alirezaaminzadeh/secembed-pairs huggingface dataset:
Query: Lateral movement indicators for Cron
Matching passage: T1053.003 Cron. Tactics: execution, persistence, privilege escalation. Description: Adversaries may abuse the <code>cron</code> utility to perform task scheduling for initial or recurring execution of malicious code.(Citation: 20 macOS Common Tools and Techniques) The <code>cron</code> utility is a time-based job scheduler for Unix-like operating systems. The <code> crontab</code> file contains the schedule of cron entries to be run and the specified times for execution. Any <code>crontab</code> files are stored in operating system-specific file paths. An adversary may use <code>cron</code> in Linux or Unix environments to execute programs at system startup or on a scheduled basis for [Persistence](https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0003). In ESXi environments, cron jobs must be created directly via the crontab file (e.g., `/var/spool/cron/crontabs/root`).(Citation: CloudSEK ESXiArgs 2023)
Near-miss passage: T1053.005 Scheduled Task. Tactics: execution, persistence, privilege escalation. Description: Adversaries may abuse the Windows Task Scheduler to perform task scheduling for initial or recurring execution of malicious code. There are multiple ways to access the Task Scheduler in Windows. The [schtasks](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0111) utility can be run directly on the command line, or the Task Scheduler can be opened through the GUI within the Administrator Tools section of the Control Panel.(Citation: Stack Overflow) In some cases, adversaries have used a .NET wrapper for the Windows Task Scheduler, and alternatively, adversaries have used the Windows netapi32 library and [Windows Management Instrumentation](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1047) (WMI) to create a scheduled task. Adversaries may also utilize the Powershell Cmdlet `Invoke-CimMethod`, which leverages WMI class `PS_ScheduledTask` to create a scheduled task via an XML path.(Citation: Red Canary - Atomic Red Team) An adversary may use Windows Task Scheduler to execute programs at system startup or on a scheduled basis for persistence. The Windows Task Scheduler can also be abused to conduct remote Execution as part of Lateral Movement and/or to run a process under the context of a specified account (such as SYSTEM). Similar to [System Binary Proxy Execution](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1218), adversaries have also abused the Windows Task Scheduler to potentially mask one-time execution under signed/trusted system processes.(Citation: ProofPoint Serpent) Adversaries may also create "hidden" scheduled tasks (i.e. [Hide Artifacts](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1564)) that may not be visible to defender tools and manual queries used to enumerate tasks. Specifically, an adversary may hide a task from `schtasks /query` and the Task Scheduler by deleting the associated Security Descriptor (SD) registry value (where deletion of this value must be completed using SYSTEM permissions).(Citation: SigmaHQ)(Citation: Tarrask scheduled task) Adversaries may also employ alternate me
Query: vulnerability: epan/proto.c in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.4 does not properly handle integer data types greater than 32 bits in size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service 
Matching passage: CVE-2015-2190. CWE: CWE-19. CVSS: 5.0. epan/proto.c in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.4 does not properly handle integer data types greater than 32 bits in size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application exit) via a crafted packet that is improperly handled by the LLDP dissector.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-5363. CWE: CWE-19. CVSS: 5.0. The SRX Network Security Daemon (nsd) in Juniper SRX Series services gateways with Junos 12.1X44 before 12.1X44-D50, 12.1X46 before 12.1X46-D35, 12.1X47 before 12.1X47-D25, and 12.3X48 before 12.3X48-D15 allows remote DNS servers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted DNS response.
