alirezaaminzadeh/secembed-pairs huggingface dataset:
Query: hunt for Network Device Configuration Dump activity
Matching passage: T1602.002 Network Device Configuration Dump. Tactics: collection. Description: Adversaries may access network configuration files to collect sensitive data about the device and the network. The network configuration is a file containing parameters that determine the operation of the device. The device typically stores an in-memory copy of the configuration while operating, and a separate configuration on non-volatile storage to load after device reset. Adversaries can inspect the configuration files to reveal information about the target network and its layout, the network device and its software, or identifying legitimate accounts and credentials for later use. Adversaries can use common management tools and protocols, such as Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and Smart Install (SMI), to access network configuration files.(Citation: US-CERT TA18-106A Network Infrastructure Devices 2018)(Citation: Cisco Blog Legacy Device Attacks) These tools may be used to query specific data from a configuration repository or configure the device to export the configuration for later analysis.
Near-miss passage: T1602.001 SNMP (MIB Dump). Tactics: collection. Description: Adversaries may target the Management Information Base (MIB) to collect and/or mine valuable information in a network managed using Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). The MIB is a configuration repository that stores variable information accessible via SNMP in the form of object identifiers (OID). Each OID identifies a variable that can be read or set and permits active management tasks, such as configuration changes, through remote modification of these variables. SNMP can give administrators great insight in their systems, such as, system information, description of hardware, physical location, and software packages(Citation: SANS Information Security Reading Room Securing SNMP Securing SNMP). The MIB may also contain device operational information, including running configuration, routing table, and interface details. Adversaries may use SNMP queries to collect MIB content directly from SNMP-managed devices in order to collect network information that allows the adversary to build network maps and facilitate future targeted exploitation.(Citation: US-CERT-TA18-106A)(Citation: Cisco Blog Legacy Device Attacks)
Query: intelligence brief on T1036.003
Matching passage: T1036.003 Rename Legitimate Utilities. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries may rename legitimate / system utilities to try to evade security mechanisms concerning the usage of those utilities. Security monitoring and control mechanisms may be in place for legitimate utilities adversaries are capable of abusing, including both built-in binaries and tools such as PSExec, AutoHotKey, and IronPython.(Citation: LOLBAS Main Site)(Citation: Huntress Python Malware 2025)(Citation: The DFIR Report AutoHotKey 2023)(Citation: Splunk Detect Renamed PSExec) It may be possible to bypass those security mechanisms by renaming the utility prior to utilization (ex: rename <code>rundll32.exe</code>).(Citation: Elastic Masquerade Ball) An alternative case occurs when a legitimate utility is copied or moved to a different directory and renamed to avoid detections based on these utilities executing from non-standard paths.(Citation: F-Secure CozyDuke)
Near-miss passage: T1036.012 Browser Fingerprint. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries may attempt to blend in with legitimate traffic by spoofing browser and system attributes like operating system, system language, platform, user-agent string, resolution, time zone, etc. The HTTP User-Agent request header is a string that lets servers and network peers identify the application, operating system, vendor, and/or version of the requesting user agent.(Citation: Mozilla User Agent) Adversaries may gather this information through [System Information Discovery](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1082) or by users navigating to adversary-controlled websites, and then use that information to craft their web traffic to evade defenses.(Citation: Gummy Browsers Targeted Browser Spoofing against State-of-the-Art Fingerprinting Techniques)
Query: Outbound C2 pattern associated with Unix Shell
Matching passage: T1059.004 Unix Shell. Tactics: execution. Description: Adversaries may abuse Unix shell commands and scripts for execution. Unix shells are the primary command prompt on Linux, macOS, and ESXi systems, though many variations of the Unix shell exist (e.g. sh, ash, bash, zsh, etc.) depending on the specific OS or distribution.(Citation: DieNet Bash)(Citation: Apple ZShell) Unix shells can control every aspect of a system, with certain commands requiring elevated privileges. Unix shells also support scripts that enable sequential execution of commands as well as other typical programming operations such as conditionals and loops. Common uses of shell scripts include long or repetitive tasks, or the need to run the same set of commands on multiple systems. Adversaries may abuse Unix shells to execute various commands or payloads. Interactive shells may be accessed through command and control channels or during lateral movement such as with [SSH](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1021/004). Adversaries may also leverage shell scripts to deliver and execute multiple commands on victims or as part of payloads used for persistence. Some systems, such as embedded devices, lightweight Linux distributions, and ESXi servers, may leverage stripped-down Unix shells via Busybox, a small executable that contains a variety of tools, including a simple shell.
