[rule]
description = """
Adversaries can abuse Electron default configuration which allows executing code in the context of those Electron apps
and thus inherit their TCC permissions. It’s a technique that doesn’t touch files of those apps so it also bypasses the
new macOS Ventura App Protection mechanism.
"""
id = "f150809c-5f4b-4715-b4a6-4bc8b9929d65"
license = "Elastic License v2"
name = "Potential TCC Bypass via Electron Web Inspector API"
os_list = ["macos"]
reference = [
"https://infocondb.org/con/def-con/def-con-31/electronizing-macos-privacy-a-new-weapon-in-your-red-teaming-armory",
"https://github.com/r3ggi/electroniz3r",
]
version = "1.0.7"
query = '''
process where event.type == "start" and event.action == "exec" and
(
(process.executable like ("/Applications/*", "/Volumes/*") and process.command_line like~ "*--inspect=13337*") or
(process.parent.executable like ("/Applications/*", "/Volumes/*") and process.command_line like~ "*--inspect=13337*")
)
'''
min_endpoint_version = "8.6.0"
optional_actions = []
[[actions]]
action = "kill_process"
field = "process.entity_id"
state = 0
[[actions]]
action = "kill_process"
field = "process.parent.entity_id"
state = 0
[[threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[threat.technique]]
id = "T1218"
name = "System Binary Proxy Execution"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1218/"
[threat.tactic]
id = "TA0005"
name = "Defense Evasion"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0005/"
[internal]
min_endpoint_version = "8.6.0"