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Detect Baron Samedit CVE-2021-3156
The following analytic detects attempts to exploit the Baron Samedit vulnerability (CVE-2021-3156) by identifying the use of the "sudoedit -s \\" command. This detection leverages logs from Linux systems, specifically searching for instances of the sudoedit command with the "-s" flag followed by a double quote. This activity is significant because it indicates an attempt to exploit a known vulnerability that allows attackers to gain root privileges. If confirmed malicious, this could lead to complete system compromise, unauthorized access to sensitive data, and potential data breaches.
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Rule sourcedetections/endpoint/detect_baron_samedit_cve_2021_3156.yml
`linux_hosts` "sudoedit -s \\" | `detect_baron_samedit_cve_2021_3156_filter`