Sigma rule: FortiGate - New Local User Created

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-077652d8b1b3, updated 2025-11-01T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
FortiGate - New Local User Created
Status
experimental
Level
medium
Author
Marco Pedrinazzi (@pedrinazziM) (InTheCyber)
Date
2025-11-01
File
rules/network/fortinet/fortigate/fortinet_fortigate_new_local_user_created.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the creation of a new local user on a Fortinet FortiGate Firewall.
The new local user could be used for VPN connections.

Log source

product
fortigate
service
event

Detection

selection:
    action: 'Add'
    cfgpath: 'user.local'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • A local user can be created for legitimate purposes. Investigate the user details to determine if it is authorized.

Tags

  • attack.persistence
  • attack.t1136.001

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/network/fortinet/fortigate/fortinet_fortigate_new_local_user_created.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "FortiGate - New Local User Created" by Marco Pedrinazzi (@pedrinazziM) (InTheCyber) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/network/fortinet/fortigate/fortinet_fortigate_new_local_user_created.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: FortiGate - New Local User Created",
entity page, dataset version ref-077652d8b1b3, updated 2025-11-01T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/ddbbe845-1d74-43a8-8231-2156d180234d (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule ddbbe845-1d74-43a8-8231-2156d180234d, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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