Suspicious Execution via macOS Script Editor
Detects when the macOS Script Editor utility spawns an unusual child process.
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- ContainersESXiIaaSIdentity ProviderLinuxmacOSNetwork DevicesOffice SuiteSaaSWindows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the 4 ATT&CK techniques it maps to.
- Log source product
- macos
- Log source category
- process_creation
Known benign triggers
- Unknown
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/elastic/protections-artifacts/commit/746086721fd385d9f5c6647cada1788db4aea95f#diff-7f541fbc4a4a28a92970e8bf53effea5bd934604429112c920affb457f5b2685 | 11 |
| wojciechregula.blog/post/macos-red-teaming-initial-access-via-applescript-url/ | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 6e4dcdd1-e48b-42f7-b2d8-3b413fc58cb4
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.defense-impairmentattack.executionattack.initial-accessattack.persistence
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1