alirezaaminzadeh/secembed-pairs huggingface dataset:
Query: explain T1548 Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
Matching passage: T1548 Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism. Tactics: privilege escalation. Description: Adversaries may circumvent mechanisms designed to control privilege elevation to gain higher-level permissions. Most modern systems contain native elevation control mechanisms that are intended to limit privileges that a user can perform on a machine. Authorization has to be granted to specific users in order to perform tasks that can be considered of higher risk.(Citation: TechNet How UAC Works)(Citation: sudo man page 2018) An adversary can perform several methods to take advantage of built-in control mechanisms in order to escalate privileges on a system.(Citation: OSX Keydnap malware)(Citation: Fortinet Fareit)
Near-miss passage: T1548.003 Sudo and Sudo Caching. Tactics: privilege escalation. Description: Adversaries may perform sudo caching and/or use the sudoers file to elevate privileges. Adversaries may do this to execute commands as other users or spawn processes with higher privileges. Within Linux and MacOS systems, sudo (sometimes referred to as "superuser do") allows users to perform commands from terminals with elevated privileges and to control who can perform these commands on the system. The <code>sudo</code> command "allows a system administrator to delegate authority to give certain users (or groups of users) the ability to run some (or all) commands as root or another user while providing an audit trail of the commands and their arguments."(Citation: sudo man page 2018) Since sudo was made for the system administrator, it has some useful configuration features such as a <code>timestamp_timeout</code>, which is the amount of time in minutes between instances of <code>sudo</code> before it will re-prompt for a password. This is because <code>sudo</code> has the ability to cache credentials for a period of time. Sudo creates (or touches) a file at <code>/var/db/sudo</code> with a timestamp of when sudo was last run to determine this timeout. Additionally, there is a <code>tty_tickets</code> variable that treats each new tty (terminal session) in isolation. This means that, for example, the sudo timeout of one tty will not affect another tty (you will have to type the password again). The sudoers file, <code>/etc/sudoers</code>, describes which users can run which commands and from which terminals. This also describes which commands users can run as other users or groups. This provides the principle of least privilege such that users are running in their lowest possible permissions for most of the time and only elevate to other users or permissions as needed, typically by prompting for a password. However, the sudoers file can also specify when to not prompt users for passwords with a line like <code>user1 ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL</code>.(Citation: OSX.Dok
Query: detect Detects attempts to disable AMSI (Anti-Malware Scan Interface) by modifying the AmsiEnable registry value. Anti-Malware in logs
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects attempts to disable AMSI (Anti-Malware Scan Interface) by modifying the AmsiEnable registry value. Anti-Malware. Logsource: windows / registry_set. Rule: title: AMSI Disabled via Registry Modification id: aa37cbb0-da36-42cb-a90f-fdf216fc7467 related: - id: 7dbbcac2-57a0-45ac-b306-ff30a8bd2981 type: similar status: experimental description: 'Detects attempts to disable AMSI (Anti-Malware Scan Interface) by modifying the AmsiEnable registry value. Anti-Malware Scan Interface (AMSI) is a security feature in Windows that allows applications and services to integrate with anti-malware products for enhanced protection against malicious content. Adversaries may attempt to disable AMSI to evade detection by security software, allowing them to execute malicious scripts or code without being scanned. ' references: - https://mostafayahiax.medium.com/hunting-for-amsi-bypassing-methods-9886dda0bf9d - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/amsi/antimalware-scan-interface-portal - https://www.mdsec.co.uk/2019/02/macros-and-more-with-sharpshooter-v2-0/ author: Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems) date: 2025-12-25 tags: - attack.defense-impairment - attack.t1685 logsource: category: registry_set product: windows detection: selection: TargetObject|endswith: \Software\Microsoft\Windows Script\Settings\AmsiEnable Details: DWORD (0x00000000) condition: selection falsepositives: - Unlikely level: high regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_amsi_disable/info.yml simulation: - type: atomic-red-team name: AMSI Bypass - Create AMSIEnable Reg Key technique: T1562.001 atomic_guid: 728eca7b-0444-4f6f-ac36-437e3d751dc0
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects a PDQDeploy service installation which indicates that PDQDeploy was installed on the machines. PDQDeploy can be. Logsource: windows / system. Rule: title: New PDQDeploy Service - Server Side id: ee9ca27c-9bd7-4cee-9b01-6e906be7cae3 status: test description: 'Detects a PDQDeploy service installation which indicates that PDQDeploy was installed on the machines. PDQDeploy can be abused by attackers to remotely install packages or execute commands on target machines ' references: - https://documentation.pdq.com/PDQDeploy/13.0.3.0/index.html?windows-services.htm author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) date: 2022-07-22 tags: - attack.persistence - attack.privilege-escalation - attack.t1543.003 logsource: product: windows service: system detection: selection_root: Provider_Name: Service Control Manager EventID: 7045 selection_service: - ImagePath|contains: PDQDeployService.exe - ServiceName: - PDQDeploy - PDQ Deploy condition: all of selection_* falsepositives: - Legitimate use of the tool level: medium
Query: risk of Kubernetes in OpenShift3 allows remote authenticated users to use the private images of other users should they know the name of said image.
