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Detection Strategies DET0597 — Detect Unauthorized Access to Password Managers
DET0597

Detect Unauthorized Access to Password Managers

3 analytic(s) · 1 technique(s) detected

Analytics

3
AN1641 Analytic 1641
Windows

Detection of suspicious access to password manager processes (KeePass, 1Password, LastPass, Bitwarden) through abnormal process injection, memory reads, or command-line usage of vault-related DLLs. Correlates process creation with OS API calls and file access to vault databases (.kdbx, .opvault, .ldb).

WinEventLog:Security EventCode=4688 WinEventLog:Sysmon EventCode=10 WinEventLog:Sysmon EventCode=15
[PasswordManagerBinaries] List of monitored binaries and file formats for password managers in use (e.g., KeePass, 1Password, Bitwarden, LastPass).
[TimeWindow] Window to correlate process creation, API access, and file reads indicative of credential extraction.
[UserContext] Filter for administrative accounts vs. expected users of password managers.
AN1642 Analytic 1642
Linux

Suspicious access to password manager vaults (KeePassXC, gnome-keyring, pass) via memory scraping or unauthorized file reads. Detects unusual command execution involving gdb/strace attached to password manager processes.

auditd:SYSCALL open/read on ~/.local/share/keepassxc/* OR ~/.password-store/* auditd:SYSCALL ptrace
[VaultFilePaths] Linux paths to monitor for vault database files (KeePassXC, pass, gnome-keyring).
[TimeWindow] Correlation interval to detect multiple suspicious access events.
AN1643 Analytic 1643
macOS

Detection of password manager database access (1Password .opvault, LastPass caches, KeePass .kdbx) outside expected parent processes. Identifies memory scraping attempts via suspicious API calls or tools attaching to password manager processes.

macos:unifiedlog security OR injection attempts into 1Password OR LastPass macos:unifiedlog *.opvault OR *.ldb OR *.kdbx macos:osquery unexpected memory inspection
[VaultFileExtensions] Password manager file extensions (.opvault, .kdbx, .ldb) to monitor for anomalous access.
[ParentProcessWhitelist] Expected parent processes that normally access password manager files, for filtering false positives.

Detected Techniques

1

Credential Access (1)

Details

MITRE ID
DET0597
STIX ID
x-mitre-detection-strategy--a5600691-be46-424a-b8ef-a2c9159da49a
Analytics
3
Techniques Detected
1
By Tactic
Credential Access
1
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