CobaltStrike Named Pipe Pattern Regex
Detects the creation of a named pipe matching a pattern used by CobaltStrike Malleable C2 profiles
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- LinuxmacOSWindows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source category
- pipe_created
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 |
|---|---|
| gist.github.com/MHaggis/6c600e524045a6d49c35291a21e10752 | 2 |
| svch0st.medium.com/guide-to-named-pipes-and-hunting-for-cobalt-strike-pipes-dc46b2c5f575 | 2 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 0e7163d4-9e19-4fa7-9be6-000c61aad77a
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.privilege-escalationattack.stealth
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1