Sigma rule: Mount Execution With Hidepid Parameter

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-fcc3d205901e, updated 2023-01-12T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Mount Execution With Hidepid Parameter
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Joseliyo Sanchez, @Joseliyo_Jstnk
Date
2023-01-12
File
rules/linux/process_creation/proc_creation_lnx_mount_hidepid.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects execution of the "mount" command with "hidepid" parameter to make invisible processes to other users from the system

Log source

product
linux
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    Image|endswith: '/mount'
    CommandLine|contains|all:
        - 'hidepid=2'
        - ' -o '
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.credential-access
  • attack.stealth
  • attack.t1564

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/linux/process_creation/proc_creation_lnx_mount_hidepid.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Mount Execution With Hidepid Parameter" by Joseliyo Sanchez, @Joseliyo_Jstnk (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/linux/process_creation/proc_creation_lnx_mount_hidepid.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: Mount Execution With Hidepid Parameter",
entity page, dataset version ref-fcc3d205901e, updated 2023-01-12T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/ec52985a-d024-41e3-8ff6-14169039a0b3 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule ec52985a-d024-41e3-8ff6-14169039a0b3, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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