Query: detect Detects potential execution of MeshAgent which is a tool used for remote access. Historical data shows that threat actor in logs
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects potential execution of MeshAgent which is a tool used for remote access. Historical data shows that threat actor. Logsource: macos / process_creation. Rule: title: Remote Access Tool - Potential MeshAgent Execution - MacOS id: 22c45af6-f590-4d44-bab3-b5b2d2a2b6d9 related: - id: 2fbbe9ff-0afc-470b-bdc0-592198339968 type: similar status: experimental description: 'Detects potential execution of MeshAgent which is a tool used for remote access. Historical data shows that threat actors rename MeshAgent binary to evade detection. Matching command lines with the ''--meshServiceName'' argument can indicate that the MeshAgent is being used for remote access. ' references: - https://www.huntress.com/blog/know-thy-enemy-a-novel-november-case-on-persistent-remote-access - https://thecyberexpress.com/ukraine-hit-by-meshagent-malware-campaign/ - https://wazuh.com/blog/how-to-detect-meshagent-with-wazuh/ - https://www.security.com/threat-intelligence/medusa-ransomware-attacks author: Norbert Jaśniewicz (AlphaSOC) date: 2025-05-19 tags: - attack.command-and-control - attack.t1219.002 logsource: category: process_creation product: macos detection: selection: CommandLine|contains: --meshServiceName condition: selection falsepositives: - Environments that legitimately use MeshAgent level: medium
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects Bitsadmin connections to domains with uncommon TLDs. Logsource: proxy. Rule: title: Bitsadmin to Uncommon TLD id: 9eb68894-7476-4cd6-8752-23b51f5883a7 status: test description: Detects Bitsadmin connections to domains with uncommon TLDs references: - https://twitter.com/jhencinski/status/1102695118455349248 - https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Investigating+Microsoft+BITS+Activity/23281/ author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Tim Shelton date: 2019-03-07 modified: 2023-05-17 tags: - attack.command-and-control - attack.execution - attack.stealth - attack.t1071.001 - attack.persistence - attack.t1197 - attack.s0190 logsource: category: proxy detection: selection: c-useragent|startswith: Microsoft BITS/ falsepositives: cs-host|endswith: - .com - .net - .org - .scdn.co - .sfx.ms condition: selection and not falsepositives falsepositives: - Rare programs that use Bitsadmin and update from regional TLDs e.g. .uk or .ca level: high
Query: alert when Detects file creation events with filename patterns used by Impacket.
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects file creation events with filename patterns used by Impacket.. Logsource: windows / file_event. Rule: title: HackTool - Impacket File Indicators id: 03f4ca17-de95-428d-a75a-4ee78b047256 related: - id: 6e2a900a-ced9-4e4a-a9c2-13e706f9518a type: similar status: experimental description: Detects file creation events with filename patterns used by Impacket. references: - https://thedfirreport.com/2025/05/19/another-confluence-bites-the-dust-falling-to-elpaco-team-ransomware/ - https://github.com/fortra/impacket author: The DFIR Report, IrishDeath date: 2025-05-19 tags: - attack.credential-access - attack.t1003.001 logsource: product: windows category: file_event detection: selection_names_re: TargetFilename|re: \\sessionresume_[a-zA-Z]{8}$ condition: selection_names_re falsepositives: - Unknown level: high
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects the creation of a file with a suspicious extension in the public folder, which could indicate potential maliciou. Logsource: windows / file_event. Rule: title: Suspicious Binaries and Scripts in Public Folder id: b447f7de-1e53-4cbf-bfb4-f1f6d0b04e4e status: experimental description: Detects the creation of a file with a suspicious extension in the public folder, which could indicate potential malicious activity. references: - https://intel.thedfirreport.com/events/view/30032 - https://intel.thedfirreport.com/eventReports/view/70 - https://thedfirreport.com/2025/01/27/cobalt-strike-and-a-pair-of-socks-lead-to-lockbit-ransomware/ author: The DFIR Report date: 2025-01-23 tags: - attack.execution - attack.t1204 logsource: category: file_event product: windows detection: selection: TargetFilename|contains: :\Users\Public\ TargetFilename|endswith: - .bat - .dll - .exe - .hta - .js - .ps1 - .vbe - .vbs condition: selection falsepositives: - Administrators deploying legitimate binaries to public folders. level: high regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/file/file_event/file_event_win_susp_public_folder_extension/info.yml
Query: write Sigma for Collect pertinent data from the configuration files
