Named Pipe Created Via Mkfifo
Detects the creation of a new named pipe using the "mkfifo" utility
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Log source product
- linux
- Log source category
- process_creation
Known benign triggers
- Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
Not mapped to ATT&CK.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| dev.to/0xbf/use-mkfifo-to-create-named-pipe-linux-tips-5bbk | 2 |
| www.mandiant.com/resources/blog/barracuda-esg-exploited-globally | 3 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 9d779ce8-5256-4b13-8b6f-b91c602b43f4
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.execution
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1