Near-miss passage: T1059.009 Cloud API. Tactics: execution. Description: Adversaries may abuse cloud APIs to execute malicious commands. APIs available in cloud environments provide various functionalities and are a feature-rich method for programmatic access to nearly all aspects of a tenant. These APIs may be utilized through various methods such as command line interpreters (CLIs), in-browser Cloud Shells, [PowerShell](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/001) modules like Azure for PowerShell(Citation: Microsoft - Azure PowerShell), or software developer kits (SDKs) available for languages such as [Python](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/006). Cloud API functionality may allow for administrative access across all major services in a tenant such as compute, storage, identity and access management (IAM), networking, and security policies. With proper permissions (often via use of credentials such as [Application Access Token](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1550/001) and [Web Session Cookie](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1550/004)), adversaries may abuse cloud APIs to invoke various functions that execute malicious actions. For example, CLI and PowerShell functionality may be accessed through binaries installed on cloud-hosted or on-premises hosts or accessed through a browser-based cloud shell offered by many cloud platforms (such as AWS, Azure, and GCP). These cloud shells are often a packaged unified environment to use CLI and/or scripting modules hosted as a container in the cloud environment.
Query: detect The Devtoolslauncher.exe executes other binary in logs
Matching passage: Sigma rule: The Devtoolslauncher.exe executes other binary. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Devtoolslauncher.exe Executes Specified Binary id: cc268ac1-42d9-40fd-9ed3-8c4e1a5b87e6 status: test description: The Devtoolslauncher.exe executes other binary references: - https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/OtherMSBinaries/Devtoolslauncher/ - https://twitter.com/_felamos/status/1179811992841797632 author: Beyu Denis, oscd.community (rule), @_felamos (idea) date: 2019-10-12 modified: 2021-11-27 tags: - attack.stealth - attack.t1218 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection: Image|endswith: \devtoolslauncher.exe CommandLine|contains: LaunchForDeploy condition: selection falsepositives: - Legitimate use of devtoolslauncher.exe by legitimate user level: high
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects wceaux.dll access while WCE pass-the-hash remote command execution on source host. Logsource: windows / security. Rule: title: WCE wceaux.dll Access id: 1de68c67-af5c-4097-9c85-fe5578e09e67 status: test description: Detects wceaux.dll access while WCE pass-the-hash remote command execution on source host references: - https://www.jpcert.or.jp/english/pub/sr/ir_research.html - https://jpcertcc.github.io/ToolAnalysisResultSheet author: Thomas Patzke date: 2017-06-14 modified: 2025-01-30 tags: - attack.credential-access - attack.t1003 - attack.s0005 logsource: product: windows service: security detection: selection: EventID: - 4656 - 4663 ObjectName|endswith: \wceaux.dll condition: selection falsepositives: - Unknown level: critical
Query: alert when Detects svchost hosting RDP termsvcs communicating with the loopback address and on TCP port 3389
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects svchost hosting RDP termsvcs communicating with the loopback address and on TCP port 3389. Logsource: windows / network_connection. Rule: title: RDP Over Reverse SSH Tunnel id: 5f699bc5-5446-4a4a-a0b7-5ef2885a3eb4 status: test description: Detects svchost hosting RDP termsvcs communicating with the loopback address and on TCP port 3389 references: - https://twitter.com/cyb3rops/status/1096842275437625346 author: Samir Bousseaden date: 2019-02-16 modified: 2024-03-12 tags: - attack.command-and-control - attack.t1572 - attack.lateral-movement - attack.t1021.001 - car.2013-07-002 logsource: category: network_connection product: windows detection: selection_img: Image|endswith: \svchost.exe Initiated: 'true' SourcePort: 3389 selection_destination: DestinationIp|cidr: - 127.0.0.0/8 - ::1/128 condition: all of selection_* falsepositives: - Unknown level: high
