Azure Command Execution on Virtual Machineedit
Identifies command execution on a virtual machine (VM) in Azure. A Virtual Machine Contributor role lets you manage virtual machines, but not access them, nor access the virtual network or storage account they’re connected to. However, commands can be run via PowerShell on the VM, which execute as System. Other roles, such as certain Administrator roles may be able to execute commands on a VM as well.
Rule type: query
Rule indices:
- filebeat-*
- logs-azure*
Severity: medium
Risk score: 47
Runs every: 5 minutes
Searches indices from: now-25m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time
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Maximum alerts per execution: 100
References:
Tags:
- Elastic
- Cloud
- Azure
- Continuous Monitoring
- SecOps
- Log Auditing
Version: 3 (version history)
Added (Elastic Stack release): 7.10.0
Last modified (Elastic Stack release): 7.11.2
Rule authors: Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License
Potential false positivesedit
Command execution on a virtual machine may be done by a system or network administrator. Verify whether the username, hostname, and/or resource name should be making changes in your environment. Command execution from unfamiliar users or hosts should be investigated. If known behavior is causing false positives, it can be exempted from the rule.
Investigation guideedit
The Azure Filebeat module must be enabled to use this rule.
Rule queryedit
event.dataset:azure.activitylogs and azure.activitylogs.operation_name :MICROSOFT.COMPUTE/VIRTUALMACHINES/RUNCOMMAND/ACTION and event.outcome:(Success or success)
Threat mappingedit
Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
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Tactic:
- Name: Execution
- ID: TA0002
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0002/
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Technique:
- Name: Command and Scripting Interpreter
- ID: T1059
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/
Rule version historyedit
- Version 3 (7.11.2 release)
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- Formatting only
- Version 2 (7.11.0 release)
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Updated query, changed from:
event.dataset:azure.activitylogs and azure.activitylogs.operation_name :MICROSOFT.COMPUTE/VIRTUALMACHINES/RUNCOMMAND/ACTION and event.outcome:Success
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