Matching passage: CVE-2015-7561. CWE: CWE-264. CVSS: 3.0999999046325684. Kubernetes in OpenShift3 allows remote authenticated users to use the private images of other users should they know the name of said image.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-6769. CWE: CWE-264. CVSS: 7.5. The provisional-load commit implementation in WebKit/Source/bindings/core/v8/WindowProxy.cpp in Google Chrome before 47.0.2526.73 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy by leveraging a delay in window proxy clearing.
Query: patch priority for CVE-2015-4498
Matching passage: CVE-2015-4498. CWE: CWE-254. CVSS: 7.5. The add-on installation feature in Mozilla Firefox before 40.0.3 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.2.1 allows remote attackers to bypass an intended user-confirmation requirement by constructing a crafted data: URL and triggering navigation to an arbitrary http: or https: URL at a certain early point in the installation process.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-7713. CWE: CWE-254. CVSS: 5.0. OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2014.2.4 (juno) and 2015.1.x before 2015.1.2 (kilo) do not properly apply security group changes, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended restriction by leveraging an instance that was running when the change was made.
Query: exploit ghostexp.exe in Ghost Explorer Utility in Symantec Ghost Solutions Suite (GSS) before 3.0 HF2 12.0.0.8010 and Symantec Deployment Solution (DS) before 7.6 HF4 12.0.0.7045 performs 
Matching passage: CVE-2015-5689. CWE: CWE-119. CVSS: 6.800000190734863. ghostexp.exe in Ghost Explorer Utility in Symantec Ghost Solutions Suite (GSS) before 3.0 HF2 12.0.0.8010 and Symantec Deployment Solution (DS) before 7.6 HF4 12.0.0.7045 performs improper sign-extend operations before array-element accesses, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, cause a denial of service (application crash), or possibly obtain sensitive information via a crafted Ghost image.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-7102. CWE: CWE-119. CVSS: 6.800000190734863. WebKit in Apple iOS before 9.2, Safari before 9.0.2, and tvOS before 9.1 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 CVE-2015-7048, CVE-2015-7095, CVE-2015-7096, CVE-2015-7097, CVE-2015-7098, CVE-2015-7099, CVE-2015-7100, CVE-2015-7101, and CVE-2015-7103.
Query: CVE similar to CVE-2015-0977
Matching passage: CVE-2015-0977. CWE: CWE-78. CVSS: 10.0. Network Vision IntraVue before 2.3.0a14 on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via unspecified vectors.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-6008. CWE: CWE-78. CVSS: 7.5. install.php in Web Reference Database (aka refbase) through 0.9.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the adminPassword parameter, a different issue than CVE-2015-7381.
Query: discovery using Network Share Discovery
Matching passage: T1135 Network Share Discovery. Tactics: discovery. Description: Adversaries may look for folders and drives shared on remote systems as a means of identifying sources of information to gather as a precursor for Collection and to identify potential systems of interest for Lateral Movement. Networks often contain shared network drives and folders that enable users to access file directories on various systems across a network. File sharing over a Windows network occurs over the SMB protocol. (Citation: Wikipedia Shared Resource) (Citation: TechNet Shared Folder) [Net](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0039) can be used to query a remote system for available shared drives using the <code>net view \\\\remotesystem</code> command. It can also be used to query shared drives on the local system using <code>net share</code>. For macOS, the <code>sharing -l</code> command lists all shared points used for smb services.