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects events that appear when a user click on a link file with a powershell command in it. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Hidden Powershell in Link File Pattern id: 30e92f50-bb5a-4884-98b5-d20aa80f3d7a status: test description: Detects events that appear when a user click on a link file with a powershell command in it references: - https://www.x86matthew.com/view_post?id=embed_exe_lnk author: frack113 date: 2022-02-06 tags: - attack.execution - attack.t1059.001 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection: ParentImage: C:\Windows\explorer.exe Image: C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe CommandLine|contains|all: - powershell - .lnk condition: selection falsepositives: - Legitimate commands in .lnk files level: medium
Query: risk of HP Systems Insight Manager (SIM) before 7.5.0, as used in HP Matrix Operating Environment before 7.5.0 and other products, allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive inf
Matching passage: CVE-2015-2139. CWE: CWE-200. CVSS: 4.0. HP Systems Insight Manager (SIM) before 7.5.0, as used in HP Matrix Operating Environment before 7.5.0 and other products, allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-5403.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-4980. CWE: CWE-200. CVSS: 4.0. Unspecified vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Commerce 7.0.0.6 through 7.0.0.9 allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive personal information via unknown vectors.
Query: Sigma YAML for windows / registry_set
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects changes to the Netsh registry key to add a new DLL value. This change might be an indication of a potential pers. Logsource: windows / registry_set. Rule: title: Potential Persistence Via Netsh Helper DLL - Registry id: c90362e0-2df3-4e61-94fe-b37615814cb1 related: - id: 56321594-9087-49d9-bf10-524fe8479452 type: similar - id: e7b18879-676e-4a0e-ae18-27039185a8e7 type: similar status: test description: 'Detects changes to the Netsh registry key to add a new DLL value. This change might be an indication of a potential persistence attempt by adding a malicious Netsh helper ' references: - https://www.ired.team/offensive-security/persistence/t1128-netsh-helper-dll - https://pentestlab.blog/2019/10/29/persistence-netsh-helper-dll/ author: Anish Bogati date: 2023-11-28 modified: 2025-10-08 tags: - attack.privilege-escalation - attack.persistence - attack.t1546.007 logsource: category: registry_set product: windows detection: selection: TargetObject|contains: \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NetSh Details|contains: .dll filter_main_poqexec: Image: C:\Windows\System32\poqexec.exe Details: - ipmontr.dll - iasmontr.dll - ippromon.dll condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_* falsepositives: - Legitimate helper added by different programs and the OS level: medium
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects specific techniques often seen used inside of PowerShell scripts to obfscuate Alias creation. Logsource: windows / ps_script. Rule: title: Potential PowerShell Obfuscation Using Character Join id: e8314f79-564d-4f79-bc13-fbc0bf2660d8 related: - id: 96cd126d-f970-49c4-848a-da3a09f55c55 type: derived status: test description: Detects specific techniques often seen used inside of PowerShell scripts to obfscuate Alias creation references: - Internal Research author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) date: 2023-01-09 tags: - attack.execution - attack.stealth - attack.t1027 - attack.t1059.001 logsource: product: windows category: ps_script definition: 'Requirements: Script Block Logging must be enabled' detection: selection: ScriptBlockText|contains|all: - -Alias - ' -Value (-join(' condition: selection falsepositives: - Unknown level: low
Query: Sigma YAML for windows / process_creation
