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ATTACK Inbound Docker Engine API exec/start from external source

First seen: 2026-06-16
Last seen: 2026-06-16
Used in: 1 post

SuricataATTACK Inbound Docker Engine API exec/start from external source

alert http $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HOME_NET 2375 (msg:"ATTACK Inbound Docker Engine API exec/start from external source"; \
  flow:to_server,established; \
  http.method; content:"POST"; \
  http.uri; content:"/exec/"; content:"/start"; distance:0; \
  classtype:attempted-admin; priority:2; sid:1000231002; rev:3; \
  metadata:created_at 2026-05-28;)

Posts using this rule

mediumSelf-Blocking Docker API Abuse Delivers the VoidLink DDoS-for-Hire Botnet
Ingress · TCP/2375 · SID 1000231002
Fires on inbound Docker exec/start from an external source. Same two-tier split as the create rules: external is medium, internal is info.
2026-06-10