Setuid and Setgid file bit manipulation

Synopsis

Field	Value
Activation Period	14 Days
Training Period	30 Days
Test Period	N/A (single event)
Deduplication Period	1 Day
Required Data	XDR Agent
Detector Tags	Kubernetes - AGENT, Containers
ATT&CK Tactic	Privilege Escalation (TA0004)
ATT&CK Technique	Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism: Setuid and Setgid (T1548.001)
Severity	Low

Description

The setuid or setgid bits were set on a file.

Attacker's Goals

Attackers may try to run the executable application as a different user.

Investigative actions

• Verify that this isn't IT activity.
• Look for other hosts executing similar commands.

Variations

Setuid and Setgid file bit manipulation in a Kubernetes pod

Synopsis

Field	Value
ATT&CK Tactic	Privilege Escalation (TA0004)
ATT&CK Technique	Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism: Setuid and Setgid (T1548.001)
Severity	Low

Description

The setuid or setgid bits were set on a file.

Attacker's Goals

Attackers may try to run the executable application as a different user.

Investigative actions

• Verify that this isn't IT activity.
• Look for other hosts executing similar commands.