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Esxi Ssh Enabled

Date: 2025-07-09 ID: 6bce52c9-2cd1-4916-be2d-7d6214bc5c98 Author: Raven Tait, Splunk Environment: custom Directory: esxi_ssh_enabled

Description

Sample of ESXi syslog events ssh being enabled on the ESXi system.

MITRE ATT&CK Techniques

ID Technique Tactic
T1021.004 SSH Lateral Movement

Environment Details

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

Datasets

The following datasets were collected during this attack simulation:

Vmw-Syslog

  • Path: /datasets/attack_techniques/T1021.004/esxi_ssh_enabled/esxi_ssh_enabled.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 Enabled TTP Application T1021.004 ESXi Post Compromise, Black Basta Ransomware, Hellcat 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/T1021.004/esxi_ssh_enabled/esxi_ssh_enabled.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