Near-miss passage: T1057 Process Discovery. Tactics: discovery. Description: Adversaries may attempt to get information about running processes on a system. Information obtained could be used to gain an understanding of common software/applications running on systems within the network. Administrator or otherwise elevated access may provide better process details. Adversaries may use the information from [Process Discovery](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1057) during automated discovery to shape follow-on behaviors, including whether or not the adversary fully infects the target and/or attempts specific actions. In Windows environments, adversaries could obtain details on running processes using the [Tasklist](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0057) utility via [cmd](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0106) or <code>Get-Process</code> via [PowerShell](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/001). Information about processes can also be extracted from the output of [Native API](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1106) calls such as <code>CreateToolhelp32Snapshot</code>. In Mac and Linux, this is accomplished with the <code>ps</code> command. Adversaries may also opt to enumerate processes via `/proc`. ESXi also supports use of the `ps` command, as well as `esxcli system process list`.(Citation: Sygnia ESXi Ransomware 2025)(Citation: Crowdstrike Hypervisor Jackpotting Pt 2 2021) On network devices, [Network Device CLI](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/008) commands such as `show processes` can be used to display current running processes.(Citation: US-CERT-TA18-106A)(Citation: show_processes_cisco_cmd)
Query: rule covering Detects connections from routable IPs to an RDP listener. Which is indicative of a publicly-accessible RDP service.
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects connections from routable IPs to an RDP listener. Which is indicative of a publicly-accessible RDP service.. Logsource: zeek / rdp. Rule: title: Publicly Accessible RDP Service id: 1fc0809e-06bf-4de3-ad52-25e5263b7623 status: test description: 'Detects connections from routable IPs to an RDP listener. Which is indicative of a publicly-accessible RDP service. ' author: Josh Brower @DefensiveDepth date: 2020-08-22 modified: 2024-03-13 tags: - attack.lateral-movement - attack.t1021.001 logsource: product: zeek service: rdp detection: selection: id.orig_h|cidr: - ::1/128 - 10.0.0.0/8 - 127.0.0.0/8 - 172.16.0.0/12 - 192.168.0.0/16 - 169.254.0.0/16 - 2620:83:8000::/48 - fc00::/7 - fe80::/10 condition: not selection falsepositives: - Although it is recommended to NOT have RDP exposed to the internet, verify that this is a) allowed b) the server has not already been compromised via some brute force or remote exploit since it has been exposed to the internet. Work to secure the server if you are unable to remove it from being exposed to the internet. level: high
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects activity when a member is removed from a security-enabled global group. Logsource: windows / security. Rule: title: A Member Was Removed From a Security-Enabled Global Group id: 02c39d30-02b5-45d2-b435-8aebfe5a8629 related: - id: 9cf01b6c-e723-4841-a868-6d7f8245ca6e type: obsolete status: stable description: Detects activity when a member is removed from a security-enabled global group references: - https://www.cisecurity.org/controls/cis-controls-list/ - https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/documents/PCI_DSS_v3-2-1.pdf - https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/CSWP/NIST.CSWP.04162018.pdf - https://www.ultimatewindowssecurity.com/securitylog/encyclopedia/event.aspx?eventID=4729 - https://www.ultimatewindowssecurity.com/securitylog/encyclopedia/event.aspx?eventID=633 author: Alexandr Yampolskyi, SOC Prime date: 2023-04-26 tags: - attack.privilege-escalation - attack.persistence - attack.t1098 logsource: product: windows service: security detection: selection: EventID: - 633 - 4729 condition: selection falsepositives: - Unknown level: low
Query: CVE similar to CVE-2015-1943
Matching passage: CVE-2015-1943. CWE: CWE-399. CVSS: 7.800000190734863. IBM WebSphere Portal 6.1.0.x through 6.1.0.6 CF27, 6.1.5.x through 6.1.5.3 CF27, 7.0.x through 7.0.0.2 CF29, 8.0.x before 8.0.0.1 CF17, and 8.5.0 before CF06 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via a crafted request.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-0830. CWE: CWE-399. CVSS: 5.0. The WebGL implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 36.0 does not properly allocate memory for copying an unspecified string to a shader's compilation log, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted WebGL content.
