Suspicious Shell Spawned by Gogs Git Server on Linux

ATT&CK techniques

Initial Access → Persistence

Recon
Resource Dev
Initial Access
- T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application
Execution
Persistence
- T1505.003Web Shell
Priv Esc
Defense Evasion
Cred Access
Discovery
Lateral Movement
Collection
C2
Exfiltration
Impact

What it detects

This rule detects the Gogs Git service process spawning a command shell which indicates exploitation of the CVE-2025-8110 remote code execution used in the wild to deploy Supershell reverse-SSH C2 payloads. A Git hosting service launching an interactive shell is not expected behavior and signals active post-exploitation.

Reporting behind it

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Suspicious Shell Spawned by Gogs Git Server on Linux

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