Potential Perl Reverse Shell Execution
Detects execution of the perl binary with the "-e" flag and common strings related to potential reverse shell activity
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Log source product
- linux
- Log source category
- process_creation
Known benign triggers
- Unlikely
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
Not mapped to ATT&CK.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| pentestmonkey.net/cheat-sheet/shells/reverse-shell-cheat-sheet | 10 |
| www.revshells.com | 12 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 259df6bc-003f-4306-9f54-4ff1a08fa38e
- 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