Linux local user account creation

Cortex XSIAM Analytics Alert Reference by Alert name

Product

Cortex XSIAM

Last date published

2026-01-04

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	Identity Analytics
Detector Tags
ATT&CK Tactic	Persistence (TA0003)
ATT&CK Technique	Valid Accounts (T1078) Valid Accounts: Local Accounts (T1078.003)
Severity	Informational

A user executed a process associated with user account creation.

Persistence using a valid account.

Check the user who created the account and verify its activity.
Investigate whether the same account was created on different hosts as part of an installation process.

ATT&CK Tactic

ATT&CK Technique

Severity

Low

A non-root user executed a process associated with user account creation. This user does not regularly create accounts.

Persistence using a valid account.

Check the user who created the account and verify its activity.
Investigate whether the same account was created on different hosts as part of an installation process.