title: Triple Cross eBPF Rootkit Execve Hijack
id: 0326c3c8-7803-4a0f-8c5c-368f747f7c3e
status: test
description: Detects execution of a the file "execve_hijack" which is used by the Triple Cross rootkit as a way to elevate privileges
references:
- https://github.com/h3xduck/TripleCross/blob/1f1c3e0958af8ad9f6ebe10ab442e75de33e91de/src/helpers/execve_hijack.c#L275
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2022-07-05
tags:
- attack.privilege-escalation
- attack.stealth
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: linux
detection:
selection:
Image|endswith: '/sudo'
CommandLine|contains: 'execve_hijack'
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Unlikely
level: high