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Linux Suspicious Redis Activity

The following analytic detects Redis processes spawning a system shell command. This can indicate exploitation activity of a redis server to gain code execution.

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Platform: ESXi Linux macOS Network Devices Windows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the 2 ATT&CK techniques it maps to.
Log source category: sysmon_for_linux_eventid_1

Known benign triggers

Legitimate administrative scripts or automated maintenance tasks may trigger this detection when managing Redis configurations or performing system operations. Filter based on known administrative activity and approved management tools.

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
thesecmaster.com/how-to-fix-cve-2022-0543-a-critical-lua-sandbox-escape-vulnerability-in-redis/	Unclassified	Only this detection cites it
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-p2pinfect-worm-malware-targets-linux-and-windows-redis-servers/	Security research	Only this detection cites it

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