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Detects a privilege escalation sequence where a principal uses 'PassRole' to attach an IAM role to a newly created compute resource (Lambda, EC2, or CloudFormation stack), followed shortly by that compute resource performing privileged API calls. This behavior indicates a potential attempt to gain unauthorized elevated permissions by executing actions from an over-privileged service identity.
Detects a privilege escalation sequence where a principal uses 'PassRole' to attach an IAM role to a newly created compute resource (Lambda, EC2, or CloudFormation stack), followed shortly by that compute resource performing privileged API calls. This behavior indicates a potential attempt to gain unauthorized elevated permissions by executing actions from an over-privileged service identity.
This rule detects Entra ID Privileged Identity Management (PIM) role activations that occur with missing or generic justification, correlated with a sign-in session that has been flagged as risky (high/medium risk) or non-interactive. This combination suggests a potential session hijacking scenario where an adversary is attempting to elevate privileges using a compromised, legitimate user session.
Detects when a user account assigned to a highly privileged directory or cloud role performs the assignment shortly after exhibiting signs of compromise, such as risky sign-ins, anomalous locations, or suspected session token reuse.
Detects when a user account assigned to a highly privileged directory or cloud role performs the assignment shortly after exhibiting signs of compromise, such as risky sign-ins, anomalous locations, or suspected session token reuse.
Detects the creation of an AWS Lambda function that is assigned an excessively privileged execution role (e.g., AdministratorAccess). Attackers often leverage this technique to establish persistence or facilitate privilege escalation by creating backdoored functions that run with broad administrative permissions.
Detects the modification or attachment of IAM policies to users or roles that contain wildcard 'Allow' permissions for all actions and resources. This behavior is indicative of privilege escalation where an identity is granted full administrative control over the AWS account.
Detects potential privilege escalation where an identity with iam:PassRole permissions deploys or updates compute resources (CloudFormation, EC2, or Lambda) to assume a more privileged IAM role than the user currently holds.
Detects the use of sts:AssumeRole or sts:GetFederationToken to request temporary security credentials in a different AWS account than the one initiating the request. This can indicate cross-account privilege escalation or lateral movement using identity federation or assumed roles.
Detects potential privilege escalation where an identity with iam:PassRole permissions deploys or updates compute resources (CloudFormation, EC2, or Lambda) to assume a more privileged IAM role than the user currently holds.
Detects the use of sts:AssumeRole or sts:GetFederationToken to request temporary security credentials in a different AWS account than the one initiating the request. This can indicate cross-account privilege escalation or lateral movement using identity federation or assumed roles.
Detects anomalous process execution originating from a Python-based sandbox (such as Semantic Kernel SessionsPythonPlugin in Azure Container Apps) that attempts to break out of the container isolation. The rule monitors for command-line arguments involving interaction with the Docker socket, sensitive host namespaces, or container privilege escalation techniques, indicative of exploitation attempts related to CVE-2026-25592.
Detects the initiation of a new process where the effective user context is SYSTEM, but the originating process was launched by a non-privileged user account. This behavior is indicative of token manipulation techniques such as token impersonation or theft (e.g., via DuplicateTokenEx or ImpersonateLoggedOnUser) to escalate privileges to SYSTEM.
Detects AWS CloudTrail and Azure Active Directory (Entra ID) privilege-escalation actions (e.g., attaching policies, creating access keys, adding roles) performed by principals from rare source IPs or associated with low-frequency administrative actions, indicating potentially compromised or unauthorized account activity.
This rule detects high-risk AWS API calls that are commonly associated with privilege escalation and persistence. It monitors for the creation of overly permissive IAM policies (wildcard permissions), the creation of new access keys for existing users, and suspicious AssumeRole operations.
Detects the creation of WMI permanent event subscriptions, including the instantiation of __EventFilter, __EventConsumer, and __FilterToConsumerBinding classes. This mechanism is frequently used by adversaries for fileless and reboot-resilient persistence, as it allows for arbitrary code execution triggered by system events.
Detects potential AWS IAM privilege escalation attempts by identifying suspicious modifications to IAM policies, roles, or trust relationships, as well as unauthorized role assumption events. This rule monitors for activities such as attaching high-privilege policies (e.g., AdministratorAccess), creating new policy versions, and modifying trust policies to allow unexpected principals, which are common indicators of post-compromise activity designed to expand access within an AWS environment.
Detects non-SYSTEM processes enabling SeDebugPrivilege or SeImpersonatePrivilege shortly before launching a process as the SYSTEM user. This behavior is highly indicative of token manipulation and impersonation techniques (e.g., Potato-family exploits) used to elevate privileges from a standard or administrative account to SYSTEM.
Detects unauthorized access attempts to SYSTEM-level processes (winlogon.exe, services.exe) using specific access rights such as PROCESS_DUP_HANDLE or PROCESS_QUERY_INFORMATION. This behavior is indicative of token stealing or impersonation attempts often utilized by tools like JuicyPotato, RoguePotato, and PrintSpoofer to escalate privileges to SYSTEM.
Detects a sequence of events on a single device involving a remote MSI installation followed by PowerShell-based process elevation and administrative checks using fltmc.exe. This pattern is indicative of an attacker attempting to deploy malicious packages remotely and escalate privileges within the environment.
Detects a sequence of events on a single device involving a remote MSI installation followed by PowerShell-based process elevation and administrative checks using fltmc.exe. This pattern is indicative of an attacker attempting to deploy malicious packages remotely and escalate privileges within the environment.
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