Detects AppleScript execution via 'osascript', NSAppleScript/OSAScript APIs, and abnormal application control events across user sessions. Focuses on causal chains such as osascript spawning child processes, script-induced keystrokes, or API-backed dialog spoofing.
macos:unifiedlog
process: spawn, exec
[ScriptInvocationParent]
Identify rare or suspicious parent processes launching AppleScript (e.g., Safari, Mail, msedge).
[TimeWindow]
Flag AppleScript execution during user-inactive hours, especially for automation frameworks.
[AppleEventActionType]
Filter AppleEvent-based automation involving UI interaction, keystrokes, or remote control.
[TargetApplicationSet]
Scope AppleScript use toward security-sensitive apps (e.g., Terminal, ssh, Keychain Access).
[ExecutionPathRegex]
Restrict to unusual paths like /tmp/, ~/Library/, or embedded in Automator workflows.