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Suspicious User Keychain DB Access by Unsigned Binary
Detects when an unsigned binary executing from a volume mount or temporary execution path attempts to access the user's keychain file.
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Credential Access |
Telemetry coverage
| Platform | Record / event type |
|---|---|
| macOS | ESF event open (NOTIFY): Fires after the kernel grants a process access to open a file. |
Rule body
[rule]
description = """
Detects when an unsigned binary executing from a volume mount or temporary execution path attempts to access the user's
keychain file.
"""
id = "f2887252-f1ac-4a3d-b551-0efe53852823"
license = "Elastic License v2"
name = "Suspicious User Keychain DB Access by Unsigned Binary"
os_list = ["macos"]
reference = ["https://objective-see.org/blog/blog_0x7A.html"]
version = "1.0.4"
query = '''
file where event.action == "open" and process.executable like ("/Volumes/*", "/private/var/folders/*.app/*") and
file.path like~ "/Users/*/Library/Keychains/login.keychain-db" and file.name like "login.keychain-db" and
process.code_signature.exists == false
'''
min_endpoint_version = "8.10.2"
optional_actions = []
[[actions]]
action = "kill_process"
field = "Effective_process.entity_id"
state = 0
[[actions]]
action = "kill_process"
field = "process.entity_id"
state = 0
[[threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[threat.technique]]
id = "T1555"
name = "Credentials from Password Stores"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1555/"
[[threat.technique.subtechnique]]
id = "T1555.001"
name = "Keychain"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1555/001/"
[threat.tactic]
id = "TA0006"
name = "Credential Access"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0006/"
[internal]
min_endpoint_version = "8.10.2"
Stages and Predicates
Stage 1: file
file where event.action == "open" and process.executable like ("/Volumes/*", "/private/var/folders/*.app/*") and
file.path like~ "/Users/*/Library/Keychains/login.keychain-db" and file.name like "login.keychain-db" and
process.code_signature.exists == false
Indicators
These rows show field, operator, and value matches.
| Field | Kind | Values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
event.action | eq |
| field:"EventType" kind:eq value:"open" |
file.name | wildcard |
| field:"file.name" kind:wildcard value:"login.keychain-db" |
file.path | wildcard |
| field:"TargetFilename" kind:wildcard value:"/Users/*/Library/Keychains/login.keychain-db" |
process.code_signature.exists | eq |
| field:"process.code_signature.exists" kind:eq value:"false" |
process.executable | wildcard |
| field:"Image" kind:wildcard |