Pathlock TDnR - Emergency User (AdminTrack) Activity

Status: available
Severity: high
Time window: 1h
Source: github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel

Detects activity from emergency user accounts tracked by Pathlock AdminTrack in SAP, forwarded by Pathlock Threat Detection and Response. Emergency user (firefighter) account usage should always be reviewed as these accounts carry broad privileges and any unauthorized or unreviewed use may indicate insider threat or account takeover.

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

Tactic	Techniques
Persistence	`T1078` Valid Accounts
Privilege Escalation	`T1078` Valid Accounts `T1548` Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

Rule body

id: 2a3b4c5d-6e7f-4a0b-8c1d-2e3f4a5b6c50
name: Pathlock TDnR - Emergency User (AdminTrack) Activity
kind: Scheduled
description: >-
  Detects activity from emergency user accounts tracked by Pathlock AdminTrack in SAP,
  forwarded by Pathlock Threat Detection and Response. Emergency user (firefighter) account usage
  should always be reviewed as these accounts carry broad privileges and any unauthorized or
  unreviewed use may indicate insider threat or account takeover.
severity: High
status: Available
requiredDataConnectors:
  - connectorId: Pathlock_TDnR
    dataTypes:
      - Pathlock_TDnR_CL
queryFrequency: 1h
queryPeriod: 1h
triggerOperator: gt
triggerThreshold: 0
tactics:
  - Persistence
  - PrivilegeEscalation
relevantTechniques:
  - T1078
  - T1548
query: |
  Pathlock_TDnR_CL
  | where DataSource == "SAST_AT"
  | project TimeGenerated, Sysid, DataSource, Eventid, Instance, Hostname, Bname,
            Tcode, Report, Area, Subid, SrcIp, DestIp, AffectedUser, LogLine,
            MsgType, MsgId, MsgNo, MessageV1, MessageV2, MessageV3, MessageV4, CentralTs
entityMappings:
  - entityType: Account
    fieldMappings:
      - identifier: Name
        columnName: Bname
  - entityType: Host
    fieldMappings:
      - identifier: HostName
        columnName: Hostname
  - entityType: IP
    fieldMappings:
      - identifier: Address
        columnName: SrcIp
eventGroupingSettings:
  aggregationKind: SingleAlert
incidentConfiguration:
  createIncident: true
  groupingConfiguration:
    enabled: true
    reopenClosedIncident: false
    lookbackDuration: 5h
    matchingMethod: AnyAlert
    groupByEntities: []
    groupByAlertDetails: []
    groupByCustomDetails: []
suppressionDuration: 5h
suppressionEnabled: false
version: 1.0.0

Stages and Predicates

Stage 1: `source`

Pathlock_TDnR_CL

Stage 2: `where`

| where DataSource == "SAST_AT"

Stage 3: `project`

| project TimeGenerated, Sysid, DataSource, Eventid, Instance, Hostname, Bname,
          Tcode, Report, Area, Subid, SrcIp, DestIp, AffectedUser, LogLine,
          MsgType, MsgId, MsgNo, MessageV1, MessageV2, MessageV3, MessageV4, CentralTs

Indicators

These rows show field, operator, and value matches.

Field	Kind	Values	Search
`DataSource`	eq	`SAST_AT`	`field:"DataSource" kind:eq value:"SAST_AT"`

Output fields

These fields are emitted when the rule matches.

Field	Source
`AffectedUser`	`project`
`Area`	`project`
`Bname`	`project`
`CentralTs`	`project`
`DataSource`	`project`
`DestIp`	`project`
`Eventid`	`project`
`Hostname`	`project`
`Instance`	`project`
`LogLine`	`project`
`MessageV1`	`project`
`MessageV2`	`project`
`MessageV3`	`project`
`MessageV4`	`project`
`MsgId`	`project`
`MsgNo`	`project`
`MsgType`	`project`
`Report`	`project`
`SrcIp`	`project`
`Subid`	`project`
`Sysid`	`project`
`Tcode`	`project`
`TimeGenerated`	`project`