Guest Account Enabled Via Sysadminctl

calendar Aug 12, 2024 · attack.initial-access attack.t1078 attack.t1078.001  ·
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Detects attempts to enable the guest account using the sysadminctl utility

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 1title: Guest Account Enabled Via Sysadminctl
 2id: d7329412-13bd-44ba-a072-3387f804a106
 3status: test
 4description: Detects attempts to enable the guest account using the sysadminctl utility
 5references:
 6    - https://ss64.com/osx/sysadminctl.html
 7author: Sohan G (D4rkCiph3r)
 8date: 2023-02-18
 9tags:
10    - attack.initial-access
11    - attack.t1078
12    - attack.t1078.001
13logsource:
14    category: process_creation
15    product: macos
16detection:
17    selection:
18        Image|endswith: '/sysadminctl'
19        CommandLine|contains|all:
20            # By default the guest account is not active
21            - ' -guestAccount'
22            - ' on'
23    condition: selection
24falsepositives:
25    - Unknown
26level: low

References

  • bg Man Page - macOS - SS64.com

    sysadminctl Administer system user accounts. sysadminctl can be used to change user passwords, create new users (including automatically provisioning the user home folder) or to check the status of...


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