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Collect pertinent data from the configuration files. Logsource: cisco / aaa. Rule: title: Cisco Collect Data id: cd072b25-a418-4f98-8ebc-5093fb38fe1a status: test description: Collect pertinent data from the configuration files references: - https://blog.router-switch.com/2013/11/show-running-config/ - https://www.cisco.com/E-Learning/bulk/public/tac/cim/cib/using_cisco_ios_software/cmdrefs/show_startup-config.htm - https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/ios-xml/ios/config-mgmt/configuration/15-sy/config-mgmt-15-sy-book/cm-config-diff.html author: Austin Clark date: 2019-08-11 modified: 2023-01-04 tags: - attack.discovery - attack.credential-access - attack.collection - attack.t1087.001 - attack.t1552.001 - attack.t1005 logsource: product: cisco service: aaa detection: keywords: - show running-config - show startup-config - show archive config - more condition: keywords falsepositives: - Commonly run by administrators level: low
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects the suspicious use of the Velociraptor DFIR tool to execute other tools or download additional payloads, as seen. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Suspicious Velociraptor Child Process id: 4bc90587-e6ca-4b41-be0b-ed4d04e4ed0c status: experimental description: Detects the suspicious use of the Velociraptor DFIR tool to execute other tools or download additional payloads, as seen in a campaign where it was abused for remote access and to stage further attacks. references: - https://news.sophos.com/en-us/2025/08/26/velociraptor-incident-response-tool-abused-for-remote-access/ author: Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems) date: 2025-08-29 tags: - attack.command-and-control - attack.persistence - attack.t1219 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection_parent: ParentImage|endswith: \Velociraptor.exe selection_child_vscode_tunnel: CommandLine|contains|all: - code.exe - tunnel - --accept-server-license-terms selection_child_msiexec: CommandLine|contains|all: - msiexec - /i - http selection_child_powershell: Image|endswith: - \powershell.exe - \powershell_ise.exe - \pwsh.exe CommandLine|contains: - 'Invoke-WebRequest ' - 'IWR ' - .DownloadFile - .DownloadString condition: selection_parent and 1 of selection_child_* falsepositives: - Legitimate administrators or incident responders might use Velociraptor to execute scripts or tools. However, the combination of Velociraptor spawning these specific processes with these command lines is suspicious. Tuning may be required to exclude known administrative actions or specific scripts. level: high
Query: detection rule: Detects suspicious application installed by looking at the added shortcut to the app resolver cache
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects suspicious application installed by looking at the added shortcut to the app resolver cache. Logsource: windows / shell-core. Rule: title: Suspicious Application Installed id: 83c161b6-ca67-4f33-8ad0-644a0737cf07 status: test description: Detects suspicious application installed by looking at the added shortcut to the app resolver cache references: - https://nasbench.medium.com/finding-forensic-goodness-in-obscure-windows-event-logs-60e978ea45a3 author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) date: 2022-08-14 tags: - attack.execution logsource: product: windows service: shell-core detection: selection_name: EventID: 28115 Name|contains: - Zenmap - AnyDesk - wireshark - openvpn selection_packageid: EventID: 28115 AppID|contains: - zenmap.exe - prokzult ad - wireshark - openvpn condition: 1 of selection_* falsepositives: - Packages or applications being legitimately used by users or administrators level: medium
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects the execution of "RegAsm.exe" without a commandline flag or file, which might indicate potential process injecti. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: RegAsm.EXE Execution Without CommandLine Flags or Files id: 651f87f7-12db-47f9-84c5-f27b081b94b6 status: experimental description: 'Detects the execution of "RegAsm.exe" without a commandline flag or file, which might indicate potential process injection activity. Usually "RegAsm.exe" should point to a dedicated DLL file or call the help with the "/?" flag. ' references: - https://www.mcafee.com/blogs/other-blogs/mcafee-labs/agent-teslas-unique-approach-vbs-and-steganography-for-delivery-and-intrusion/ - https://www.zscaler.fr/blogs/security-research/threat-actors-exploit-cve-2017-11882-deliver-agent-tesla - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/framework/tools/regasm-exe-assembly-registration-tool - https://app.any.run/tasks/ea944b89-69d8-49c8-ac1f-5c76ad300db2 - https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1467354/0/html author: frack113 date: 2025-06-04 tags: - attack.stealth - attack.t1218.009 logsource: product: windows category: process_creation detection: selection_img: - Image|endswith: \RegAsm.exe - OriginalFileName: RegAsm.exe selection_cli: CommandLine|endswith: - RegAsm - RegAsm.exe - RegAsm.exe" - RegAsm.exe' condition: all of selection_* falsepositives: - Legitimate use of Regasm by developers. level: low
