Sigma rule: Potential RDP Tunneling Via SSH

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-96a668bcafb5, updated 2023-01-25T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Potential RDP Tunneling Via SSH
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2022-10-12
Modified
2023-01-25
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_ssh_rdp_tunneling.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Execution of ssh.exe to perform data exfiltration and tunneling through RDP

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    Image|endswith: '\ssh.exe'
    CommandLine|contains: ':3389'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.command-and-control
  • attack.t1572

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

Related rules

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/process_creation/proc_creation_win_ssh_rdp_tunneling.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Potential RDP Tunneling Via SSH" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_ssh_rdp_tunneling.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: Potential RDP Tunneling Via SSH",
entity page, dataset version ref-96a668bcafb5, updated 2023-01-25T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/f7d7ebd5-a016-46e2-9c54-f9932f2d386d (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule f7d7ebd5-a016-46e2-9c54-f9932f2d386d, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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