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# Uncommon cloud CLI tool usage
### Synopsis
| Field | Value |
| -------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- |
| Activation Period | 14 Days |
| Training Period | 30 Days |
| Test Period | N/A (single event) |
| Deduplication Period | 5 Days |
| Required Data | XDR Agent |
| Detection Modules | Cloud |
| ATT\&CK Tactic | Execution (TA0002) |
| ATT\&CK Technique | Command and Scripting Interpreter: Cloud API (T1059.009) |
| Severity | Informational |
### Description
An uncommon execution of a cloud CLI tool.
### Attacker's Goals
Abuse cloud APIs to execute malicious commands.
### Investigative actions
* Check what cloud CLI commands were executed.\* Verify which cloud resources may have been affected.
### Variations
Uncommon cloud CLI tool usage within a web server pod
**Synopsis**
| Field | Value |
| ----------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- |
| ATT\&CK Tactic | Execution (TA0002) |
| ATT\&CK Technique | Command and Scripting Interpreter: Cloud API (T1059.009) |
| Severity | Low |
**Description**
An uncommon execution of a cloud CLI tool.
**Attacker's Goals**
Abuse cloud APIs to execute malicious commands.
**Investigative actions**
* Check what cloud CLI commands were executed.\* Verify which cloud resources may have been affected.
Uncommon cloud CLI tool usage within a web server
**Synopsis**
| Field | Value |
| ----------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- |
| ATT\&CK Tactic | Execution (TA0002) |
| ATT\&CK Technique | Command and Scripting Interpreter: Cloud API (T1059.009) |
| Severity | Low |
**Description**
An uncommon execution of a cloud CLI tool.
**Attacker's Goals**
Abuse cloud APIs to execute malicious commands.
**Investigative actions**
* Check what cloud CLI commands were executed.\* Verify which cloud resources may have been affected.
Uncommon cloud CLI tool usage within a cloud instance
**Synopsis**
| Field | Value |
| ----------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- |
| ATT\&CK Tactic | Execution (TA0002) |
| ATT\&CK Technique | Command and Scripting Interpreter: Cloud API (T1059.009) |
| Severity | Low |
**Description**
An uncommon execution of a cloud CLI tool.
**Attacker's Goals**
Abuse cloud APIs to execute malicious commands.
**Investigative actions**
* Check what cloud CLI commands were executed.\* Verify which cloud resources may have been affected.
Uncommon cloud CLI tool usage within a Kubernetes pod
**Synopsis**
| Field | Value |
| ----------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- |
| ATT\&CK Tactic | Execution (TA0002) |
| ATT\&CK Technique | Command and Scripting Interpreter: Cloud API (T1059.009) |
| Severity | Informational |
**Description**
An uncommon execution of a cloud CLI tool.
**Attacker's Goals**
Abuse cloud APIs to execute malicious commands.
**Investigative actions**
* Check what cloud CLI commands were executed.\* Verify which cloud resources may have been affected.
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