1200KM / detection
T1059.012 Hypervisor CLI — Detection Rules
Detection workspace for T1059.012 Hypervisor CLI: 9 Sigma sources, 0 Atlas concepts and 0 anomaly models. No live detection validation.
Source-backed rule directory
- ESXi Network Configuration Discovery Via ESXCLI · test · medium · {"category":"process_creation","product":"linux"}
- ESXi Admin Permission Assigned To Account Via ESXCLI · test · high · {"category":"process_creation","product":"linux"}
- ESXi Storage Information Discovery Via ESXCLI · test · medium · {"category":"process_creation","product":"linux"}
- ESXi Syslog Configuration Change Via ESXCLI · test · medium · {"category":"process_creation","product":"linux"}
- ESXi System Information Discovery Via ESXCLI · test · medium · {"category":"process_creation","product":"linux"}
- ESXi Account Creation Via ESXCLI · test · medium · {"category":"process_creation","product":"linux"}
- ESXi VM List Discovery Via ESXCLI · test · medium · {"category":"process_creation","product":"linux"}
- ESXi VM Kill Via ESXCLI · test · medium · {"category":"process_creation","product":"linux"}
- ESXi VSAN Information Discovery Via ESXCLI · test · medium · {"category":"process_creation","product":"linux"}
Atlas deterministic concepts
No exact concept selected.
Anomaly models
No exact Atlas model in this snapshot.
ATT&CK analytic guidance
DET0558 Detection Strategy for ESXi Hypervisor CLI Abuse
AN1537 Analytic 1537
Detects suspicious use of ESXi native CLI tools like esxcli and vim-cmd by unauthorized users or outside expected maintenance windows. Focus is on actions such as stopping VMs, reconfiguring network/firewall settings, and enabling SSH or logging.
Connected ecosystem references
Linked tags
Simulation, tools and telemetry
T1059.012 simulation workspace
No reviewed association in this snapshot.
Threat actor context
These are explicit actor-to-technique associations in the existing Threat Matrix snapshot, not attribution of an event or proof that a detector identifies the actor. No tool-to-actor relationship is inferred.
Existing anomaly research
Pinned research references. No browser attack runner, live simulation result or validated detector is asserted. Source mappings and validation limits are preserved. ATT&CK / Atomic provenance · Detection provenance.