Potential Python Reverse Shell
Description
Detects when Python is executed with the -c (command) option containing suspicious Python code followed immediately after by a Python outbound network event. This activity could indicate and attempt to establish initial access or download an additional payload or tool from C2.
Query · eql
sequence by process.entity_id with maxspan=30s
[process where event.type == "start" and event.action == "exec" and
process.name like~ "python*" and
process.args == "-c" and
process.command_line like~ ("*import*pty.spawn*", "*import*subprocess.call*")]
[network where event.type == "start" and event.type == "start" and
not cidrmatch(destination.ip,
"240.0.0.0/4", "233.252.0.0/24", "224.0.0.0/4", "198.19.0.0/16", "192.18.0.0/15",
"192.0.0.0/24", "10.0.0.0/8", "127.0.0.0/8", "169.254.0.0/16", "172.16.0.0/12",
"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",
"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",
"::1", "FE80::/10", "FF00::/8")]