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CVE-2023-47565 Mapped Sigma
QNAP VioStor NVR OS Command Injection Vulnerability
- Vendor / product
- QNAP — VioStor NVR
- Description (CISA)
- QNAP VioStar NVR contains an OS command injection vulnerability that allows authenticated users to execute commands via a network.
- Added to KEV
- 2023-12-21
- Due date
- 2024-01-11
- Required action
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- Known ransomware use
- Unknown
- CWE
- CWE-78
- CISA notes
- https://www.qnap.com/en/security-advisory/qsa-23-48
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-47565 - Elsewhere
- cve.org · NVD · CISA KEV · JSON
ATT&CK techniques · CTID Mappings Explorer, ATT&CK 16.1, KEV snapshot 2025-07-28
3 mapping objects across 3 techniques. exploitation technique states how the vulnerability is exploited; primary and secondary impact state what exploitation achieves. They are different claims and are labelled as such.
| Technique | Mapping type | CTID comment | Status in v19.2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution | exploitation technique | CVE-2023-47565 is an OS command injection vulnerability in QNAP VioStor network video recorder (NVR) devices. This vulnerability has been publicly reported to be leveraged during the InfectedSlurs campaign to install a Mirai malware variant with the intention of creating a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet with these infected devices. ref 1 · ref 2 · ref 3 |
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| T1496 Resource Hijacking | primary impact | CVE-2023-47565 is an OS command injection vulnerability in QNAP VioStor network video recorder (NVR) devices. This vulnerability has been publicly reported to be leveraged during the InfectedSlurs campaign to install a Mirai malware variant with the intention of creating a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet with these infected devices. ref 1 · ref 2 · ref 3 |
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| T1498 Network Denial of Service | secondary impact | CVE-2023-47565 is an OS command injection vulnerability in QNAP VioStor network video recorder (NVR) devices. This vulnerability has been publicly reported to be leveraged during the InfectedSlurs campaign to install a Mirai malware variant with the intention of creating a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet with these infected devices. ref 1 · ref 2 · ref 3 |
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Detection chain · ATT&CK Enterprise v19.2 detection strategies, analytics, log sources
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution exploitation technique
- DET0287 Exploitation for Client Execution – cross-platform behavior chain (browser/Office/3rd-party apps)
AN0797 WindowsCause→effect chain: (1) A client app (browser, Office, PDF/Flash/reader) experiences a crash/abnormal exit or loads from an unusual location, then (2) drops or modifies a file in user-writable paths, and/or (3) spawns an unexpected child (e.g., powershell/cmd/mshta/rundll32/wscript/installer), and (4) establishes outbound C2-like connections shortly after. Correlate application logs, file writes, process lineage, and network egress within a short window.Tunable:
TimeWindowHighRiskChildrenUserPathsAllowedPluginsEgressAllowlistAN0798 LinuxCause→effect chain: (1) Browser/Office/reader process logs crash/segfault or abnormal sandbox message, (2) new executable/script/write occurs in $HOME (Downloads, ~/.cache, /tmp), (3) unexpected child like curl/wget/bash/python opens network connections soon after.Tunable:TimeWindowUserPathsHighRiskChildrenPackageUpdatersAN0799 macOSCause→effect chain: (1) App crash/abnormal termination in unified logs for Safari/Chrome/Office/Preview, (2) new files/scripts in ~/Library, ~/Downloads, /private/var/folders/*, (3) unexpected child (osascript, zsh, bash, curl) spawned by those apps, (4) new outbound connections.Tunable:TimeWindowHighRiskChildrenUserPathsQuarantineBypass
Sigma rules tagged attack.t1203 (35)
Author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
· 2017-11-07 (modified 2023-05-18) · logsource: category=proxy · 00d0b5ab-1f55-4120-8e83-487c0a7baf19
Detects download of certain file types from hosts in suspicious TLDs
Author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
· 2019-10-24 (modified 2021-11-27) · logsource: product=windows category=process_creation · 023394c4-29d5-46ab-92b8-6a534c6f447b
Detects suspicious Hangul Word Processor (Hanword) sub processes that could indicate an exploitation
Author: Sohan G (D4rkCiph3r)
· 2023-04-05 · logsource: product=macos category=process_creation · 0250638a-2b28-4541-86fc-ea4c558fa0c6
Detects suspicious child processes spawned from browsers. This could be a result of a potential web browser exploitation.
Author: Arnim Rupp (Nextron Systems)
· 2026-06-15 · logsource: category=antivirus · 101a1877-2cf4-474d-abfd-7f6ac4788d1a
Detects a highly relevant Antivirus alert that reports APT malware.
This event must not be ignored just because the AV has blocked the malware but investigate, how it came there in the first place.
Author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
· 2023-08-31 · logsource: product=windows category=process_creation · 146aace8-9bd6-42ba-be7a-0070d8027b76
Detects potentially suspicious child processes of WinRAR.exe.
