CreatePolicy

CSP: AWS

Tactics:

Persistence Privilege Escalation

Techniques:

T1098

Tags:

AWS IAM

Event

Creates a new managed IAM policy that can be attached to users, groups, or roles to define permissions.

Security Context

• Adversaries attach overly permissive policies to maintain persistent, elevated access even after initial credentials are rotated.

Log Source

CloudTrail

Sample Event

MITRE ATT&CK Mapping

Tactics: Persistence Privilege Escalation

Techniques:

• T1098 — Account Manipulation — Adversaries may manipulate accounts to maintain and/or elevate access to victim systems. Account manipulation may consist of any action that preserves or modifies adversary access to a compromised account, such as modifying credentials or permission groups.