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VMware ESXi - Root impersonation

Description

'Detects when root impersonation occurs.'
Rule type
Scheduled
Version
1.0.2
Declared status
Available
Query frequency
1h
Query period
1h
Trigger
gt 0

Declared MITRE coverage

Declared sources

Metadata from the source file. No dependencies inferred from KQL.

Connectors

KQL query

Original query, unchanged.

VMwareESXi
| where SyslogMessage has_all ('ImpersonateUser', 'VcIntegrity', 'root')
| extend user = 'root'
| extend AccountCustomEntity = user

Declared entities

Account

Related content

Links established from declared identifiers and solution manifests.

Source provenance

GitHub

Displayed values come from files in Azure/Azure-Sentinel. They describe the published template, not your workspace configuration.

Source identifier
23a3cf72-9497-408e-8144-87958a60d31a
Additional source files 2Solutions/VMWareESXi/Analytic Rules/ESXiRootImpersonation.yamlsource ↗Solutions/VMWareESXi/Data/Solution_VMWareESXi.jsonsolution-membership ↗
GSTEP / CATALOG TRACKING

Added to catalog : 16 Sept 2026 · 05:49 UTC
Last change observed : 16 Sept 2026 · 05:49 UTC

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