Analytics BIOC Informational
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A cloud identity had escalated its permissions

A cloud identity had updated its permissions.

Module:
Cortex Cloud
Licensed by:
Cloud Runtime Security (CRS)
Data source:
AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log
ATT&CK tactics: Privilege Escalation (TA0004)
ATT&CK techniques: Valid Accounts: Cloud Accounts (T1078.004) Account Manipulation (T1098)
Attacker's goals:

Escalate privileges.

Investigative actions:

Verify which permissions were granted to the identity.

Test period:
N/A (single event)
Deduplication:
5 Days
4 variations:
  • A cloud identity with high administrative activity had escalated its permissions Informational
  • A cloud compute service had escalated its permissions Medium (parent: Informational)
  • A cloud non-human identity had escalated its permissions Low (parent: Informational)
  • A cloud identity escalated its permissions to a high privilege role/policy Low (parent: Informational)