Detectors

Every Cortex detection rule the toolbox knows about — analytics alerts, BIOCs and correlation rules — in one filterable set.

50 detectors match the current filters. tactic: TA0004 ✕

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Type Name Severity Module Data source / event ATT&CK
Analytics BIOC A cloud identity had escalated its permissions A cloud identity had updated its permissions. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC A Kubernetes cluster role binding was created or deleted A Kubernetes cluster role binding was created or deleted. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log, Kubernetes Audit Logs Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC A Kubernetes cluster role was created A Kubernetes cluster role was created. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log, Kubernetes Audit Logs Persistence, Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC A Kubernetes role binding was created or deleted A Kubernetes role binding was created or deleted. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log, Kubernetes Audit Logs Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC A Service Principal was created in Azure A Service Principal was created in Azure. This could indicate a malicious actor attempting to gain access to a resource. Informational Cortex Cloud Azure Audit Log Initial Access, Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC An Azure Kubernetes Role or Cluster-Role was modified An Azure Kubernetes Role or Cluster-Role was modified or deleted. This could indicate malicious activity and should be investigated. Informational Cortex Cloud Azure Audit Log Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC An Azure Kubernetes Role-Binding or Cluster-Role-Binding was modified or deleted An Azure Kubernetes Role-Binding or Cluster-Role-Binding was modified or deleted. This could indicate a security breach or malicious activity. Informational Cortex Cloud Azure Audit Log Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC An identity attached an administrative policy to an IAM user or role An identity attached an administrative policy to an IAM user or role. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Privilege Escalation, Persistence
Analytics BIOC An identity created or updated password for an IAM user An identity created or updated an AWS console password for an IAM user. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Privilege Escalation, Persistence
Analytics BIOC An identity was granted permissions to manage user access to Azure resources An identity was granted the User Access Administrator permission at the tenant scope. Informational Cortex Cloud Azure Audit Log Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC AWS support case creation A cloud identity has created a new case in AWS support. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Discovery, Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC Azure storage account blob anonymous access is enabled It is possible to configure anonymous access to blobs within the storage account. Informational Cortex Cloud Azure Audit Log Defense Evasion, Privilege Escalation, Initial Access
Analytics BIOC Credentials were added to Azure application Credentials were added to an Azure application. Informational Cortex Cloud Azure Audit Log, Microsoft Graph Logs Persistence, Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC External user invitation to Azure tenant An external user was invited to Azure tenant. Informational Cortex Cloud Azure Audit Log, Microsoft Graph Logs Persistence, Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC GCP administrative role granted to a cloud identity A cloud identity granted an administrative IAM role to another identity. Informational Cortex Cloud Gcp Audit Log Persistence, Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC GCP sensitive Cloud Run role granted A cloud identity granted itself a sensitive Cloud Run IAM role. Informational Cortex Cloud Gcp Audit Log Persistence, Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC GCP sensitive compute role granted A cloud identity granted itself a sensitive compute IAM role. Informational Cortex Cloud Gcp Audit Log Persistence, Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC GCP sensitive Deployment Manager role granted A cloud identity granted itself a sensitive Deployment Manager IAM role. Informational Cortex Cloud Gcp Audit Log Persistence, Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC GCP sensitive Functions role granted A cloud identity granted itself a sensitive Functions IAM role. Informational Cortex Cloud Gcp Audit Log Persistence, Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC GCP sensitive IAM role granted A cloud identity granted itself a sensitive IAM role. Informational Cortex Cloud Gcp Audit Log Persistence, Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC GCP sensitive role granted to group A cloud identity granted a sensitive role to a group. Low Cortex Cloud Gcp Audit Log Persistence, Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC GCP sensitive Secret Manager role granted A cloud identity granted itself a sensitive Secret Manager IAM role. Informational Cortex Cloud Gcp Audit Log Persistence, Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC GCP sensitive storage role granted A cloud identity granted itself a sensitive storage IAM role. Informational Cortex Cloud Gcp Audit Log Persistence, Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC GCP service account impersonation attempt An attempt to impersonate the GCP service account failed. Informational Cortex Cloud Gcp Audit Log Privilege Escalation, Initial Access
