Attempted Private Key Access

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Attackers may try to access private keys, e.g. ssh, in order to gain further authenticated access to the environment.

Rule type: eql

Rule indices:

  • logs-endpoint.events.process-*
  • logs-windows.sysmon_operational-*
  • endgame-*
  • logs-system.security*

Severity: low

Risk score: 21

Runs every: 60m

Searches indices from: now-119m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)

Maximum alerts per execution: 100

References: None

Tags:

  • Domain: Endpoint
  • OS: Windows
  • Use Case: Threat Detection
  • Tactic: Credential Access
  • Data Source: Elastic Defend
  • Rule Type: BBR
  • Data Source: Sysmon
  • Data Source: Elastic Endgame

Version: 4

Rule authors:

  • Elastic

Rule license: Elastic License v2

Rule query

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process where host.os.type == "windows" and event.type == "start" and
  process.args : ("*.pem *", "*.pem", "*.id_rsa*") and
  not process.args: ("--tls-cert", "--ssl-cert") and
  not process.executable : (
    "?:\\ProgramData\\Logishrd\\LogiOptions\\Software\\*\\LogiLuUpdater.exe",
    "?:\\Program Files\\Elastic\\Agent\\data\\*\\osqueryd.exe",
    "?:\\Program Files\\Guardicore\\gc-controller.exe",
    "?:\\Program Files\\Guardicore\\gc-deception-agent.exe",
    "?:\\Program Files\\Guardicore\\gc-detection-agent.exe",
    "?:\\Program Files\\Guardicore\\gc-enforcement-agent.exe",
    "?:\\Program Files\\Guardicore\\gc-guest-agent.exe",
    "?:\\Program Files\\Logi\\LogiBolt\\LogiBoltUpdater.exe",
    "?:\\Program Files (x86)\\Schneider Electric EcoStruxure\\Building Operation 5.0\\Device Administrator\\Python\\python.exe",
    "?:\\Program Files\\Splunk\\bin\\openssl.exe",
    "?:\\Program Files\\SplunkUniversalForwarder\\bin\\openssl.exe",
    "?:\\Users\\*\\AppData\\Local\\Logi\\LogiBolt\\LogiBoltUpdater.exe",
    "?:\\Windows\\system32\\icacls.exe",
    "?:\\Windows\\System32\\OpenSSH\\*"
  )

Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM