Credential Access (TA0006)(external, opens in a new tab or window)
text code block:FROM logs-vsphere.log-* | WHERE data_stream.dataset == "vsphere.log" AND event.module == "vsphere" AND message LIKE "*pam_do_authenticate: error*" | GROK message "%{DATA}rhost=%{IP:source_ip}%{DATA}login:%{DATA:user}]%{GREEDYDATA}" | WHERE user IS NOT NULL AND source_ip IS NOT NULL | EVAL user.name = user, source.ip = source_ip | STATS Esql.failure_count = COUNT(*), Esql.first_seen = MIN(@timestamp), Esql.last_seen = MAX(@timestamp), Esql.message_values = VALUES(message) BY user.name, source.ip, host.ip | WHERE Esql.failure_count >= 3 | EVAL message = MV_FIRST(Esql.message_values) | KEEP message, user.name, source.ip, host.ip, Esql.failure_count, Esql.first_seen, Esql.last_seen, Esql.message_values
Install detection rules in Elastic Security
Detect ESXi Multiple Logon Failures by User and Source in the Elastic Security detection engine by installing this rule into your Elastic Stack.
To setup this rule, check out the installation guide for Prebuilt Security Detection Rules(external, opens in a new tab or window).