Suspicious MacOS Scripting Interpreter AppleScript (via process_creation)

title: Suspicious MacOS Scripting Interpreter AppleScript (via process_creation)
id: 2c434abf-3169-51f8-9627-a7f391017083
status: stable
description: This rule detects execution of AppleScript of the macOS scripting language AppleScript.
references:
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/002/
    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1059.002/T1059.002.md
    - https://redcanary.com/blog/applescript/
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-02-02
tags:
    - attack.execution
    - attack.t1059.002
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: macos
detection:
    selection:
        Image|endswith: '/osascript'
        CommandLine|contains:
            - ' -e '
            - '.scpt'
            - '.js'
    filter_optional_opencode:
        ParentImage|endswith: 'opencode'
        CommandLine|contains|all:
            - 'osascript'
            - ' -e '
            - 'set imageData to the clipboard'
            - 'set fileRef'
    condition: selection and not 1 of filter_optional_*
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium