IAM instance profile was associated with EC2 instance

Synopsis

Field	Value
Activation Period	14 Days
Training Period	30 Days
Test Period	N/A (single event)
Deduplication Period	5 Days
Required Data	AWS Audit Log
Detection Modules	Cloud
ATT&CK Tactic	Privilege Escalation (TA0004), Persistence (TA0003)
ATT&CK Technique	Account Manipulation: Additional Cloud Roles (T1098.003)
Severity	Informational

Description

An AWS IAM instance profile was associated with EC2 instance.

Attacker's Goals

• Add additional cloud roles or permissions to maintain persistent access or escalate privileges.

Investigative actions

• Review affected role attributes and permissions.* Investigate any suspicious activities related to the identity and the role.