VMware ESXi - Root impersonation

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Id	23a3cf72-9497-408e-8144-87958a60d31a
Rulename	VMware ESXi - Root impersonation
Description	Detects when root impersonation occurs.
Severity	Medium
Tactics	PrivilegeEscalation
Techniques	T1078
Required data connectors	SyslogAma
Kind	Scheduled
Query frequency	1h
Query period	1h
Trigger threshold	0
Trigger operator	gt
Source Uri	https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/VMWareESXi/Analytic Rules/ESXiRootImpersonation.yaml
Version	1.0.2
Arm template	23a3cf72-9497-408e-8144-87958a60d31a.json

KQL

VMwareESXi
| where SyslogMessage has_all ('ImpersonateUser', 'VcIntegrity', 'root')
| extend user = 'root'
| extend AccountCustomEntity = user

YAML

OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/VMWareESXi/Analytic Rules/ESXiRootImpersonation.yaml
queryPeriod: 1h
description: |
    'Detects when root impersonation occurs.'
triggerThreshold: 0
name: VMware ESXi - Root impersonation
triggerOperator: gt
entityMappings:
- entityType: Account
  fieldMappings:
  - identifier: Name
    columnName: AccountCustomEntity
kind: Scheduled
requiredDataConnectors:
- connectorId: SyslogAma
  datatypes:
  - Syslog
queryFrequency: 1h
tactics:
- PrivilegeEscalation
id: 23a3cf72-9497-408e-8144-87958a60d31a
status: Available
version: 1.0.2
query: |
  VMwareESXi
  | where SyslogMessage has_all ('ImpersonateUser', 'VcIntegrity', 'root')
  | extend user = 'root'
  | extend AccountCustomEntity = user  
severity: Medium
relevantTechniques:
- T1078

ARM