ESXi Account Creation Via ESXCLI

Title: ESXi Account Creation Via ESXCLI
Status: test
Description:Detects user account creation on ESXi system via esxcli
References:
  -https://developer.broadcom.com/xapis/esxcli-command-reference/7.0.0/namespace/esxcli_system.html
Author: Cedric Maurugeon
Date: 2023-08-22
modified:None
Tags:

• -'attack.persistence'
• -'attack.execution'
• -'attack.t1136'
• -'attack.t1059.012'

Logsource:

• category: process_creation
• product: linux

Detection:
  selection:
    Image|endswith: '/esxcli'
    CommandLine|contains|all:
      -'system '
      -'account '
      -'add '

  condition:selection
Falsepositives:
  -Legitimate administration activities
Level: medium