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.