Potential RDP Tunneling Via SSH

calendar Aug 12, 2024 · attack.command-and-control attack.t1572  ·
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Execution of ssh.exe to perform data exfiltration and tunneling through RDP

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 1title: Potential RDP Tunneling Via SSH
 2id: f7d7ebd5-a016-46e2-9c54-f9932f2d386d
 3related:
 4    - id: f38ce0b9-5e97-4b47-a211-7dc8d8b871da # plink.exe
 5      type: similar
 6status: test
 7description: Execution of ssh.exe to perform data exfiltration and tunneling through RDP
 8references:
 9    - https://www.absolomb.com/2018-01-26-Windows-Privilege-Escalation-Guide/
10author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
11date: 2022-10-12
12modified: 2023-01-25
13tags:
14    - attack.command-and-control
15    - attack.t1572
16logsource:
17    category: process_creation
18    product: windows
19detection:
20    selection:
21        Image|endswith: '\ssh.exe'
22        CommandLine|contains: ':3389'
23    condition: selection
24falsepositives:
25    - Unknown
26level: high

References

  • Windows Privilege Escalation Guide

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