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Prompt for Credentials with OSASCRIPTedit

Identifies the use of osascript to execute scripts via standard input that may prompt a user with a rogue dialog for credentials.

Rule type: eql

Rule indices:

  • auditbeat-*
  • logs-endpoint.events.*

Severity: high

Risk score: 73

Runs every: 5 minutes

Searches indices from: now-9m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)

Maximum alerts per execution: 100

References:

Tags:

  • Elastic
  • Host
  • macOS
  • Threat Detection
  • Credential Access

Version: 2 (version history)

Added (Elastic Stack release): 7.11.0

Last modified (Elastic Stack release): 7.11.2

Rule authors: Elastic

Rule license: Elastic License

Rule queryedit

process where event.type in ("start", "process_started") and
process.name:"osascript" and process.args:"-e" and
process.args:"password"

Threat mappingedit

Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM

Rule version historyedit

Version 2 (7.11.2 release)
  • Formatting only
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