Flush Iptables Ufw Chain
Detect use of iptables to flush all firewall rules, tables and chains and allow all network traffic
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- ESXiLinuxmacOSNetwork DevicesWindows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
- Log source product
- linux
- Log source category
- process_creation
Known benign triggers
- Network administrators
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
0 exclusive techniques.This is coverage no other published rule has; it is not this rule's total technique count.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| blogs.blackberry.com | 4 |
| twitter.com/Joseliyo_Jstnk/status/1620131033474822144 | 5 |
| www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-iptables-how-to-flush-all-rules.html | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 3be619f4-d9ec-4ea8-a173-18fdd01996ab
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.defense-impairment
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1