Possible Capabilities Enumeration - Linux (via process_creation)

title: Possible Capabilities Enumeration - Linux (via process_creation)
id: 505e22f4-a20e-5ea4-9d86-6699fdcd4b49
status: stable
description: This rule detects use of "getcap" binary. This is frequently used during recon behavior to determine potential binaries that can be misused as GTFOBins or other.
references:
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1083/
    - https://github.com/SaiSathvik1/Linux-Privilege-Escalation-Notes
    - https://github.com/carlospolop/PEASS-ng
    - https://github.com/diego-treitos/linux-smart-enumeration
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-03-09
tags:
    - attack.discovery
    - attack.t1083
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: linux
detection:
    selection:
        Image|endswith: '/getcap'
        CommandLine|contains: ' -r '
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: low