from logs-aws.cloudtrail-* metadata _id, _version, _index
| where
event.provider == "ec2.amazonaws.com"
and event.action == "ModifySnapshotAttribute"
and event.outcome == "success"
// Extract snapshotId, attribute type, operation type, and userId
| dissect aws.cloudtrail.request_parameters
"{%{?snapshotId}=%{Esql.aws_cloudtrail_request_parameters_snapshot_id},%{?attributeType}=%{Esql.aws_cloudtrail_request_parameters_attribute_type},%{?createVolumePermission}={%{Esql.aws_cloudtrail_request_parameters_operation_type}={%{?items}=[{%{?userId}=%{Esql_priv.aws_cloudtrail_request_parameters_user_id}}]}}}"
// Check for snapshot permission added for another AWS account
| where
Esql.aws_cloudtrail_request_parameters_operation_type == "add"
and cloud.account.id != Esql_priv.aws_cloudtrail_request_parameters_user_id
// keep ECS and derived fields
| keep
@timestamp,
aws.cloudtrail.user_identity.arn,
cloud.account.id,
event.action,
Esql.aws_cloudtrail_request_parameters_snapshot_id,
Esql.aws_cloudtrail_request_parameters_attribute_type,
Esql.aws_cloudtrail_request_parameters_operation_type,
Esql_priv.aws_cloudtrail_request_parameters_user_id,
source.ip
Install detection rules in Elastic Security
Detect AWS EC2 EBS Snapshot Shared or Made Public in the Elastic Security detection engine by installing this rule into your Elastic Stack.
To setup this rule, check out the installation guide for Prebuilt Security Detection Rules(opens in a new tab or window).