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AN1311 Analytic 1311

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

<p>Monitors Mail.app database or maildir file access, automation via AppleScript, and abnormal mail rule creation using scripting or UI automation frameworks.</p>
Detects
T1114 Email Collection
Part of
DET0476 Email Collection via Local Email Access and Auto-Forwarding Behavior

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
macos:unifiedlogMail or AppleScript subsystemDC0038 Application Log Content
macos:endpointsecurityes_event_open, es_event_execDC0055 File Access

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
ScriptProcessNameListScript interpreters or automation tools (osascript, Automator, etc.)
WatchedMailFilesMail.app SQLite DB or .emlx directory

KEV CVEs whose mapped technique this analytic detects

CVEVendor / productState
CVE-2020-0688Microsoft Exchange ServerMapped
CVE-2024-27443Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS)Mapped
CVE-2024-42009Roundcube WebmailMapped