Author: Roberto Rodriguez (Cyb3rWard0g), OTR (Open Threat Research), MSTIC
· 2021-10-15 (modified 2022-10-05) · logsource: product=linux category=process_creation · 21541900-27a9-4454-9c4c-3f0a4240344a
Rule to detect the use of the SCX RunAsProvider Invoke_ExecuteShellCommand to execute any UNIX/Linux command using the /bin/sh shell.
SCXcore, started as the Microsoft Operations Manager UNIX/Linux Agent, is now used in a host of products including
Microsoft Operations Manager, Microsoft Azure, and Microsoft Operations Management Suite.
Author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Arnim Rupp
· 2018-09-09 (modified 2026-06-15) · logsource: category=antivirus · 238527ad-3c2c-4e4f-a1f6-92fd63adb864
Detects a highly relevant Antivirus alert that reports an exploitation framework.
This event must not be ignored just because the AV has blocked the malware but investigate, how it came there in the first place.
Author: Florian Roth
· 2025-01-18 · logsource: product=linux category=process_creation · 297241f3-8108-4b3a-8c15-2dda9f844594
Detects the execution of a shell as sub process of "rsync" without the expected command line flag "-e" being used, which could be an indication of exploitation as described in CVE-2024-12084. This behavior is commonly associated with attempts to execute arbitrary commands or escalate privileges, potentially leading to unauthorized access or further exploitation.
Author: Sittikorn S, frack113
· 2021-07-16 (modified 2023-08-17) · logsource: product=windows category=registry_set · 32b5db62-cb5f-4266-9639-0fa48376ac00
Detects patterns as noticed in exploitation of Windows CVE-2021-31979 CVE-2021-33771 vulnerability and DevilsTongue malware by threat group Sourgum
Author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
· 2023-06-12 (modified 2024-03-12) · logsource: product=windows category=network_connection · 3c21219b-49b5-4268-bce6-c914ed50f09c
Detects network connections from "dfsvc.exe" used to handled ClickOnce applications to non-local IPs
Author: Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)
· 2025-05-20 · logsource: category=webserver · 41956f7c-7a6b-46d6-b6bb-da6eb2e83fbe
Detects potential exploitation of a chained vulnerability attack targeting Ivanti EPMM 12.5.0.0.
CVE-2025-4427 allows unauthenticated access to protected API endpoints via an authentication bypass,
which can then be leveraged to trigger CVE-2025-4428 — a remote code execution vulnerability through
template injection. This sequence enables unauthenticated remote code execution, significantly increasing
the impact of exploitation.
Author: Huntress Labs, Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)
· 2025-10-31 · logsource: product=windows category=process_creation · 43259cc4-1b80-4931-bd98-baea01afc196
Detects the creation of command-line interpreters (cmd.exe, powershell.exe) as child processes of Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) related process wsusservice.exe.
This behavior is a key indicator of exploitation for the critical remote code execution vulnerability such as CVE-2025-59287, where attackers spawn shells to conduct reconnaissance and further post-exploitation activities.
Author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Zach Mathis
· 2020-01-15 (modified 2022-10-22) · logsource: product=windows service=application · 48d91a3a-2363-43ba-a456-ca71ac3da5c2
Detects events generated by user-mode applications when they call the CveEventWrite API when a known vulnerability is trying to be exploited.
MS started using this log in Jan. 2020 with CVE-2020-0601 (a Windows CryptoAPI vulnerability.
Unfortunately, that is about the only instance of CVEs being written to this log.
Author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
· 2023-06-12 (modified 2024-01-31) · logsource: product=windows category=network_connection · 4c5fba4a-9ef6-4f16-823d-606246054741
Detects an initiated network connection over uncommon ports from "dfsvc.exe". A utility used to handled ClickOnce applications.
Author: Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)
· 2025-11-25 · logsource: product=windows category=process_creation · 5299fadf-f228-4526-8274-251db1960be9
Detects the execution of `bun_environment.js` via the Bun runtime, a behavior associated with the Shai-Hulud "Second Coming" NPM supply chain attack.
The malware uses a `setup_bun.js` script to install the Bun runtime if not present, and then executes the malicious `bun_environment.js` payload.
All 35 rules on the technique page →
T1496 Resource Hijacking primary impact
- DET0267 Resource Hijacking Detection Strategy
AN0741 WindowsPersistent high CPU utilization combined with suspicious command-line execution (e.g., mining tools or obfuscated scripts) and outbound connections to mining/proxy networks.Tunable:
TimeWindowDestinationIPListExecutableNamePatternsAN0742 LinuxAbnormal CPU/memory usage by unauthorized processes with outbound connections to known mining pools or using cron jobs/scripts to maintain persistence.Tunable:ProcessPathCPUThresholdKnownMiningDomainsAN0743 macOSBackground launch agents/daemons with high CPU use and network access to external mining services.Tunable:launchdLabelTrafficVolumeThresholdAN0744 IaaSSudden spikes in cloud VM CPU usage with outbound traffic to mining pools and unauthorized instance creation.Tunable:CPUUtilizationThresholdUnusualRegionListAN0745 ContainersHigh CPU usage by unauthorized containers running mining binaries or public proxy tools.containerd:eventsNew container with suspicious image name or high resource usage→ DC0032 Process CreationTunable:ImageNameCPUQuotaThresholdAN0746 SaaSAbuse of cloud messaging platforms to send mass spam or consume quota-based resources.saas:applicationHigh-volume API calls or traffic via messaging or webhook service→ DC0038 Application Log ContentTunable:MessageRateThresholdAPIKeyList
Sigma rules tagged attack.t1496 (13)
Author: Austin Songer @austinsonger
· 2021-08-07 (modified 2022-08-23) · logsource: product=azure service=activitylogs · 08d6ac24-c927-4469-b3b7-2e422d6e3c43
Identifies when a Azure Kubernetes network policy is modified or deleted.
