Techniques
Sample rules
OpenAI ChatGPT Enterprise High Codex MCP Tool Diversity
- source: elastic
- technicques:
- T1213
Description
Detects a ChatGPT Enterprise Codex user invoking a high number of distinct MCP tools across multiple connectors within a 30-minute bucket. Broad tool and connector diversity in a short window can indicate compromised-account recon, unauthorized multi-system collection, or an agent rapidly enumerating organizational data sources.
Detection logic
from logs-openai_chatgpt_enterprise.codex_log-*
| where
data_stream.dataset == "openai_chatgpt_enterprise.codex_log" and
event.action == "app_mcp_call" and
user.email is not null and
organization.id is not null and
gen_ai.tool.name is not null
| eval Esql.time_bucket = date_trunc(30 minutes, @timestamp)
| stats
Esql.gen_ai_tool_name_count_distinct = count_distinct(gen_ai.tool.name),
Esql.connector_id_count_distinct = count_distinct(openai_chatgpt_enterprise.codex_log.event_details.tool_meta.connector_id),
Esql.event_count = count(*),
Esql.gen_ai_tool_name_values = values(gen_ai.tool.name),
Esql.connector_id_values = values(openai_chatgpt_enterprise.codex_log.event_details.tool_meta.connector_id),
Esql.timestamp_first_seen = min(@timestamp),
Esql.timestamp_last_seen = max(@timestamp)
by
user.email,
organization.id,
Esql.time_bucket
| where
Esql.gen_ai_tool_name_count_distinct >= 10 and
Esql.connector_id_count_distinct >= 3
| keep
user.email,
organization.id,
Esql.time_bucket,
Esql.gen_ai_tool_name_count_distinct,
Esql.connector_id_count_distinct,
Esql.event_count,
Esql.gen_ai_tool_name_values,
Esql.connector_id_values,
Esql.timestamp_first_seen,
Esql.timestamp_last_seen