Query: patch priority for CVE-2015-2955
Matching passage: CVE-2015-2955. CWE: CWE-78. CVSS: 7.5. Igreks MilkyStep Light 0.94 and earlier and Professional 1.82 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via unspecified vectors.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-8557. CWE: CWE-78. CVSS: 9.0. The FontManager._get_nix_font_path function in formatters/img.py in Pygments 1.2.2 through 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a font name.
Query: risk of Stack-based buffer overflow in the m2m1shot_compat_ioctl32 function in the Samsung m2m1shot driver framework, as used in Samsung S6 Edge, allows local users to have unspecified imp
Matching passage: CVE-2015-7892. CWE: CWE-787. CVSS: 7.800000190734863. Stack-based buffer overflow in the m2m1shot_compat_ioctl32 function in the Samsung m2m1shot driver framework, as used in Samsung S6 Edge, allows local users to have unspecified impact via a large data.buf_out.num_planes value in an ioctl call.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-3113. CWE: CWE-787. CVSS: 9.800000190734863. Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.296 and 14.x through 18.x before 18.0.0.194 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.468 on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in June 2015.
Query: SOC runbook when seeing Encoded PowerShell / command-line abuse matching Shared Modules
Matching passage: Playbook for T1129 Shared Modules. 1) Validate alert telemetry against T1129. 2) Scope affected hosts and accounts. 3) Contain by isolating endpoint / disabling account if confirmed. 4) Hunt for related tactics: execution. 5) Eradicate persistence and recover. Reference detection notes: Adversaries may execute malicious payloads via loading shared modules. Shared modules are executable files that are loaded into processes to provide access to reusable code, such as specific custom functions or invoking OS API functions (i.e., [Native API](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1106)). Adversaries may use this functionality as a way to execute arbitrary payloads on a victim system.
Near-miss passage: Playbook for T1204.002 Malicious File. Different response path focused on execution.
Query: describe CVE-2015-7503
Matching passage: CVE-2015-7503. CWE: CWE-320. CVSS: 7.5. Zend Framework before 2.4.9, zend-framework/zend-crypt 2.4.x before 2.4.9, and 2.5.x before 2.5.2 allows remote attackers to recover the RSA private key.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-8542. CWE: CWE-320. CVSS: 8.800000190734863. An issue was discovered in Open-Xchange Guard before 2.2.0-rev8. The "getprivkeybyid" API call is used to download a PGP Private Key for a specific user after providing authentication credentials. Clients provide the "id" and "cid" parameter to specify the current user by its user- and context-ID. The "auth" parameter contains a hashed password string which gets created by the client by asking the user to enter his or her OX Guard password. This parameter is used as single point of authentication when accessing PGP Private Keys. In case a user has set the same password as another user, it is possible to download another user's PGP Private Key by iterating the "id" and "cid" parameters. This kind of attack would also be able by brute-forcing login credentials, but since the "id" and "cid" parameters are sequential they are much easier to predict than a user's login name. At the same time, there are some obvious insecure standard passwords that are widely used. A attacker could send the hashed representation of typically weak passwords and randomly fetch Private Key of matching accounts. The attack can be executed by both internal users and "guests" which use the external mail reader.
Query: risk of Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the qTranslate plugin 2.5.39 and earlier for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the edit param
Matching passage: CVE-2015-5535. CWE: CWE-79. CVSS: 4.300000190734863. Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the qTranslate plugin 2.5.39 and earlier for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the edit parameter in the qtranslate page to wp-admin/options-general.php.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-1617. CWE: CWE-79. CVSS: 3.5. Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the ePO extension in McAfee Data Loss Prevention Endpoint (DLPe) before 9.3.400 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
Query: CVE similar to CVE-2015-1291
Matching passage: CVE-2015-1291. CWE: CWE-264. CVSS: 6.400000095367432. The ContainerNode::parserRemoveChild function in core/dom/ContainerNode.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 45.0.2454.85, does not check whether a node is expected, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy or cause a denial of service (DOM tree corruption) via a web site with crafted JavaScript code and IFRAME elements.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-9015. CWE: CWE-264. CVSS: 7.800000190734863. An elevation of privilege vulnerability in Qualcomm closed source components. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID: A-36714120.
