Malicious Reverse Shell via Netcat or Shell Redirection on Linux (via process_creation)

ATT&CK techniques

Execution

Recon
Resource Dev
Initial Access
Execution
- T1059.004Unix Shell
Persistence
Priv Esc
Defense Evasion
Cred Access
Discovery
Lateral Movement
Collection
C2
Exfiltration
Impact

What it detects

This rule detects Netcat invoked with a command execution flag or a bash dev tcp redirection used to establish an interactive reverse shell. Attackers exploiting OpenMetadata used these techniques for hands-on access to compromised Kubernetes workloads.

Reporting behind it

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Malicious Reverse Shell via Netcat or Shell Redirection on Linux (via process_creation)

Pivot detection · T1059.004 · 9 related

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