Query: intelligence brief on T1678
Matching passage: T1678 Delay Execution. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries may employ various time-based methods to evade detection and analysis. These techniques often exploit system clocks, delays, or timing mechanisms to obscure malicious activity, blend in with benign activity, and avoid scrutiny. Adversaries can perform this behavior within virtualization/sandbox environments or natively on host systems. Adversaries may utilize programmatic `sleep` commands or native system scheduling functionality, for example [Scheduled Task/Job](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1053). Benign commands or other operations may also be used to delay malware execution or ensure prior commands have had time to execute properly. Loops or otherwise needless repetitions of commands, such as `ping`, may be used to delay malware execution and potentially exceed time thresholds of automated analysis environments.(Citation: Revil Independence Day)(Citation: Netskope Nitol) Another variation, commonly referred to as API hammering, involves making various calls to Native API functions in order to delay execution (while also potentially overloading analysis environments with junk data).(Citation: Joe Sec Nymaim)(Citation: Joe Sec Trickbot)
Near-miss passage: T1055.003 Thread Execution Hijacking. Tactics: stealth, privilege escalation. Description: Adversaries may inject malicious code into hijacked processes in order to evade process-based defenses as well as possibly elevate privileges. Thread Execution Hijacking is a method of executing arbitrary code in the address space of a separate live process. Thread Execution Hijacking is commonly performed by suspending an existing process then unmapping/hollowing its memory, which can then be replaced with malicious code or the path to a DLL. A handle to an existing victim process is first created with native Windows API calls such as <code>OpenThread</code>. At this point the process can be suspended then written to, realigned to the injected code, and resumed via <code>SuspendThread </code>, <code>VirtualAllocEx</code>, <code>WriteProcessMemory</code>, <code>SetThreadContext</code>, then <code>ResumeThread</code> respectively.(Citation: Elastic Process Injection July 2017) This is very similar to [Process Hollowing](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1055/012) but targets an existing process rather than creating a process in a suspended state. Running code in the context of another process may allow access to the process's memory, system/network resources, and possibly elevated privileges. Execution via Thread Execution Hijacking may also evade detection from security products since the execution is masked under a legitimate process.
Query: patch priority for CVE-2015-4610
Matching passage: CVE-2015-4610. CWE: CWE-89. CVSS: 6.5. SQL injection vulnerability in the Store Locator (locator) extension before 3.3.1 for TYPO3 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-6028. CWE: CWE-89. CVSS: 8.800000190734863. Castle Rock Computing SNMPc before 2015-12-17 has SQL injection via the sc parameter.
Query: Sigma rule for Detects logs clearing attempts on Linux systems via utilities such as 'rm', 'rmdir', 'shred', and 'unlink' targeting log
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects logs clearing attempts on Linux systems via utilities such as 'rm', 'rmdir', 'shred', and 'unlink' targeting log. Logsource: linux / process_creation. Rule: title: Linux Logs Clearing Attempts id: 80915f59-9b56-4616-9de0-fd0dea6c12fe status: stable description: 'Detects logs clearing attempts on Linux systems via utilities such as ''rm'', ''rmdir'', ''shred'', and ''unlink'' targeting log files and directories. Adversaries often try to clear logs to cover their tracks after performing malicious activities. ' references: - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1070.002/T1070.002.md author: Ömer Günal, oscd.community date: 2020-10-07 modified: 2026-03-18 tags: - attack.defense-impairment - attack.t1685.006 logsource: product: linux category: process_creation detection: selection: Image|endswith: - /rm - /rmdir - /shred - /unlink CommandLine|contains: - /var/log - /var/spool/mail filter_main_legit_systat: Image|endswith: /rm CommandLine|startswith: rm -f /var/log/sysstat/ filter_main_dmseg: Image|endswith: /rm CommandLine|startswith: rm -f -- /var/log//dmesg condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_* falsepositives: - Legitimate administration activities level: medium
