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AN1509 Analytic 1509

macOS · attack.mitre.org · ATT&CK Enterprise v19.2

<p>Malicious use of webserver plugins (e.g., for nginx, PHP, Node.js) that execute AppleScript or open network sockets.</p>
Detects
T1505 Server Software Component
Part of
DET0547 Detection Strategy for T1505 - Server Software Component

Log sources and channels

Exactly as MITRE states them in x_mitre_log_source_references. Where a channel is vague, it is vague in the source; kevmap does not tidy it.

Log sourceChannelData component
macos:unifiedlogScript interpreter invoked by nginx/apache worker processDC0032 Process Creation
macos:unifiedlogWeb server process initiating outbound TCP connections not tied to normal server trafficDC0085 Network Traffic Content

Mutable elements

Parameters MITRE marks as environment-specific. These are the knobs you are expected to tune; they are why an analytic is not a rule.

FieldDescription
ParentBinaryPathIf homebrew or manually compiled nginx/httpd used, baseline accordingly.

KEV CVEs whose mapped technique this analytic detects

CVEVendor / productState
CVE-2022-29303SolarView CompactMapped
CVE-2025-49706Microsoft SharePointMapped