Interactive Terminal Spawned via Python

Last updated 5 months ago on 2025-03-20
Created 5 years ago on 2020-04-15

About

Identifies when a terminal (tty) is spawned via Python. Attackers may upgrade a simple reverse shell to a fully interactive tty after obtaining initial access to a host.
Tags
Domain: EndpointOS: LinuxUse Case: Threat DetectionTactic: ExecutionData Source: Elastic EndgameData Source: Elastic DefendData Source: SentinelOneLanguage: eql
Severity
high
Risk Score
73
MITRE ATT&CK™

Execution (TA0002)(opens in a new tab or window)

License
Elastic License v2(opens in a new tab or window)

Definition

Rule Type
Event Correlation Rule
Integration Pack
Prebuilt Security Detection Rules
Index Patterns
endgame-*logs-endpoint.events.process*logs-sentinel_one_cloud_funnel.*
Related Integrations

endpoint(opens in a new tab or window)

sentinel_one_cloud_funnel(opens in a new tab or window)

Query
process where host.os.type == "linux" and event.type == "start" and event.action in ("exec", "exec_event", "start") and
(
  (process.parent.name : "python*" and process.name in ("bash", "dash", "ash", "sh", "tcsh", "csh", "zsh", "ksh",
   "fish") and process.parent.args_count >= 3 and process.parent.args : "*pty.spawn*" and process.parent.args : "-c") or
  (process.parent.name : "python*" and process.name in ("bash", "dash", "ash", "sh", "tcsh", "csh", "zsh", "ksh",
   "fish") and process.args : "*sh" and process.args_count == 1 and process.parent.args_count == 1)
)

Install detection rules in Elastic Security

Detect Interactive Terminal Spawned via Python 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).