Suspicious Curl File Upload - Linux
Detects a suspicious curl process start the adds a file to a web request
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- ESXiLinuxmacOSNetwork DevicesOffice SuiteSaaSWindows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the 2 ATT&CK techniques it maps to.
- Log source product
- linux
- Log source category
- process_creation
Known benign triggers
- Scripts created by developers and admins
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 |
|---|---|
| curl.se/docs/manpage.html | 12from 2 sources |
| github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1105/T1105.md#atomic-test-19---curl-upload-file | 3 |
| medium.com/@petehouston/upload-files-with-curl-93064dcccc76 | Only this detection cites it |
| twitter.com/d1r4c/status/1279042657508081664 | Only this detection cites it |
| www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/22/i/how-malicious-actors-abuse-native-linux-tools-in-their-attacks.html | 4 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 00b90cc1-17ec-402c-96ad-3a8117d7a582
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.command-and-controlattack.exfiltration
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1