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Windows Potential Web Shell Creation For VMware Workspace ONE

This analytic looks for evidence of web shells being created in the VMware Workspace ONE path on Windows or Linux systems, which has been actively exploited by attackers via CVE-2022-22954.

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Detection requirements

Platform: Linux macOS Network Devices Windows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
Log source category: sysmon_eventid_11

Known benign triggers

Some legitimate software updates or administrative scripts may create files in the VMware Workspace ONE path, triggering alerts. Review and allow trusted processes to reduce false positives.

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
unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/cve-2022-22954-vmware-vulnerabilities/	Threat report	Only this detection cites it

Detection rules

Windows Potential Web Shell Creation For VMware Workspace ONE

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Known benign triggers

MITRE ATT&CK mappings

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