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects regsvr32 execution to download/install/register new DLLs that are hosted on Web or FTP servers.. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Potentially Suspicious Regsvr32 HTTP/FTP Pattern id: 867356ee-9352-41c9-a8f2-1be690d78216 related: - id: 8e2b24c9-4add-46a0-b4bb-0057b4e6187d type: obsolete status: test description: Detects regsvr32 execution to download/install/register new DLLs that are hosted on Web or FTP servers. references: - https://twitter.com/mrd0x/status/1461041276514623491 - https://twitter.com/tccontre18/status/1480950986650832903 - https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Regsvr32/ author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) date: 2023-05-24 modified: 2023-05-26 tags: - attack.stealth - attack.t1218.010 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection_img: - Image|endswith: \regsvr32.exe - OriginalFileName: REGSVR32.EXE selection_flag: CommandLine|contains: - ' /i' - ' -i' selection_protocol: CommandLine|contains: - ftp - http condition: all of selection_* falsepositives: - Unknown level: medium
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects LDP failures which may be indicative of brute force attacks to manipulate MPLS labels. Logsource: cisco / ldp. Rule: title: Cisco LDP Authentication Failures id: 50e606bf-04ce-4ca7-9d54-3449494bbd4b status: test description: Detects LDP failures which may be indicative of brute force attacks to manipulate MPLS labels references: - https://www.blackhat.com/presentations/bh-usa-03/bh-us-03-convery-franz-v3.pdf author: Tim Brown date: 2023-01-09 tags: - attack.initial-access - attack.persistence - attack.privilege-escalation - attack.credential-access - attack.collection - attack.stealth - attack.t1078 - attack.t1110 - attack.t1557 logsource: product: cisco service: ldp definition: 'Requirements: cisco ldp logs need to be enabled and ingested' detection: selection_protocol: - LDP selection_keywords: - SOCKET_TCP_PACKET_MD5_AUTHEN_FAIL - TCPMD5AuthenFail condition: selection_protocol and selection_keywords falsepositives: - Unlikely. Except due to misconfigurations level: low
Query: describe CVE-2015-3026
Matching passage: CVE-2015-3026. CWE: UNKNOWN. CVSS: 5.0. Icecast before 2.4.2, when a stream_auth handler is defined for URL authentication, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a request without login credentials, as demonstrated by a request to "admin/killsource?mount=/test.ogg."
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-8435. CWE: UNKNOWN. CVSS: 10.0. Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.268 and 19.x and 20.x before 20.0.0.228 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.554 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 20.0.0.204, Adobe AIR SDK before 20.0.0.204, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 20.0.0.204 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8048, CVE-2015-8049, CVE-2015-8050, CVE-2015-8055, CVE-2015-8056, CVE-2015-8057, CVE-2015-8058, CVE-2015-8059, CVE-2015-8061, CVE-2015-8062, CVE-2015-8063, CVE-2015-8064, CVE-2015-8065, CVE-2015-8066, CVE-2015-8067, CVE-2015-8068, CVE-2015-8069, CVE-2015-8070, CVE-2015-8071, CVE-2015-8401, CVE-2015-8402, CVE-2015-8403, CVE-2015-8404, CVE-2015-8405, CVE-2015-8406, CVE-2015-8410, CVE-2015-8411, CVE-2015-8412, CVE-2015-8413, CVE-2015-8414, CVE-2015-8420, CVE-2015-8421, CVE-2015-8422, CVE-2015-8423, CVE-2015-8424, CVE-2015-8425, CVE-2015-8426, CVE-2015-8427, CVE-2015-8428, CVE-2015-8429, CVE-2015-8430, CVE-2015-8431, CVE-2015-8432, CVE-2015-8433, CVE-2015-8434, CVE-2015-8436, CVE-2015-8437, CVE-2015-8441, CVE-2015-8442, CVE-2015-8447, CVE-2015-8448, CVE-2015-8449, CVE-2015-8450, CVE-2015-8452, and CVE-2015-8454.
Query: patch priority for CVE-2015-0607
Matching passage: CVE-2015-0607. CWE: CWE-287. CVSS: 4.300000190734863. The Authentication Proxy feature in Cisco IOS does not properly handle invalid AAA return codes from RADIUS and TACACS+ servers, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication in opportunistic circumstances via a connection attempt that triggers an invalid code, as demonstrated by a connection attempt with a blank password, aka Bug IDs CSCuo09400 and CSCun16016.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-6237. CWE: CWE-287. CVSS: 9.800000190734863. The RPC service in Tripwire (formerly nCircle) IP360 VnE Manager 7.2.2 before 7.2.6 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and (1) enumerate users, (2) reset passwords, or (3) manipulate IP filter restrictions via crafted "privileged commands."
