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Adding execution privileges

A script was granted execution privileges using chmod before being run.

Module:: Platform Analytics
Data source:: XDR Agent

ATT&CK tactics: Execution (TA0002)

ATT&CK techniques: Command and Scripting Interpreter: Unix Shell (T1059.004)

Detector tags: Kubernetes - AGENT Containers

Attacker's goals:

Attackers may use chmod to grant execution privileges to scripts or binaries for malicious execution.

Investigative actions:

Verify that this activity is not part of normal IT operations. Check for similar commands executed on other hosts.

Test period:: N/A (single event)
Deduplication:: 1 Day

1 variation:

Adding execution privileges in a Kubernetes pod Informational