Configuration write followed by execution
A session writes to a recognized automatic-execution or configuration location, then soon afterward runs a recognized command.
Why it is risky
Section titled “Why it is risky”This order can turn a saved instruction into code that runs during later work, creating a possible persistence chain.
Example
Section titled “Example”An agent writes an unexpected Git hook and then performs a commit that could trigger repository hooks.
This is a fictional example, not an event from a customer.
What Omnodex Detects
Section titled “What Omnodex Detects”This advanced rule relates a recognized write to an automatic-execution or configuration location with a later command in the same session that could run it.
| Rule ID | Event category | Tier | Base severity |
|---|---|---|---|
RULE_ADV_STAGED_WRITE_THEN_EXECUTION | persistence_sequence | Requires Pro | MEDIUM |
Base severity is the rule default. A finding involving content saved for later execution may have a lower severity. Your loaded rule version and event details determine the finding you see.
What to check next
Section titled “What to check next”Inspect both events and the written content. Confirm whether the later action could execute the changed file and whether that execution was authorized.
False positives
Section titled “False positives”An approved hook installation followed by a test, or normal agent configuration work followed by an unrelated script, can match.
False negatives
Section titled “False negatives”Other launch mechanisms, activity spread out over time, separate sessions, or writes the rule does not recognize can be missed.
Technical details
Section titled “Technical details”The rule requires a write for the earlier step, but does not establish that the later command ran that exact file. Availability depends on the advanced rule bundle loaded by the installation.
A finding describes a pattern in captured activity. Review the original call, its result, and the task context before concluding that harm occurred. Absence of a finding does not establish that an operation is safe.