Detectors

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

120 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 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 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 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 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 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 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
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
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
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
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
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 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 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
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 PKINIT TGT authentication request A Kerberos TGT was requested using PKINIT. This may indicate an attack on Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS), such as shadow credential exploitation or certificate-based authentication abuse. Informational Identity Analytics Windows Event Collector, XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) Lateral Movement, Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC Possible DLL Hijack into a Microsoft process An unsigned DLL was loaded into a Microsoft signed process. This DLL name is usually signed by Microsoft, which might indicate an attacker performing DLL Hijacking. Informational Platform Analytics XDR Agent Persistence, Privilege Escalation, Defense Evasion
Analytics BIOC Possible DLL Search Order Hijacking An attacker might abuse the Windows DLL search order to trigger known, signed processes to load the attacker's malicious module. Low Platform Analytics XDR Agent Persistence, Privilege Escalation, Defense Evasion
Analytics BIOC Possible Kerberos relay attack A suspicious local network login was observed, which might indicate on Kerberos relay attack. This attack can lead to privilege escalation by obtaining system privileges on the target. Low Platform Analytics Windows Event Collector, XDR Agent Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC Privileged certificate request via certificate template A privileged certificate was requested via certificate template. Informational Identity Analytics Windows Event Collector, XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) Privilege Escalation
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 PsExec was executed with a suspicious command line PsExec.exe was executed. Informational Platform Analytics XDR Agent Execution, Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC Service ticket request with a spoofed sAMAccountName A Kerberos service ticket (ST) was requested for an account with a spoofed sAMAccountName. Medium Identity Analytics Windows Event Collector, XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) Privilege Escalation, Persistence
Analytics BIOC Setuid and Setgid file bit manipulation The setuid or setgid bits were set on a file. Low Platform Analytics XDR Agent Privilege Escalation, Defense Evasion
Analytics BIOC SPNs cleared from a machine account Service principal names were cleared from a machine account. Low Identity Analytics Windows Event Collector, XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) Privilege Escalation, Persistence
Analytics BIOC Suspicious account attribute modification that matches that of another account Suspicious account attribute modification that matches that of another account. Low Identity Analytics Windows Event Collector, XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) Privilege Escalation, Persistence
Analytics BIOC Suspicious container orchestration job A suspicious orchestration job ran with a rare command line. Low Platform Analytics XDR Agent Execution, Persistence, Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC Suspicious dNSHostName attribute change to DC name The dNSHostName attribute of a machine account was changed to a Domain Controller server name. Medium Identity Analytics Windows Event Collector, XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) Privilege Escalation, Persistence
Analytics BIOC Suspicious process executed with a high integrity level A suspicious process was spawned with a High or System integrity level, which is higher than its parent process. This may indicate malicious privilege escalation. Informational Platform Analytics XDR Agent Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC Suspicious process execution in a privileged container A process was executed in a privileged Kubernetes Pod for the first time in the past 30 days. Informational Platform Analytics XDR Agent Execution, Privilege Escalation