Sigma rule: RDP Over Reverse SSH Tunnel

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-7571e58a59e5, updated 2024-03-12T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
RDP Over Reverse SSH Tunnel
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Samir Bousseaden
Date
2019-02-16
Modified
2024-03-12
File
rules/windows/network_connection/net_connection_win_rdp_reverse_tunnel.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects svchost hosting RDP termsvcs communicating with the loopback address and on TCP port 3389

Log source

product
windows
category
network_connection

Detection

selection_img:
    Image|endswith: '\svchost.exe'
    Initiated: 'true'
    SourcePort: 3389
selection_destination:
    DestinationIp|cidr:
        - '127.0.0.0/8'
        - '::1/128'
condition: all of selection_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.command-and-control
  • attack.t1572
  • attack.lateral-movement
  • attack.t1021.001
  • car.2013-07-002

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

References

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/network_connection/net_connection_win_rdp_reverse_tunnel.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "RDP Over Reverse SSH Tunnel" by Samir Bousseaden (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/network_connection/net_connection_win_rdp_reverse_tunnel.yml.
    Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License

    Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1

Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: RDP Over Reverse SSH Tunnel",
entity page, dataset version ref-7571e58a59e5, updated 2024-03-12T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/5f699bc5-5446-4a4a-a0b7-5ef2885a3eb4 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 5f699bc5-5446-4a4a-a0b7-5ef2885a3eb4, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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