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects deletion of the RunMRU registry key, which stores the history of commands executed via the Run dialog. In the cl. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: RunMRU Registry Key Deletion id: c11aecef-9c37-45a6-9c07-bc0782f963fd related: - id: 3a9b8c1e-5b2e-4f7a-9d1c-2a7f3b6e1c55 type: similar status: experimental description: 'Detects deletion of the RunMRU registry key, which stores the history of commands executed via the Run dialog. In the clickfix techniques, the phishing lures instruct users to open a run dialog through (Win + R) and execute malicious commands. Adversaries may delete this key to cover their tracks after executing commands. ' references: - https://www.zscaler.com/blogs/security-research/coldriver-updates-arsenal-baitswitch-and-simplefix author: Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems) date: 2025-09-25 tags: - attack.stealth - attack.t1070.003 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection_img: - Image|endswith: \reg.exe - OriginalFileName: reg.exe selection_cli: CommandLine|contains|all: - ' del' - \Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RunMRU condition: all of selection_* falsepositives: - Unknown level: high
Query: patch priority for CVE-2015-3747
Matching passage: CVE-2015-3747. CWE: CWE-119. CVSS: 6.800000190734863. WebKit, as used in Apple iOS before 8.4.1 and Safari before 6.2.8, 7.x before 7.1.8, and 8.x before 8.0.8, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web site, a different vulnerability than other WebKit CVEs listed in APPLE-SA-2015-08-13-1 and APPLE-SA-2015-08-13-3.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-3807. CWE: CWE-119. CVSS: 4.300000190734863. libxml2 in Apple iOS before 8.4.1 and OS X before 10.10.5 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted XML document.
Query: CVE similar to CVE-2015-7178
Matching passage: CVE-2015-7178. CWE: CWE-119. CVSS: 7.5. The ProgramBinary::linkAttributes function in libGLES in ANGLE, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 41.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.3 on Windows, mishandles shader access, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via crafted (1) OpenGL or (2) WebGL content.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-5259. CWE: CWE-119. CVSS: 8.600000381469727. Integer overflow in the read_string function in libsvn_ra_svn/marshal.c in Apache Subversion 1.9.x before 1.9.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an svn:// protocol string, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow and an out-of-bounds read.
Query: SOC alert related to OS Exhaustion Flood
Matching passage: T1499.001 OS Exhaustion Flood. Tactics: impact. Description: Adversaries may launch a denial of service (DoS) attack targeting an endpoint's operating system (OS). A system's OS is responsible for managing the finite resources as well as preventing the entire system from being overwhelmed by excessive demands on its capacity. These attacks do not need to exhaust the actual resources on a system; the attacks may simply exhaust the limits and available resources that an OS self-imposes. Different ways to achieve this exist, including TCP state-exhaustion attacks such as SYN floods and ACK floods.(Citation: Arbor AnnualDoSreport Jan 2018) With SYN floods, excessive amounts of SYN packets are sent, but the 3-way TCP handshake is never completed. Because each OS has a maximum number of concurrent TCP connections that it will allow, this can quickly exhaust the ability of the system to receive new requests for TCP connections, thus preventing access to any TCP service provided by the server.(Citation: Cloudflare SynFlood) ACK floods leverage the stateful nature of the TCP protocol. A flood of ACK packets are sent to the target. This forces the OS to search its state table for a related TCP connection that has already been established. Because the ACK packets are for connections that do not exist, the OS will have to search the entire state table to confirm that no match exists. When it is necessary to do this for a large flood of packets, the computational requirements can cause the server to become sluggish and/or unresponsive, due to the work it must do to eliminate the rogue ACK packets. This greatly reduces the resources available for providing the targeted service.(Citation: Corero SYN-ACKflood)
Near-miss passage: T1499.004 Application or System Exploitation. Tactics: impact. Description: Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities that can cause an application or system to crash and deny availability to users. (Citation: Sucuri BIND9 August 2015) Some systems may automatically restart critical applications and services when crashes occur, but they can likely be re-exploited to cause a persistent denial of service (DoS) condition. Adversaries may exploit known or zero-day vulnerabilities to crash applications and/or systems, which may also lead to dependent applications and/or systems to be in a DoS condition. Crashed or restarted applications or systems may also have other effects such as [Data Destruction](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1485), [Firmware Corruption](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1495), [Service Stop](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1489) etc. which may further cause a DoS condition and deny availability to critical information, applications and/or systems.