MacOS Emond Launch Daemon
Detects additions to the Emond Launch Daemon that adversaries may use to gain persistence and elevate privileges.
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- macOS
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
- Log source product
- macos
- Log source category
- file_event
Known benign triggers
- Legitimate administration activities
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 |
|---|---|
| github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1546.014/T1546.014.md | Only this detection cites it |
| posts.specterops.io/leveraging-emond-on-macos-for-persistence-a040a2785124 | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 23c43900-e732-45a4-8354-63e4a6c187ce
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.persistenceattack.privilege-escalation
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1