Suspicious Shell Invocation through Apt - Linux (via process_creation)

title: Suspicious Shell Invocation through Apt - Linux (via process_creation)
id: 8a3ec369-2f8d-545c-aa16-ce1ce68ec12c
status: stable
description: This rule detects the use of the "apt" and "apt-get" commands to execute a shell or proxy commands. Such behavior may be linked with privilege escalation, unauthorized command execution, or to break out from restricted environments.
references:
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1083/
    - https://gtfobins.github.io/gtfobins/apt/
    - https://gtfobins.github.io/gtfobins/apt-get/
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-03-18
tags:
    - attack.discovery
    - attack.t1083
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: linux
detection:
    selection:
        Image|endswith:
            - '/apt'
            - '/apt-get'
        CommandLine|contains: 'APT::Update::Pre-Invoke::='
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium