Malicious Veeam CVE-2023-27532 Exploitation Enabling xp_cmdshell via VeeamHax (via process_creation)

ATT&CK techniques

Initial Access → Lateral Movement

Recon
Resource Dev
Initial Access
- T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application
Execution
Persistence
Priv Esc
Defense Evasion
Cred Access
Discovery
Lateral Movement
- T1210Exploitation of Remote Services
Collection
C2
Exfiltration
Impact

What it detects

This rule detects the VeeamHax exploit tool targeting the Veeam Backup service credential flaw CVE-2023-27532 and driving the backup SQL instance to enable and run xp_cmdshell for privileged command execution. In the more_eggs TA4557 intrusion this abuse created rogue local accounts through sp_configure and master xp_cmdshell, so VeeamHax invoking these SQL statements against port 9401 is a direct exploitation and privilege-escalation signal.

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Malicious Veeam CVE-2023-27532 Exploitation Enabling xp_cmdshell via VeeamHax (via process_creation)

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