Privilege Escalation (TA0004)(opens in a new tab or window)
event.dataset : "aws.cloudtrail" and
event.provider : "sts.amazonaws.com" and
event.action : "AssumeRole" and
aws.cloudtrail.user_identity.type : "AssumedRole" and
event.outcome : "success"
Install detection rules in Elastic Security
Detect AWS STS Role Chaining 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).