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AN1043 Analytic 1043

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

<p>Execution of esxcli commands to enumerate datastore, configuration files, or directory structures by unauthorized or remote users.</p>
Detects
T1083 File and Directory Discovery
Part of
DET0370 Recursive Enumeration of Files and Directories Across Privilege Contexts

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:shellShell Access/Command ExecutionDC0064 Command Execution
esxi:hostdvSphere File API AccessDC0055 File Access

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
CLICommandPatternMatch on esxcli storage|filesystem commands
AccessSourceLimit alerting to non-vCenter or remote IPs

KEV CVEs whose mapped technique this analytic detects

CVEVendor / productState
CVE-2017-12637SAP NetWeaverMapped
CVE-2019-11510Ivanti Pulse Connect SecureMapped
CVE-2019-19781Citrix Application Delivery Controller (ADC), Gateway, and SD-WAN WANOP ApplianceMapped
CVE-2023-22952SugarCRM Multiple ProductsStale
CVE-2024-53704SonicWall SonicOSMapped