Adding execution privileges

Synopsis

Field	Value
Activation Period	14 Days
Training Period	30 Days
Test Period	N/A (single event)
Deduplication Period	1 Day
Required Data	XDR Agent
Detector Tags	Kubernetes - AGENT, Containers
ATT&CK Tactic	Execution (TA0002)
ATT&CK Technique	Command and Scripting Interpreter: Unix Shell (T1059.004)
Severity	Informational

Description

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

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.

Variations

Adding execution privileges in a Kubernetes pod

Synopsis

Field	Value
ATT&CK Tactic	Execution (TA0002)
ATT&CK Technique	Command and Scripting Interpreter: Unix Shell (T1059.004)
Severity	Informational

Description

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

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.