Possible Enumeration Behavior Via Find - Linux (via process_creation)
This rule detects use of "find" binary in an anomalous manner to perform discovery
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possible-enumeration-behavior-via-find-linux-via-process-creation
title: Possible Enumeration Behavior Via Find - Linux (via process_creation)
id: 7832bf5a-622a-5162-b665-c6d23c2ebedd
status: stable
description: This rule detects use of "find" binary in an anomalous manner to perform discovery
references:
- https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1083/
- https://github.com/SaiSathvik1/Linux-Privilege-Escalation-Notes
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-04-11
tags:
- attack.discovery
- attack.t1083
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: linux
detection:
selection:
Image|endswith: '/find'
CommandLine|contains:
- '-perm -4000'
- '-perm -2000'
- '-perm 0777'
- '-perm -222'
- '-perm -o w'
- '-perm -o x'
- '-perm -u=s'
- '-perm -g=s'
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: medium
Known false positives
- Unknown
Detection content is published as a reviewed draft. Tune thresholds and exclusions against your own telemetry before enabling this rule for alerting.