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Shell Invocation via Apt - Linux

Detects the use of the "apt" and "apt-get" commands to execute a shell or proxy commands. Such behavior may be associated with privilege escalation, unauthorized command execution, or to break out from restricted environments.

MITRE ATT&CK

T1083

discovery

Detection Query

selection:
  Image|endswith:
    - /apt
    - /apt-get
  CommandLine|contains: APT::Update::Pre-Invoke::=
condition: selection

Author

Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)

Created

2022-12-28

Data Sources

linuxProcess Creation Events

Platforms

linux

References

Tags

attack.discoveryattack.t1083

Raw Content

title: Shell Invocation via Apt - Linux
id: bb382fd5-b454-47ea-a264-1828e4c766d6
status: test
description: |
    Detects the use of the "apt" and "apt-get" commands to execute a shell or proxy commands.
    Such behavior may be associated with privilege escalation, unauthorized command execution, or to break out from restricted environments.
references:
    - https://gtfobins.github.io/gtfobins/apt/
    - https://gtfobins.github.io/gtfobins/apt-get/
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2022-12-28
modified: 2024-09-02
tags:
    - attack.discovery
    - attack.t1083
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: linux
detection:
    selection:
        Image|endswith:
            - '/apt'
            - '/apt-get'
        CommandLine|contains: 'APT::Update::Pre-Invoke::='
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium