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Root Account Enable Via Dsenableroot
Detects attempts to enable the root account via "dsenableroot"
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Initial Access | |
| Persistence | |
| Privilege Escalation | |
| Stealth |
Telemetry coverage
Rule body
title: Root Account Enable Via Dsenableroot
id: 821bcf4d-46c7-4b87-bc57-9509d3ba7c11
status: test
description: Detects attempts to enable the root account via "dsenableroot"
references:
- https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/b27a3cb25025161d49ac861cb216db68c46a3537/atomics/T1078.003/T1078.003.md
- https://github.com/elastic/detection-rules/blob/4312d8c9583be524578a14fe6295c3370b9a9307/rules/macos/persistence_enable_root_account.toml
- https://ss64.com/osx/dsenableroot.html
author: Sohan G (D4rkCiph3r)
date: 2023-08-22
tags:
- attack.privilege-escalation
- attack.stealth
- attack.t1078
- attack.t1078.001
- attack.t1078.003
- attack.initial-access
- attack.persistence
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: macos
detection:
selection:
Image|endswith: '/dsenableroot'
filter_main_disable:
CommandLine|contains: ' -d '
condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_*
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: medium
Stages and Predicates
Stage 0: condition
selection and not 1 of filter_main_*Stage 1: selection
selection:
Image|endswith: '/dsenableroot'
Stage 2: not filter_main_disable
filter_main_disable:
CommandLine|contains: ' -d '
Exclusions
The rule actively suppresses these predicates.
| Field | Kind | Excluded values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
CommandLine | match | -d | excludes:CommandLine field:"CommandLine" value:" -d " |
Indicators
These rows show field, operator, and value matches.
| Field | Kind | Values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
Image | ends_with |
| field:"Image" kind:ends_with value:"/dsenableroot" |