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[Rule: Tuning] Increase coverage for the Remote SSH Login Enabled rule #6202

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tuning rule ssh login enable
litemars May 27, 2026
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exclude null parent process
litemars May 27, 2026
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Merge branch 'main' into explaing_lateral_movement_ssh
shashank-elastic Jun 2, 2026
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24 changes: 18 additions & 6 deletions rules/macos/lateral_movement_remote_ssh_login_enabled.toml
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creation_date = "2020/08/18"
integration = ["endpoint"]
maturity = "production"
updated_date = "2026/03/24"
updated_date = "2026/05/27"

[rule]
author = ["Elastic"]
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query = '''
process where host.os.type == "macos" and event.type in ("start", "process_started") and
process.name == "systemsetup" and
process.args like~ "-setremotelogin" and
process.args like~ "on" and
process.parent.executable != null and
not process.parent.executable like ("/usr/local/jamf/bin/jamf", "/usr/libexec/xpcproxy", "/usr/bin/sudo")
(
(
process.name == "systemsetup" and
process.args like~ "-setremotelogin" and
process.args like~ "on"
) or
(
process.name == "launchctl" and
process.args in ("load", "bootstrap") and
(
process.command_line like~ "*/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ssh.plist*" or
process.command_line like~ "*com.openssh.sshd*"
)
)
) and
process.parent.executable != null and
not process.parent.executable like ("/usr/local/jamf/bin/jamf", "/usr/libexec/xpcproxy", "/usr/bin/sudo")
'''
note = """## Triage and analysis

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