Detectors
Every Cortex detection rule the toolbox knows about — analytics alerts, BIOCs and correlation rules — in one filterable set.
153 detectors match the current filters. tactic: TA0004 ✕
Download CSV| Type | Name | Severity | Module | Data source / event | ATT&CK |
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| 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 computer account was promoted to DC A computer account was promoted to a domain controller via a User Account Control (UAC) change. | Low | Identity Analytics | Windows Event Collector, XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | A contained executable from a mounted share initiated a suspicious outbound network connection A contained executable from a mounted share initiated a suspicious outbound network connection. Running binaries from a mounted share is highly dangerous and not typical. | Medium | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | A contained executable was executed by an unusual process A Docker-contained executable from a mounted share was executed on a host. Running a contained executable is highly dangerous and atypical. | Medium | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Privilege Escalation, Persistence |
| Analytics | A contained process attempted to escape using the 'notify on release' feature A contained process attempted to escape the host by leveraging the Docker's 'notify on release' feature. The calling process modified relevant files that might trigger a command on the host. | Medium | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | A GCP service account was delegated domain-wide authority in Google Workspace A Google Workspace admin has enabled domain-wide delegation to a GCP service account. | Low | Identity Threat Detection (ITDR), SaaS Threat Detection | Google Workspace Audit Logs | Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | A Google Workspace service was configured as unrestricted An identity configured a Google Workspace service as unrestricted Apps configured with a trusted or limited access setting can access data for unrestricted services. | Informational | Identity Threat Detection (ITDR), SaaS Threat Detection | Google Workspace Audit Logs | 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 machine certificate was issued with a mismatch A machine certificate was issued with a mismatch between the requester and the subject. | Medium | Identity Analytics | Windows Event Collector, XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics | A new machine attempted Kerberos delegation A newly created machine attempted to perform a Kerberos delegation. This suspicious activity might indicate a Kerberos relay attack. | Medium | Identity Analytics | Windows Event Collector, XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | A rare DLL, signed by an uncommon vendor, was hijacked into a Microsoft process A signed DLL was loaded into a Microsoft-signed process. This DLL hash and signature vendor are rare, which might indicate an attacker performing DLL hijacking. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Persistence, Privilege Escalation, Defense Evasion |
| Analytics BIOC | A rare file path was added to the AppInit_DLLs registry value A rare file path was added to AppInit_DLLs registry value. | Low | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Persistence, 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 | A third-party application was authorized to access the Google Workspace APIs A domain administrator authorized a third-party application to access the Google Workspace APIs. This allows the application to interact with the domain user's data within the authorized scope, as specified in the API call. | Informational | Identity Threat Detection (ITDR), SaaS Threat Detection | Google Workspace Audit Logs | Initial Access, Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | A user accessed Okta's admin application An attempt to access Okta's admin management application. | Informational | Identity Threat Detection (ITDR), SaaS Threat Detection | Okta Audit Log | Initial Access, Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | A user certificate was issued with a mismatch A certificate was issued to a user who was not the requester, this may indicate a certificate manipulation. | Informational | Identity Analytics | Windows Event Collector, XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Persistence, Privilege Escalation, Credential Access |
| Analytics | A user logged on to multiple workstations via Schannel A user logged on to multiple workstations with a certificate via Schannel. This may be indicative of a compromised account. | Informational | Identity Analytics | XDR Agent | Persistence, Privilege Escalation, Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | A user was added to a Windows security group A user was added to a Windows security group. | Informational | Identity Analytics | Windows Event Collector, XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | A WMI subscriber was created A WMI subscriber was created. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics | Abnormal File Activity in SCCMContentLib Shared Folder by user A user generated suspicious file activity within the SCCMContentLib shared folder, which is considered a high-value target for attackers. | Informational | Identity Analytics | XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Credential Access, Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | Abnormal User Login to Domain Controller A user account has successfully logged on to a Domain Controller (DC), generating a Windows Event Log. This may be a sign of DC and Active Directory (AD) compromise. | Informational | Identity Analytics | XDR Agent | Lateral Movement, Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | Access to sensitive host files from within a Kubernetes pod A process accessed sensitive host files inside a Kubernetes pod, indicating a potential container escape or privilege escalation attempt. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | Admin privileges were granted to a Google Workspace user Admin privileges were granted to a Google Workspace user. This user now has access to additional administrative functions and settings. | Informational | Identity Threat Detection (ITDR), SaaS Threat Detection | Google Workspace Audit Logs | 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 | An uncommon service was started An uncommon service was started using systemctl or service processes. | Low | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Persistence, 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 AD PIM elevation request An Azure AD PIM elevation request was denied/approved. | Informational | Identity Threat Detection (ITDR), SaaS Threat Detection | AzureAD Audit Log | Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | Azure AD PIM role settings change An identity changed the PIM role settings. | Low | Identity Threat Detection (ITDR), SaaS Threat Detection | AzureAD Audit Log | Defense Evasion, Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | Azure domain federation settings modification attempt A user or application attempted to modify the federation settings of the domain. | Low | Identity Threat Detection (ITDR), SaaS Threat Detection | AzureAD Audit Log | Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics | Azure Privilege Escalation Using an Application An Azure application was observed assigning an Azure administrator role to a user. This might indicate a privilege escalation attempt. | Medium | Identity Threat Detection (ITDR) | AzureAD Audit Log, Microsoft Graph Logs, Office 365 Audit, Okta, Palo Alto Networks Global Protect, Third-Party VPNs, XDR Agent, XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | Azure service principal assigned app role An identity assigned an app role (permissions) to a service principal. | Informational | Identity Threat Detection (ITDR), SaaS Threat Detection | AzureAD Audit Log | 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 | Azure Temporary Access Pass (TAP) registered to an account An identity registered an Azure Temporary Access Pass (TAP) to an account. | Informational | Identity Threat Detection (ITDR), SaaS Threat Detection | AzureAD Audit Log | Defense Evasion, Privilege Escalation |
