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Potential RDP Tunneling Via SSH

Execution of ssh.exe to perform data exfiltration and tunneling through RDP

MITRE ATT&CK

command-and-control

Detection Query

selection:
  Image|endswith: \ssh.exe
  CommandLine|contains: :3389
condition: selection

Author

Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)

Created

2022-10-12

Data Sources

windowsProcess Creation Events

Platforms

windows

References

https://www.absolomb.com/2018-01-26-Windows-Privilege-Escalation-Guide/

Tags

attack.command-and-controlattack.t1572

Raw Content

title: Potential RDP Tunneling Via SSH
id: f7d7ebd5-a016-46e2-9c54-f9932f2d386d
related:
    - id: f38ce0b9-5e97-4b47-a211-7dc8d8b871da # plink.exe
      type: similar
status: test
description: Execution of ssh.exe to perform data exfiltration and tunneling through RDP
references:
    - https://www.absolomb.com/2018-01-26-Windows-Privilege-Escalation-Guide/
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2022-10-12
modified: 2023-01-25
tags:
    - attack.command-and-control
    - attack.t1572
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        Image|endswith: '\ssh.exe'
        CommandLine|contains: ':3389'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: high