[metadata] creation_date = "2024/07/10" integration = ["endpoint"] maturity = "production" updated_date = "2024/07/10" [rule] author = ["Elastic"] description = """ This rule identifies a sequence of events where a process named `entrypoint.sh` is started in a container, followed by a network connection attempt. This sequence indicates a potential egress connection from an entrypoint in a container. An entrypoint is a command or script specified in the Dockerfile and executed when the container starts. Attackers can use this technique to establish a foothold in the environment, escape from a container to the host, or establish persistence. """ from = "now-9m" index = ["logs-endpoint.events.*"] language = "eql" license = "Elastic License v2" name = "Egress Connection from Entrypoint in Container" risk_score = 47 rule_id = "c75d0c86-38d6-4821-98a1-465cff8ff4c8" severity = "medium" tags = [ "Domain: Endpoint", "Domain: Container", "OS: Linux", "Use Case: Threat Detection", "Tactic: Execution", "Data Source: Elastic Defend", ] timestamp_override = "event.ingested" type = "eql" query = ''' sequence by host.id with maxspan=3s [process where host.os.type == "linux" and event.type == "start" and event.action == "exec" and process.entry_leader.entry_meta.type == "container" and process.name == "entrypoint.sh"] by process.entity_id [network where event.type == "start" and event.action == "connection_attempted" and not ( destination.ip == null or destination.ip == "0.0.0.0" or cidrmatch( destination.ip, "10.0.0.0/8", "127.0.0.0/8", "169.254.0.0/16", "172.16.0.0/12", "192.0.0.0/24", "192.0.0.0/29", "192.0.0.8/32", "192.0.0.9/32", "192.0.0.10/32", "192.0.0.170/32", "192.0.0.171/32", "192.0.2.0/24", "192.31.196.0/24", "192.52.193.0/24", "192.168.0.0/16", "192.88.99.0/24", "224.0.0.0/4", "100.64.0.0/10", "192.175.48.0/24","198.18.0.0/15", "198.51.100.0/24", "203.0.113.0/24", "240.0.0.0/4", "::1", "FE80::/10", "FF00::/8", "172.31.0.0/16" ) )] by process.parent.entity_id ''' [[rule.threat]] framework = "MITRE ATT&CK" [[rule.threat.technique]] id = "T1059" name = "Command and Scripting Interpreter" reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/" [[rule.threat.technique.subtechnique]] id = "T1059.004" name = "Unix Shell" reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/004/" [rule.threat.tactic] id = "TA0002" name = "Execution" reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0002/" [[rule.threat]] framework = "MITRE ATT&CK" [[rule.threat.technique]] id = "T1611" name = "Escape to Host" reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1611/" [rule.threat.tactic] id = "TA0004" name = "Privilege Escalation" reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0004/"