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125.82.67.84

Sensor
hp-use-01
Source
cowrie
Status
triaged
Event time
Received

Verdict

S4successful_intrusionConfidence 97%Escalate: yes

Reasoning

A successful SSH login occurred for user root using the credential pair root/loveforever. Per rubric, any successful login constitutes a foothold even if no post-login commands, downloads, or uploads were observed. The empty command list suggests the session ended immediately after authentication, so there is no evidence of malware delivery or persistence.

Recommended action

Escalate as a confirmed honeypot foothold; retain session artifacts, block or monitor the source IP, and review for related successful logins using the same credentials.

Routing

Primary model
gpt-4o-mini
Final model
gpt-5.4
Escalated to strong model
yes
Prompt version
triage-v4
Input tokens
4,643
Output tokens
269
Cost
$0.006036
Latency
5,243 ms
Verdict at
2026-10-19 14:07:18Z

Tool trace

  1. 0. get_session_commands· 0 ms

    Arguments
    {
  "session_id": "d53c0758b940"
}
    Result
    {
  "commands": [],
  "downloads": [],
  "session_id": "d53c0758b940",
  "command_count": 0,
  "download_count": 0,
  "clipped_commands": 0,
  "commands_truncated": false,
  "downloads_truncated": false
}
Raw session JSON
{
  "events": [
    {
      "url": null,
      "uuid": "28d6f35e-aed5-11f1-a29a-0242ac120002",
      "input": null,
      "dst_ip": "172.18.0.2",
      "sensor": "hp-use-01",
      "shasum": null,
      "src_ip": "125.82.67.84",
      "eventid": "cowrie.session.connect",
      "message": "New connection: 125.82.67.84:2274 (172.18.0.2:2222) [session: d53c0758b940]",
      "outfile": null,
      "session": "d53c0758b940",
      "version": null,
      "dst_port": 2222,
      "password": null,
      "protocol": "ssh",
      "src_port": 2274,
      "username": null,
      "timestamp": "2026-10-19T14:07:15.221437Z",
      "duration_ms": null
    },
    {
      "url": null,
      "uuid": "28d6f35e-aed5-11f1-a29a-0242ac120002",
      "input": null,
      "dst_ip": "172.18.0.2",
      "sensor": "hp-use-01",
      "shasum": null,
      "src_ip": "125.82.67.84",
      "eventid": "cowrie.client.version",
      "message": "Remote SSH version: SSH-2.0-Go",
      "outfile": null,
      "session": "d53c0758b940",
      "version": "SSH-2.0-Go",
      "dst_port": 2222,
      "password": null,
      "protocol": "ssh",
      "src_port": 2274,
      "username": null,
      "timestamp": "2026-10-19T14:07:15.221723Z",
      "duration_ms": null
    },
    {
      "url": null,
      "uuid": "28d6f35e-aed5-11f1-a29a-0242ac120002",
      "encCS": [
        "aes128-ctr",
        "aes192-ctr",
        "aes256-ctr",
        "aes128-gcm@openssh.com",
        "chacha20-poly1305@openssh.com",
        "arcfour256",
        "arcfour128",
        "arcfour",
        "aes128-cbc",
        "3des-cbc",
        "aes128-gcm@openssh.com",
        "aes128-cbc"
      ],
      "hassh": "01ca35584ad5a1b66cf6a9846b5b2821",
      "input": null,
      "macCS": [
        "hmac-sha2-256-etm@openssh.com",
        "hmac-sha2-256",
        "hmac-sha1",
        "hmac-sha1-96"
      ],
      "compCS": [
        "none"
      ],
      "dst_ip": "172.18.0.2",
      "langCS": [
        ""
      ],
      "sensor": "hp-use-01",
      "shasum": null,
      "src_ip": "125.82.67.84",
      "eventid": "cowrie.client.kex",
      "kexAlgs": [
        "curve25519-sha256@libssh.org",
        "ecdh-sha2-nistp256",
        "ecdh-sha2-nistp384",
        "ecdh-sha2-nistp521",
        "diffie-hellman-group14-sha1"
      ],
      "keyAlgs": [
        "ssh-rsa-cert-v01@openssh.com",
        "ssh-dss-cert-v01@openssh.com",
        "ecdsa-sha2-nistp256-cert-v01@openssh.com",
        "ecdsa-sha2-nistp384-cert-v01@openssh.com",
        "ecdsa-sha2-nistp521-cert-v01@openssh.com",
        "ssh-ed25519-cert-v01@openssh.com",
        "ecdsa-sha2-nistp256",
        "ecdsa-sha2-nistp384",
        "ecdsa-sha2-nistp521",
        "ssh-rsa",
        "ssh-dss",
        "ssh-ed25519"
      ],
      "message": "SSH client hassh fingerprint: 01ca35584ad5a1b66cf6a9846b5b2821",
      "outfile": null,
      "session": "d53c0758b940",
      "version": null,
      "dst_port": 2222,
      "password": null,
      "protocol": "ssh",
      "src_port": 2274,
      "username": null,
      "timestamp": "2026-10-19T14:07:15.460043Z",
      "duration_ms": null,
      "hasshAlgorithms": "curve25519-sha256@libssh.org,ecdh-sha2-nistp256,ecdh-sha2-nistp384,ecdh-sha2-nistp521,diffie-hellman-group14-sha1;aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr,aes128-gcm@openssh.com,chacha20-poly1305@openssh.com,arcfour256,arcfour128,arcfour,aes128-cbc,3des-cbc,aes128-gcm@openssh.com,aes128-cbc;hmac-sha2-256-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-256,hmac-sha1,hmac-sha1-96;none"
    },
    {
      "url": null,
      "uuid": "28d6f35e-aed5-11f1-a29a-0242ac120002",
      "input": null,
      "dst_ip": "172.18.0.2",
      "sensor": "hp-use-01",
      "shasum": null,
      "src_ip": "125.82.67.84",
      "eventid": "cowrie.login.success",
      "message": "login attempt [root/loveforever] succeeded",
      "outfile": null,
      "session": "d53c0758b940",
      "version": null,
      "dst_port": 2222,
      "password": "loveforever",
      "protocol": "ssh",
      "src_port": 2274,
      "username": "root",
      "timestamp": "2026-10-19T14:07:17.719754Z",
      "duration_ms": null
    },
    {
      "url": null,
      "uuid": "28d6f35e-aed5-11f1-a29a-0242ac120002",
      "input": null,
      "dst_ip": "172.18.0.2",
      "sensor": "hp-use-01",
      "shasum": null,
      "src_ip": "125.82.67.84",
      "eventid": "cowrie.session.closed",
      "message": "Connection lost after 3214 milliseconds",
      "outfile": null,
      "session": "d53c0758b940",
      "version": null,
      "dst_port": 2222,
      "password": null,
      "protocol": "ssh",
      "src_port": 2274,
      "username": null,
      "timestamp": "2026-10-19T14:07:18.435714Z",
      "duration_ms": 3214
    }
  ],
  "sensor": "hp-use-01",
  "source": "cowrie",
  "src_ip": "125.82.67.84",
  "session_id": "d53c0758b940"
}