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GCP Admin Privileged Roles Added To Service Accounts

Severity
low
Type
Alert
Author
Google Cloud Security
Source
github.com/chronicle/detection-rules

Detect when admin privileged roles such as Owner or Editor are added to a Service Account.

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

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Rule body yaral

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 rule gcp_admin_privileged_roles_added_to_service_accounts {

  meta:
    author = "Google Cloud Security"
    description = "Detect when admin privileged roles such as Owner or Editor are added to a Service Account."
    rule_id = "mr_9ffebc73-6d73-40bd-8973-2d53a810272f"
    rule_name = "GCP Admin Privileged Roles Added To Service Accounts"
    mitre_attack_tactic = "Persistence, Privilege Escalation"
    mitre_attack_technique = "Account Manipulation: Additional Cloud Roles"
    mitre_attack_url = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1098/003/"
    mitre_attack_version = "v14.1"
    type = "Alert"
    data_source = "GCP Cloud Audit"
    platform = "GCP"
    severity = "Low"
    priority = "Low"

  events:
    $gcp.metadata.event_type = "USER_RESOURCE_UPDATE_PERMISSIONS"
    $gcp.metadata.log_type = "GCP_CLOUDAUDIT"
    $gcp.metadata.product_event_type = "SetIamPolicy"
    $gcp.security_result.action = "ALLOW"
    $gcp.target.resource.attribute.labels["ser_binding_deltas_action"] = "ADD"
    $gcp.target.resource.attribute.labels["ser_binding_deltas_role"] = /roles\/owner.*|roles\/editor.*/ nocase
    $gcp.target.resource.attribute.labels["ser_binding_deltas_member"] = /^serviceAccount/ nocase

  outcome:
    $risk_score = max(35)
    $mitre_attack_tactic = "Persistence, Privilege Escalation"
    $mitre_attack_technique = "Account Manipulation: Additional Cloud Roles"
    $mitre_attack_technique_id = "T1098.003"
    $event_count = count_distinct($gcp.metadata.id)
    $network_http_user_agent = array_distinct($gcp.network.http.user_agent)
    $principal_ip = array_distinct($gcp.principal.ip)
    $principal_ip_country = array_distinct($gcp.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region)
    $principal_ip_state = array_distinct($gcp.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.state)
    $principal_user_id = $gcp.principal.user.userid
    $principal_user_display_name = $gcp.principal.user.user_display_name
    $target_resource_name = $gcp.target.resource.name
    $event_name = $gcp.metadata.product_event_type
    $target_email_addresses = array_distinct($gcp.target.user.email_addresses)

  condition:
    $gcp
}

Detection logic

Fires when at least one $gcp event.

Events

$gcp USER_RESOURCE_UPDATE_PERMISSIONS

  • metadata.log_type = "GCP_CLOUDAUDIT"
  • metadata.product_event_type = "SetIamPolicy"
  • security_result.action = "ALLOW"
  • target.resource.attribute.labels["ser_binding_deltas_action"] = "ADD"
  • target.resource.attribute.labels["ser_binding_deltas_role"] matches "roles\/owner.*|roles\/editor.*"
  • target.resource.attribute.labels["ser_binding_deltas_member"] matches "^serviceAccount"

Outcome

Fields the detection emits on a match. $risk_score drives alerting; Chronicle surfaces the rest on the detection.

FieldExpression
risk_scoremax(35)
event_countcount_distinct($gcp.metadata.id)
network_http_user_agentarray_distinct($gcp.network.http.user_agent)
principal_iparray_distinct($gcp.principal.ip)
principal_ip_countryarray_distinct($gcp.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region)
principal_ip_statearray_distinct($gcp.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.state)
principal_user_id$gcp.principal.user.userid
principal_user_display_name$gcp.principal.user.user_display_name
target_resource_name$gcp.target.resource.name
event_name$gcp.metadata.product_event_type
target_email_addressesarray_distinct($gcp.target.user.email_addresses)