Query: Sigma rule for Detects the execution of Python web servers via command line interface (CLI). After gaining access to target systems, ad
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects the execution of Python web servers via command line interface (CLI). After gaining access to target systems, ad. Logsource: linux / process_creation. Rule: title: Python WebServer Execution - Linux id: 3f0f5957-04f8-4792-ad89-192b0303bde6 status: experimental description: 'Detects the execution of Python web servers via command line interface (CLI). After gaining access to target systems, adversaries may use Python''s built-in HTTP server modules to quickly establish a web server without requiring additional software. This technique is commonly used in post-exploitation scenarios as it provides a simple method for transferring files between the compromised host and attacker-controlled systems. ' references: - https://www.atomicredteam.io/atomic-red-team/atomics/T1048.003#atomic-test-8---python3-httpserver - https://docs.python.org/3/library/http.server.html - https://docs.python.org/2/library/simplehttpserver.html author: Mohamed LAKRI date: 2025-10-17 tags: - attack.exfiltration - attack.t1048.003 logsource: product: linux category: process_creation detection: selection_img: - Image|endswith: - /python - /python2 - /python3 - Image|contains: - /python2. - /python3. selection_module: CommandLine|contains: - http.server - SimpleHTTPServer condition: all of selection_* falsepositives: - Testing or development activity level: medium
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects the use of the PhoneDeepLink parameter to potentially sideload a DLL file that does not exist. This non-existent. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Potential DLL Sideloading Via DeviceEnroller.EXE id: e173ad47-4388-4012-ae62-bd13f71c18a8 related: - id: ee4c5d06-3abc-48cc-8885-77f1c20f4451 type: similar status: test description: 'Detects the use of the PhoneDeepLink parameter to potentially sideload a DLL file that does not exist. This non-existent DLL file is named "ShellChromeAPI.dll". Adversaries can drop their own renamed DLL and execute it via DeviceEnroller.exe using this parameter ' references: - https://mobile.twitter.com/0gtweet/status/1564131230941122561 - https://strontic.github.io/xcyclopedia/library/DeviceEnroller.exe-24BEF0D6B0ECED36BB41831759FDE18D.html author: '@gott_cyber' date: 2022-08-29 modified: 2023-02-04 tags: - attack.privilege-escalation - attack.persistence - attack.execution - attack.stealth - attack.t1574.001 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection_img: - Image|endswith: \deviceenroller.exe - OriginalFileName: deviceenroller.exe selection_cli: CommandLine|contains: /PhoneDeepLink condition: all of selection_* falsepositives: - Unknown level: medium
Query: risk of The WLS Security component in Oracle WebLogic Server 10.3.6.0, 12.1.2.0, 12.1.3.0, and 12.2.1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted serialized Java 
Matching passage: CVE-2015-4852. CWE: CWE-502. CVSS: 9.800000190734863. The WLS Security component in Oracle WebLogic Server 10.3.6.0, 12.1.2.0, 12.1.3.0, and 12.2.1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted serialized Java object in T3 protocol traffic to TCP port 7001, related to oracle_common/modules/com.bea.core.apache.commons.collections.jar. NOTE: the scope of this CVE is limited to the WebLogic Server product.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-2020. CWE: CWE-502. CVSS: 9.800000190734863. The MyScript SDK before 1.3 for Android might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging a finalize method in a Serializable class that improperly passes an attacker-controlled pointer to a native function.
Query: describe CVE-2015-3043
Matching passage: CVE-2015-3043. CWE: CWE-787. CVSS: 9.800000190734863. Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.281 and 14.x through 17.x before 17.0.0.169 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.457 on Linux allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in April 2015, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-0347, CVE-2015-0350, CVE-2015-0352, CVE-2015-0353, CVE-2015-0354, CVE-2015-0355, CVE-2015-0360, CVE-2015-3038, CVE-2015-3041, and CVE-2015-3042.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-2425. CWE: CWE-787. CVSS: 8.800000190734863. Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2383 and CVE-2015-2384.