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Cisco IOS XE Request Platform Package Describe Shell Pattern

This analytic detects Cisco IOS-XE "request platform software package describe" commands containing suspicious shell-style filename patterns. Indicative of Slat Typhoon tradecraft.

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Platform: Containers ESXi IaaS Identity Provider Linux macOS Network Devices Office Suite SaaS Windows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the 2 ATT&CK techniques it maps to.
Log source category: cisco_ios_logs

Known benign triggers

No false positives have been identified at this time.

References

Links the source published beside this detection. Reference is the link the source wrote, unmodified. Class is decided by this catalogue from the host and path, not stated by the source. Cited by counts published detections citing the same resource, including this one, and the sources beneath it count the repositories this catalogue ingests, which is not the same as independent research.
Reference	Class	Cited by
blog.talosintelligence.com/salt-typhoon-analysis/	Threat report	9
www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa25-239a	Vendor advisory	14

Detection rules

Cisco IOS XE Request Platform Package Describe Shell Pattern

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Known benign triggers

MITRE ATT&CK mappings

References

From the source

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Detection rules