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ESXi Account Granted Admin Role

Detects an ESXi account being granted the Administrator role. Administrator is full control of the host, including the firewall, SSH, accounts, and every virtual machine. Granting it to another account keeps that…

Description

Detects an ESXi account being granted the Administrator role. Administrator is full control of the host, including the firewall, SSH, accounts, and every virtual machine. Granting it to another account keeps that access after the original session ends.

Detection logic

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Detection requirements

Platform
ContainersESXiIaaSIdentity ProviderLinuxmacOSNetwork DevicesOffice SuiteSaaSWindows

The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.

Log source category
event_index

Known benign triggers

  • New virtualization administrators and service accounts are granted Admin during approved account provisioning. Confirm the account name against the identity ticket.

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