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AN0890 Analytic 0890

ESXi · attack.mitre.org · ATT&CK Enterprise v19.2

<p>Unusual ESXi shell commands disabling syslog forwarding or stopping hostd/vpxa daemons. Detect modifications to firewall rules on ESXi host or disabling of lockdown mode.</p>
Detects
Part of
DET0317 Detection Strategy for Impair Defenses Across Platforms

Log sources and channels

Exactly as MITRE states them in x_mitre_log_source_references. Where a channel is vague, it is vague in the source; kevmap does not tidy it.

Log sourceChannelData component
esxi:shellesxcli system syslog config set --loghost='' or stopping hostd serviceDC0064 Command Execution
esxi:vmkernelDisabling or modifying firewall rulesDC0043 Firewall Disable

Mutable elements

Parameters MITRE marks as environment-specific. These are the knobs you are expected to tune; they are why an analytic is not a rule.

FieldDescription
LogDestinationTune for environment-specific log forwarding hosts.