Query: EDR alert: possible CDNs (T1596.004)
Matching passage: T1596.004 CDNs. Tactics: reconnaissance. Description: Adversaries may search content delivery network (CDN) data about victims that can be used during targeting. CDNs allow an organization to host content from a distributed, load balanced array of servers. CDNs may also allow organizations to customize content delivery based on the requestor’s geographical region. Adversaries may search CDN data to gather actionable information. Threat actors can use online resources and lookup tools to harvest information about content servers within a CDN. Adversaries may also seek and target CDN misconfigurations that leak sensitive information not intended to be hosted and/or do not have the same protection mechanisms (ex: login portals) as the content hosted on the organization’s website.(Citation: DigitalShadows CDN) Information from these sources may reveal opportunities for other forms of reconnaissance (ex: [Active Scanning](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1595) or [Search Open Websites/Domains](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1593)), establishing operational resources (ex: [Acquire Infrastructure](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1583) or [Compromise Infrastructure](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1584)), and/or initial access (ex: [Drive-by Compromise](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1189)).
Near-miss passage: T1596.003 Digital Certificates. Tactics: reconnaissance. Description: Adversaries may search public digital certificate data for information about victims that can be used during targeting. Digital certificates are issued by a certificate authority (CA) in order to cryptographically verify the origin of signed content. These certificates, such as those used for encrypted web traffic (HTTPS SSL/TLS communications), contain information about the registered organization such as name and location. Adversaries may search digital certificate data to gather actionable information. Threat actors can use online resources and lookup tools to harvest information about certificates.(Citation: SSLShopper Lookup) Digital certificate data may also be available from artifacts signed by the organization (ex: certificates used from encrypted web traffic are served with content).(Citation: Medium SSL Cert) Information from these sources may reveal opportunities for other forms of reconnaissance (ex: [Active Scanning](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1595) or [Phishing for Information](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1598)), establishing operational resources (ex: [Develop Capabilities](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1587) or [Obtain Capabilities](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1588)), and/or initial access (ex: [External Remote Services](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1133) or [Trusted Relationship](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1199)).
Query: Sigma YAML for linux / auditd
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects use of the sysinfo system call in Linux, which provides a snapshot of key system statistics such as uptime, load. Logsource: linux / auditd. Rule: title: System Info Discovery via Sysinfo Syscall id: b207d563-a1d9-4275-b349-77d1eb55aa6d status: experimental description: 'Detects use of the sysinfo system call in Linux, which provides a snapshot of key system statistics such as uptime, load averages, memory usage, and the number of running processes. Malware or reconnaissance tools might leverage sysinfo to fingerprint the system - gathering data to determine if it''s a viable target. ' references: - https://github.com/CheraghiMilad/bypass-Neo23x0-auditd-config/blob/f1c478a37911a5447d5ffcd580f22b167bf3df14/sysinfo-syscall/README.md - https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/sysinfo.2.html author: Milad Cheraghi date: 2025-05-30 modified: 2025-12-05 tags: - attack.discovery - attack.t1057 - attack.t1082 logsource: product: linux service: auditd definition: 'Required auditd configuration: -a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S sysinfo -k discovery_sysinfo_syscall -a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S sysinfo -k discovery_sysinfo_syscall ' detection: selection: type: SYSCALL SYSCALL: sysinfo filter_optional_splunk: exe|endswith: /bin/splunkd condition: selection and not 1 of filter_optional_* falsepositives: - Legitimate administrative activity level: low
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Turn off logging locally or remote. Logsource: cisco / aaa. Rule: title: Cisco Disabling Logging id: 9e8f6035-88bf-4a63-96b6-b17c0508257e status: test description: Turn off logging locally or remote references: - https://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/security/command/reference/sec_a2.pdf author: Austin Clark date: 2019-08-11 modified: 2023-01-04 tags: - attack.defense-impairment - attack.t1685 logsource: product: cisco service: aaa detection: keywords: - no logging - no aaa new-model condition: keywords falsepositives: - Unknown level: high