Uncommon VNC server communication

Cortex XDR Analytics Alert Reference by Alert name

Product
Cortex XDR
Last date published
2025-06-24
Category
Analytics Alert Reference
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Alert name

Synopsis

Activation Period

14 Days

Training Period

30 Days

Test Period

N/A (single event)

Deduplication Period

1 Day

Required Data

  • Requires:
    • XDR Agent

Detection Modules

Detector Tags

ATT&CK Tactic

ATT&CK Technique

Severity

Low

Description

An uncommon VNC Server network traffic was observed.

Attacker's Goals

  • Accessing a remote machine with full interactive graphic interface capabilities.

Investigative actions

  • Check if the product usage is approved.
  • Check if it was executed remotely or locally.

Variations

Uncommon VNC scanning activity detected from a scanning tool

Synopsis

ATT&CK Tactic

ATT&CK Technique

Severity

Medium

Description

An uncommon VNC scanning network traffic was observed from a scanning tool.

Attacker's Goals

  • Accessing a remote machine with full interactive graphic interface capabilities.

Investigative actions

  • Check if the product usage is approved.
  • Check if it was executed remotely or locally.


Uncommon VNC server communication from an unmanaged previously unseen external host

Synopsis

ATT&CK Tactic

ATT&CK Technique

Severity

Low

Description

An uncommon VNC Server network traffic was observed from an unmanaged previously unseen external host.

Attacker's Goals

  • Accessing a remote machine with full interactive graphic interface capabilities.

Investigative actions

  • Check the external client's IP address.
  • Check if the product usage is approved.
  • Check if it was executed remotely or locally.


Partially uncommon VNC server communication

Synopsis

ATT&CK Tactic

ATT&CK Technique

Severity

Informational

Description

A partially uncommon VNC Server network traffic was observed.

Attacker's Goals

  • Accessing a remote machine with full interactive graphic interface capabilities.

Investigative actions

  • Check if the product usage is approved.
  • Check if it was executed remotely or locally.


Uncommon VNC server connection

Synopsis

ATT&CK Tactic

ATT&CK Technique

Severity

Informational

Description

An uncommon VNC Server network connection was observed.

Attacker's Goals

  • Accessing a remote machine with full interactive graphic interface capabilities.

Investigative actions

  • Check if the product usage is approved.
  • Check if it was executed remotely or locally.