| BIOC | Bypass UAC using the control.exe Registry key Control.exe is a Registry key known to be altered by attackers to allow themselves to run their malware with elevated privileges. | Medium | Platform Analytics | Registry | Privilege Escalation |
| BIOC | Bypass UAC using the IsolatedCommand Registry value IsolatedCommand is a Registry value known to be altered by attackers to allow themselves to run their malware with elevated privileges. | Medium | Platform Analytics | Registry | Privilege Escalation |
| BIOC | Bypassing Windows UAC using sysprep Attackers may use the sysprep.exe built-in Windows tools to bypass Windows UAC. | Informational | Platform Analytics | Process execution | Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | Change of sudo caching configuration Change of sudo caching configuration may have been intended to enable privilege escalation. | Low | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Defense Evasion, Privilege Escalation |
| BIOC | Command enumeration via sudo The 'sudo -l' command was executed to enumerate commands that can be executed by a user. | Informational | Platform Analytics | Process execution | Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | Creation or modification of the default command executed when opening an application Creation or modification of these registry keys can cause the execution of the specified programs, bypassing UAC. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Privilege Escalation |
| 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 |
| BIOC | Discovery of files with setgid or setuid bits Attackers may try to locate files with setgid or setuid bits set to escalate privileges. | Informational | Platform Analytics | Process execution | Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | Elevation to SYSTEM via services Services were affected by a non SYSTEM integrity level process. | Low | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Execution, Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | Execution of command from within a Kubernetes pod using kubelet credentials A command was executed from within a Kubernetes pod using Kubelet credentials. This activity allows an attacker to impersonate the node and perform privileged operations against the cluster API. | Low | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | 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 | Fodhelper.exe UAC bypass Attackers may use Fodhelper.exe to bypass UAC (User Account Control) by having it spawn their malicious process. | Medium | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | 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 | Gmail delegation was turned on for the organization A Google Workspace admin turned on Gmail delegation for all the organization's users. | Informational | Identity Threat Detection (ITDR), SaaS Threat Detection | Google Workspace Audit Logs | Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | Google Marketplace restrictions were modified An identity modified Google Marketplace Restrictions. | Informational | Identity Threat Detection (ITDR), SaaS Threat Detection | Google Workspace Audit Logs | Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | Google Workspace third-party application's security settings were changed An identity changed Google Workspace third-party application's security settings. | Informational | Identity Threat Detection (ITDR), SaaS Threat Detection | Google Workspace Audit Logs | 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 | Image file execution options (IFEO) registry key set Attackers may use the Image File Execution Options Registry key to launch their executable whenever the user attempts to execute a certain executable. | Low | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Privilege Escalation, Persistence |
| Analytics BIOC | Installation of a new System-V service Installation of a new System-V service. | Low | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | Interactive at.exe privilege escalation method Detects an interactive AT scheduled task, which may be used as a form of privilege escalation. | Low | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Execution, Privilege Escalation |
| BIOC | Kerberos ticket forging using Impacket ticketer Suspected execution of Impacket's ticketer.py script for forging TGT/TGS Kerberos tickets. | Medium | Platform Analytics | Process execution | Defense Evasion, Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | Kubelet server communication from a pod The Kubelet server was accessed from within a pod, which may indicate an attempt to escape container boundaries or escalate privileges. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Privilege Escalation, Discovery |
| Analytics BIOC | Kubernetes nsenter container escape The nsenter command was used to execute a process in the context of the initialization process. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Privilege Escalation |
| 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 BIOC | LOLBIN process executed with a high integrity level A process spawned a suspicious LOLBIN process with a higher/system integrity level. The LOLBIN process spawned with an uncommon command line. This may be an indication of malicious code execution to gain privileges. | Low | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | Machine account was added to a domain admins group A machine account was added to a domain admins group. | Medium | Identity Analytics | Windows Event Collector, XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Privilege Escalation |
| BIOC | Manipulation of MMC Registry configuration Creation or modification of these Microsoft Management Console related entries can cause the execution of the specified programs, bypassing UAC. | Informational | Platform Analytics | Registry | Privilege Escalation |
| BIOC | Manipulation of the sticky keys file Possible login bypass attack. | Medium | Platform Analytics | File | Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | Member added to a Windows local security group A member was added to a Windows local security group. | Informational | Identity Analytics | Windows Event Collector, XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics | Microsoft Configuration Manager device registration and policy request A user registered a device and requested a Microsoft Configuration Manager policy. | Informational | Identity Analytics | XDR Agent | Credential Access, Privilege Escalation |
| BIOC | Modifying ELF file capabilities via setcap An attacker may attempt to gain privileges by setting the capabilities of a file. | Informational | Platform Analytics | Process execution | Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | Mount command was executed from within a Kubernetes pod to list all the attached filesystems The mount command was executed inside a Kubernetes pod to list all the attached filesystems, which may serve as a precursor to container escape and host filesystem access. | Low | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Privilege Escalation |
| 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 | Okta admin privilege assignment A user assigned admin privileges to a new user or group. | Informational | Identity Threat Detection (ITDR), SaaS Threat Detection | Okta Audit Log | Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | Okta API Token Created A user created a new API token in Okta. | Informational | Identity Threat Detection (ITDR), SaaS Threat Detection | Okta Audit Log | Privilege Escalation, Execution, Persistence |