from logs-aws.cloudtrail-* metadata _id, _version, _index
// Filter for successful snapshot modifications
| where
event.provider == "ec2.amazonaws.com"
and event.action == "ModifySnapshotAttribute"
and event.outcome == "success"
// dissect parameters to extract key fields
| 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}}]}}}"
// Match on snapshot permission **removal**
| where Esql.aws_cloudtrail_request_parameters_operation_type == "remove"
// 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.address
Install detection rules in Elastic Security
Detect AWS EC2 EBS Snapshot Access Removed 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).