VMware ESXi - SSH Enable on ESXi Host

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Id	4f5b5d79-ff4e-4edd-ae3e-9e1187f0b924
Rulename	VMware ESXi - SSH Enable on ESXi Host
Description	Detects when vim-cmd is used to enable SSH on an ESXi host
Severity	High
Tactics	LateralMovement
Techniques	T1021
Required data connectors	SyslogAma
Kind	Scheduled
Query frequency	10m
Query period	10m
Trigger threshold	0
Trigger operator	gt
Source Uri	https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/VMWareESXi/Analytic Rules/ESXiSSHEnableOnHost.yaml
Version	1.0.0
Arm template	4f5b5d79-ff4e-4edd-ae3e-9e1187f0b924.json

KQL

VMwareESXi
| where SyslogMessage has_all ("vim-cmd","hostsvc/enable_ssh")
| extend SrcUsername = extract(@'\[info\]\s+\[(.*?)\]', 1, SyslogMessage)
| extend DstHostname = extract(@'\[\d+\]\s+\[(.*?)\s+on', 1, SyslogMessage)

YAML

triggerThreshold: 0
entityMappings:
- entityType: Host
  fieldMappings:
  - identifier: FullName
    columnName: DstHostname
- entityType: Account
  fieldMappings:
  - identifier: Name
    columnName: SrcUsername
requiredDataConnectors:
- datatypes:
  - Syslog
  connectorId: SyslogAma
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/VMWareESXi/Analytic Rules/ESXiSSHEnableOnHost.yaml
name: VMware ESXi - SSH Enable on ESXi Host
relevantTechniques:
- T1021
status: Available
version: 1.0.0
queryPeriod: 10m
kind: Scheduled
id: 4f5b5d79-ff4e-4edd-ae3e-9e1187f0b924
query: |
  VMwareESXi
  | where SyslogMessage has_all ("vim-cmd","hostsvc/enable_ssh")
  | extend SrcUsername = extract(@'\[info\]\s+\[(.*?)\]', 1, SyslogMessage)
  | extend DstHostname = extract(@'\[\d+\]\s+\[(.*?)\s+on', 1, SyslogMessage)  
description: |
    'Detects when vim-cmd is used to enable SSH on an ESXi host'
queryFrequency: 10m
severity: High
triggerOperator: gt
tactics:
- LateralMovement

ARM