Author: Austin Songer @austinsonger
· 2021-08-07 (modified 2022-08-23) · logsource: product=azure service=activitylogs · 12d027c3-b48c-4d9d-8bb6-a732200034b2
Identifies when a service account is modified or deleted.
Author: Austin Songer @austinsonger
· 2021-08-07 (modified 2022-08-23) · logsource: product=azure service=activitylogs · 25cb259b-bbdc-4b87-98b7-90d7c72f8743
Detects the creation or patching of potential malicious RoleBinding/ClusterRoleBinding.
Author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
· 2021-10-26 (modified 2023-02-13) · logsource: product=windows category=process_creation · 66c3b204-9f88-4d0a-a7f7-8a57d521ca55
Detects command line parameters or strings often used by crypto miners
Author: Austin Songer @austinsonger
· 2021-08-07 (modified 2022-08-23) · logsource: product=azure service=activitylogs · 7ee0b4aa-d8d4-4088-b661-20efdf41a04c
Identifies when a Kubernetes account access a sensitive objects such as configmaps or secrets.
Author: Austin Songer @austinsonger
· 2021-08-07 (modified 2022-08-23) · logsource: product=azure service=activitylogs · 818fee0c-e0ec-4e45-824e-83e4817b0887
Identifies when ClusterRoles/Roles are being modified or deleted.
Author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
· 2021-10-26 (modified 2022-12-25) · logsource: product=linux category=process_creation · 9069ea3c-b213-4c52-be13-86506a227ab1
Detects command line parameters or strings often used by crypto miners
Author: Austin Songer @austinsonger
· 2021-08-07 (modified 2022-08-23) · logsource: product=azure service=activitylogs · 93e0ef48-37c8-49ed-a02c-038aab23628e
Detects when a Container Registry is created or deleted.
Author: Austin Songer @austinsonger
· 2021-08-07 (modified 2022-08-23) · logsource: product=azure service=activitylogs · 9541f321-7cba-4b43-80fc-fbd1fb922808
Detects when a Azure Kubernetes Cluster is created or deleted.
Author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
· 2021-10-26 · logsource: product=linux category=network_connection · a46c93b7-55ed-4d27-a41b-c259456c4746
Detects process connections to a Monero crypto mining pool
Author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
· 2021-10-24 · logsource: category=dns · b593fd50-7335-4682-a36c-4edcb68e4641
Detects suspicious DNS queries to Monero mining pools
Author: Saw Winn Naung, Azure-Sentinel, @neu5ron
· 2021-08-19 (modified 2022-07-07) · logsource: product=zeek service=dns · bf74135c-18e8-4a72-a926-0e4f47888c19
Identifies clients that may be performing DNS lookups associated with common currency mining pools.
Author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
· 2021-10-26 (modified 2026-07-24) · logsource: product=windows category=network_connection · fa5b1358-b040-4403-9868-15f7d9ab6329
Detects initiated network connections to crypto mining pools.
It indicates that the system is likely infected with a crypto miner malware or is being used for crypto mining.
T1498 Network Denial of Service secondary impact
- DET0518 Behavioral Detection of T1498 – Network Denial of Service Across Platforms
AN1434 WindowsExecutable or script generating large outbound network traffic targeting remote hosts or known amplification portsTunable:
ThresholdEventVolumeDestinationDiversityAN1435 LinuxFlooding tools like hping3 or nping sending large volumes of packets across multiple ports or IPsauditd:SYSCALLExecution of network stress tools or anomalies in socket/syscall behavior→ DC0032 Process CreationNSM:FlowHigh volume flows with incomplete TCP sessions or single-packet bursts→ DC0078 Network Traffic FlowTunable:PacketRateThreshold
Sigma rules tagged attack.t1498 (3)
Author: Leo Tsaousis (@laripping)
· 2024-03-26 · logsource: product=kubernetes category=application service=audit · 40967487-139b-4811-81d9-c9767a92aa5a
Detects the removal of a deployment from a Kubernetes cluster.
This could indicate disruptive activity aiming to impact business operations.
Author: Security Onion Solutions
· 2024-03-08 · logsource: product=opencanary category=application · 7cded4b3-f09e-405a-b96f-24248433ba44
Detects instances where an NTP service on an OpenCanary node has had a NTP monlist request.
Author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
· 2022-02-25 (modified 2023-02-08) · logsource: product=windows category=process_creation · 999e8307-a775-4d5f-addc-4855632335be
Detects command line patterns used by BlackByte ransomware in different operations