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Esxi Ssh Brute Force

Date: 2025-07-09 ID: 5c239f0f-ec10-4107-b6a0-c9228257e4b1 Author: Raven Tait, Splunk Environment: custom Directory: esxi_ssh_brute_force

Description

Sample of ESXi syslog events showing an ssh brute force attempt against an ESXi server.

MITRE ATT&CK Techniques

ID Technique Tactic
T1110 Brute Force Credential Access

Environment Details

Field Value
Environment custom
Directory esxi_ssh_brute_force
Test Date 2025-07-09

Datasets

The following datasets were collected during this attack simulation:

Vmw-Syslog

  • Path: /datasets/attack_techniques/T1110/esxi_ssh_brute_force/esxi_ssh_brute_force.log
  • Sourcetype: vmw-syslog
  • Source: vmw-syslog

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

Detection Name Type Source MITRE ATT&CK Analytic Story
ESXi SSH Brute Force Anomaly Application T1110 Hellcat Ransomware, ESXi Post Compromise, Black Basta Ransomware

Usage Instructions

Replay with Splunk Attack Data

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

1python replay.py --dataset /datasets/attack_techniques/T1110/esxi_ssh_brute_force/esxi_ssh_brute_force.log --index attack_data

Manual Import

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

Related Content

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

Source: GitHub | Version: 1.0