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GUI Input Capture - macOS

Detects attempts to use system dialog prompts to capture user credentials

MITRE ATT&CK

collectioncredential-access

Detection Query

selection_img:
  Image|endswith: /osascript
selection_cli_1:
  CommandLine|contains|all:
    - -e
    - display
    - dialog
    - answer
selection_cli_2:
  CommandLine|contains:
    - admin
    - administrator
    - authenticate
    - authentication
    - credentials
    - pass
    - password
    - unlock
condition: all of selection_*

Author

remotephone, oscd.community

Created

2020-10-13

Data Sources

macosProcess Creation Events

Platforms

macos

References

Tags

attack.collectionattack.credential-accessattack.t1056.002

Raw Content

title: GUI Input Capture - macOS
id: 60f1ce20-484e-41bd-85f4-ac4afec2c541
status: test
description: Detects attempts to use system dialog prompts to capture user credentials
references:
    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1056.002/T1056.002.md
    - https://scriptingosx.com/2018/08/user-interaction-from-bash-scripts/
author: remotephone, oscd.community
date: 2020-10-13
modified: 2025-12-05
tags:
    - attack.collection
    - attack.credential-access
    - attack.t1056.002
logsource:
    product: macos
    category: process_creation
detection:
    selection_img:
        Image|endswith: '/osascript'
    selection_cli_1:
        CommandLine|contains|all:
            - '-e'
            - 'display'
            - 'dialog'
            - 'answer'
    selection_cli_2:
        CommandLine|contains:
            - 'admin'
            - 'administrator'
            - 'authenticate'
            - 'authentication'
            - 'credentials'
            - 'pass'
            - 'password'
            - 'unlock'
    condition: all of selection_*
falsepositives:
    - Legitimate administration tools and activities
level: low