Linux Auditd Crontab Edit New

Date: 2025-04-16 ID: 4bed5528-1ab0-11f0-a1c6-629be3538069 Author: Teoderick Contreras, Splunk Environment: attack_range Directory: linux_auditd_crontab_edit_new

Description

Generated datasets for linux auditd crontab edit new in attack range.

MITRE ATT&CK Techniques

ID	Technique	Tactic
T1053.003	Cron	Execution, Persistence, Privilege Escalation

Environment Details

Field	Value
Environment	attack_range
Directory	linux_auditd_crontab_edit_new
Test Date	2025-04-16

Datasets

The following datasets were collected during this attack simulation:

Linux_auditd_new_crontab

Path: /datasets/attack_techniques/T1053.003/linux_auditd_crontab_edit_new/linux_auditd_new_crontab.log
Sourcetype: auditd
Source: auditd

The following detections in our security content repository use this attack data for testing:

Detection Name	Type	Source	MITRE ATT&CK	Analytic Story
Linux Auditd Edit Cron Table Parameter	`Anomaly`	Endpoint	T1053.003	Scheduled Tasks, Linux Privilege Escalation, Linux Persistence Techniques, Linux Living Off The Land, Compromised Linux Host

Usage Instructions

Replay with Splunk Attack Data

Replay attack data with replay.py from Splunk Attack Data.

1python replay.py --dataset /datasets/attack_techniques/T1053.003/linux_auditd_crontab_edit_new/linux_auditd_new_crontab.log --index attack_data

Manual Import

Download the dataset files from the paths listed above
Configure your Splunk instance with the appropriate sourcetypes
Import the logs using the Splunk Add Data wizard

Find more detections and analytics for this attack technique in our security content repository.

Source: GitHub | Version: 1.0