Suspicious OpenMetadata Exploit Interactsh OAST Callback (via process_creation)

ATT&CK techniques

C2

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Resource Dev
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Defense Evasion
Cred Access
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- T1071.004DNS
Exfiltration
Impact

What it detects

This rule detects processes invoking Interactsh out-of-band domains such as oast.me and oast.pro. Attackers exploiting critical OpenMetadata vulnerabilities on Kubernetes used these callbacks to confirm remote code execution before deploying a cryptominer.

Reporting behind it

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Suspicious OpenMetadata Exploit Interactsh OAST Callback (via process_creation)

Pivot detection · T1071.004 · 9 related

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