UpdateLoginProfile
AWS
UpdateLoginProfile
Event
Updates the console login password for an IAM user.
Security Context
- Account manipulation is a primary persistence technique, allowing adversaries to maintain access through modified permissions or credentials.
- Credential harvesting enables adversaries to expand their access by obtaining authentication material for additional services and accounts.
- Actions that disrupt cloud services can have cascading effects on dependent systems and business operations.
Log Source
CloudTrail
Sample Event
Adversarial. Draco resets Hermione’s console password. He sets PasswordResetRequired: false so the password is usable immediately (no on-next-login prompt). Hermione’s MFA is still attached to her user — but if Draco can disable her MFA via DeactivateMFADevice (separate event), he has full console access in her name. T1098 + T1531 (account access removal — for the legitimate user) + T1098 (account manipulation — for the adversary).
{ "eventVersion": "1.09", "userIdentity": { "type": "IAMUser", "principalId": "AIDADRAC0MALF0YBADGY", "arn": "arn:aws:iam::555123456789:user/draco", "accountId": "555123456789", "accessKeyId": "AKIADRAC0MALF0YEXAMP5", "userName": "draco", "sessionContext": { "attributes": { "creationDate": "2026-04-15T18:51:02Z", "mfaAuthenticated": "false" } } }, "eventTime": "2026-04-15T21:54:42Z", "eventSource": "iam.amazonaws.com", "eventName": "UpdateLoginProfile", "awsRegion": "us-east-1", "sourceIPAddress": "203.0.113.66", "userAgent": "aws-cli/1.18.147 Python/3.7.10 Linux/5.4.0-1045-aws botocore/1.18.6", "requestParameters": { "userName": "hermione", "passwordResetRequired": false }, "responseElements": null, "requestID": "90000000-0000-4000-8000-000111010000", "eventID": "90000000-0000-4000-8000-000111010001", "readOnly": false, "eventType": "AwsApiCall", "managementEvent": true, "recipientAccountId": "555123456789", "eventCategory": "Management", "tlsDetails": { "tlsVersion": "TLSv1.3", "cipherSuite": "TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256", "clientProvidedHostHeader": "iam.amazonaws.com" }}MITRE ATT&CK Mapping
Tactics: Persistence Impact Credential Access
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. These actions could also include accoun...
- T1531 — Account Access Removal — Adversaries may interrupt availability of system and network resources by inhibiting access to accounts utilized by legitimate users. Accounts may be deleted, locked, or manipulated (ex: changed credentials, revoked permissions for SaaS platforms such as Sharepoint) to remove access to accounts....