edr-research-rust/rules/nmap.yaml
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title: Nmap Execution on Linux
id: 4a6b2e5c-3f81-4d9a-bc07-e2f1a9d83c14
status: experimental
description: |
Detects the execution of the nmap binary on Linux systems.
Nmap is a network scanner commonly used during reconnaissance
and lateral movement phases by attackers.
references:
- https://nmap.org/
- https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1046/
- https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1595/
author: Detection Engineer
date: 2024-01-15
tags:
- attack.discovery
- attack.T1046
- attack.reconnaissance
- attack.T1595
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: linux
detection:
selection_img:
Image|endswith:
- '/nmap'
- '/nmap7'
selection_cmd:
CommandLine|contains:
- 'nmap '
- '/usr/bin/nmap'
- '/usr/local/bin/nmap'
- '/snap/bin/nmap'
filter_legit_users:
User|contains:
- 'songbird'
condition: 1 of selection_* and not 1 of filter_*
falsepositives:
- Legitimate network audits by system administrators
- Authorized penetration testing activities
- Security team scheduled scans
- Monitoring or CMDB discovery tools
level: medium
fields:
- Image
- CommandLine
- User
- ParentImage
- ParentCommandLine
- ProcessId