Analytics BIOC GCP set IAM policy activity A cloud identity had modified a resource policy bindings. Informational Cortex Cloud Gcp Audit Log Persistence, Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC IAM inline policy was added to group A cloud identity added an AWS IAM inline policy to an IAM group. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Persistence, Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC IAM inline policy was added to role A cloud identity added an AWS IAM inline policy to an IAM role. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Persistence, Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC IAM inline policy was added to user A cloud identity added an AWS IAM inline policy to an IAM user. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Persistence, Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC IAM instance profile was associated with EC2 instance An AWS IAM instance profile was associated with EC2 instance. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Privilege Escalation, Persistence
Analytics BIOC IAM instance profile was created An AWS IAM instance profile was created. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Privilege Escalation, Persistence
Analytics BIOC IAM instance profile was replaced for EC2 instance An AWS IAM instance profile was replaced for EC2 instance. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Privilege Escalation, Persistence
Analytics BIOC IAM policy default version was changed A cloud identity set the specified version of an AWS IAM policy as the policy's default. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Persistence, Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC IAM policy version was created A cloud identity created an AWS-managed IAM policy version. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Persistence, Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC IAM policy was attached to group A cloud identity attached an AWS IAM policy to an IAM group. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Persistence, Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC IAM policy was attached to role An AWS IAM policy was attached to this role. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Privilege Escalation, Persistence
Analytics BIOC IAM role trust policy modification A cloud identity updated the trust policy of an AWS IAM role. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Persistence, Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC IAM role was created An IAM role was created. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Persistence, Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC IAM User added to an IAM group An IAM user was added to an IAM group. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Privilege Escalation, Persistence
Analytics BIOC Kubernetes Pod Created with host Inter Process Communications (IPC) namespace An identity created a Kubernetes pod with the host Inter Process Communications (IPC) namespace. This may indicate an adversary attempting to access data used by other pods that use the host's IPC namespace. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log, Kubernetes Audit Logs Privilege Escalation, Execution
Analytics BIOC Kubernetes Pod created with host process ID (PID) namespace An identity created a Kubernetes pod with the host process ID (PID) namespace. This may indicate an adversary attempting to access processes running on the host, which could allow escalating privileges to root. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log, Kubernetes Audit Logs Privilege Escalation, Execution
Analytics BIOC Kubernetes Pod Created With Sensitive Volume An identity created a Kubernetes Pod with a sensitive volume, allowing the Pod to have read or write permissions on the host's filesystem This could suggest an effort by an adversary to access sensitive files on the host and employ techniques for escalating privileges. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log, Kubernetes Audit Logs Privilege Escalation, Execution
Analytics BIOC Kubernetes pod creation with host network An identity created a Kubernetes pod attached to the host network. This may indicate an adversary attempting to access services bound to localhost, sniff traffic on any interface on the host, and potentially bypass the network policy. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log, Kubernetes Audit Logs Privilege Escalation, Execution
Analytics BIOC Kubernetes Privileged Pod Creation An identity created a Kubernetes pod with a privileged container. This may indicate an adversary attempting to access that host's filesystem or gain root access to the host. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log, Kubernetes Audit Logs Privilege Escalation, Execution
Analytics Multiple failed AWS assume role attempts An AWS identity performed an unusual high number of failed assume role attempts. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Discovery, Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC Owner was added to Azure application An Owner was added to an Azure application. Informational Cortex Cloud Azure Audit Log, Microsoft Graph Logs Privilege Escalation, Persistence
Analytics BIOC Privileged role used by Azure application An Azure application with high-level API permissions invoked a request to the Microsoft Graph API. Low Cortex Cloud Azure Audit Log, Microsoft Graph Logs Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC Unusual cloud identity impersonation A cloud identity attempted to impersonate another identity for the first time. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Privilege Escalation, Defense Evasion, Initial Access
Analytics BIOC Unusual Identity and Access Management (IAM) activity A cloud identity performed an unusual IAM operation. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Persistence, Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC Unusual resource modification by newly seen IAM user A cloud resource was modified by a newly seen IAM user. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Persistence, Privilege Escalation, Impact
Analytics BIOC Unusual user-agent for a cloud identity A cloud identity has executed an API call with an unusual user-agent. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Initial Access, Persistence, Privilege Escalation, Defense Evasion