sequence by host.id, process.entity_id with maxspan=1s
[process where host.os.type == "linux" and event.type == "start" and event.action in ("exec", "fork") and (
(process.name : "python*" and process.args : "-c" and process.args : (
"*import*pty*spawn*", "*import*subprocess*call*"
)) or
(process.name : "perl*" and process.args : "-e" and process.args : "*socket*" and process.args : (
"*exec*", "*system*"
)) or
(process.name : "ruby*" and process.args : ("-e", "-rsocket") and process.args : (
"*TCPSocket.new*", "*TCPSocket.open*"
)) or
(process.name : "lua*" and process.args : "-e" and process.args : "*socket.tcp*" and process.args : (
"*io.popen*", "*os.execute*"
)) or
(process.name : "php*" and process.args : "-r" and process.args : "*fsockopen*" and process.args : "*/bin/*sh*") or
(process.name : ("awk", "gawk", "mawk", "nawk") and process.args : "*/inet/tcp/*") or
(process.name : "openssl" and process.args : "-connect") or
(process.name : ("nc", "ncat", "netcat") and process.args == "-e" and process.args_count >= 3 and
not process.args == "-z") or
(process.name : "telnet" and process.args_count >= 3)
) and process.parent.name : (
"bash", "dash", "sh", "tcsh", "csh", "zsh", "ksh", "fish", "python*", "php*", "perl", "ruby", "lua*",
"openssl", "nc", "netcat", "ncat", "telnet", "awk")]
[network where host.os.type == "linux" and event.type == "start" and event.action in ("connection_attempted", "connection_accepted") and
process.name : ("python*", "php*", "perl", "ruby", "lua*", "openssl", "nc", "netcat", "ncat", "telnet", "awk") and
destination.ip != null and not cidrmatch(destination.ip, "127.0.0.0/8", "169.254.0.0/16", "224.0.0.0/4", "::1")]
Install detection rules in Elastic Security
Detect Potential Reverse Shell via Suspicious Child Process 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(opens in a new tab or window).