Remote Access Tool - MeshAgent Command Execution via MeshCentral

calendar Aug 14, 2025 · attack.command-and-control attack.t1219.002  ·
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Detects the use of MeshAgent to execute commands on the target host, particularly when threat actors might abuse it to execute commands directly. MeshAgent can execute commands on the target host by leveraging win-console to obscure their activities and win-dispatcher to run malicious code through IPC with child processes.

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 1title: Remote Access Tool - MeshAgent Command Execution via MeshCentral
 2id: 74a2b202-73e0-4693-9a3a-9d36146d0775
 3status: test
 4description: |
 5    Detects the use of MeshAgent to execute commands on the target host, particularly when threat actors might abuse it to execute commands directly.
 6    MeshAgent can execute commands on the target host by leveraging win-console to obscure their activities and win-dispatcher to run malicious code through IPC with child processes.    
 7references:
 8    - https://github.com/Ylianst/MeshAgent
 9    - https://github.com/Ylianst/MeshAgent/blob/52cf129ca43d64743181fbaf940e0b4ddb542a37/modules/win-dispatcher.js#L173
10    - https://github.com/Ylianst/MeshAgent/blob/52cf129ca43d64743181fbaf940e0b4ddb542a37/modules/win-info.js#L55
11author: '@Kostastsale'
12date: 2024-09-22
13tags:
14    - attack.command-and-control
15    - attack.t1219.002
16logsource:
17    product: windows
18    category: process_creation
19detection:
20    selection:
21        ParentImage|endswith: '\meshagent.exe'
22        Image|endswith:
23            - '\cmd.exe'
24            - '\powershell.exe'
25            - '\pwsh.exe'
26    condition: selection
27falsepositives:
28    - False positives can be found in environments using MeshAgent for remote management, analysis should prioritize the grandparent process, MeshAgent.exe, and scrutinize the resulting child processes triggered by any suspicious interactive commands directed at the target host.
29level: medium

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