Living Off The Land
asset_type: Endpoint
mitre_attack_id:
- T1548.003
product:
- Splunk Enterprise
- Splunk Enterprise Security
- Splunk Cloud
security_domain: endpoint
tests:
- name: True Positive Test
attack_data:
- data: https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/splunk/attack_data/master/datasets/attack_techniques/T1548/csvtool/sysmon_linux.log
source: Syslog:Linux-Sysmon/Operational
sourcetype: sysmon:linux