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AN0112 Analytic 0112

ESXi · attack.mitre.org · ATT&CK Enterprise v19.2

<p>Monitor esxcli and syslog records for DNS resolver changes or repeated queries to unusual external domains by management agents. Detect unauthorized changes to VM or host network settings that redirect DNS lookups.</p>
Detects
T1568 Dynamic Resolution
Part of
DET0039 Detection Strategy for Dynamic Resolution across OS Platforms

Log sources and channels

Exactly as MITRE states them in x_mitre_log_source_references. Where a channel is vague, it is vague in the source; kevmap does not tidy it.

Log sourceChannelData component
esxi:syslogesxcli network vswitch or DNS resolver configuration updatesDC0078 Network Traffic Flow

Mutable elements

Parameters MITRE marks as environment-specific. These are the knobs you are expected to tune; they are why an analytic is not a rule.

FieldDescription
ResolverConfigPathsExpected resolvers or DNS forwarders in ESXi configurations
ExternalDomainWhitelistSet of trusted external domains expected for ESXi host activity