Techniques › T1614 › AN0122
AN0122 Analytic 0122
IaaS · attack.mitre.org · ATT&CK Enterprise v19.2
<p>Detection of queries to instance metadata services (e.g., AWS IMDS, Azure Metadata Service) for availability zone, region, or network geolocation details. Correlation with non-management accounts or non-standard workloads may indicate adversary reconnaissance.</p>
- Detects
- T1614 System Location Discovery
- Part of
- DET0043 Detection Strategy for System Location Discovery
Log sources and channels
Exactly as MITRE states them in x_mitre_log_source_references. Where a channel is vague, it is vague in the source; kevmap does not tidy it.
| Log source | Channel | Data component |
|---|---|---|
| AWS:CloudTrail | GetMetadata, DescribeInstanceIdentity | DC0021 OS API Execution |
| azure:vpcflow | HTTP requests to 169.254.169.254 or Azure Metadata endpoints | DC0085 Network Traffic Content |
Mutable elements
Parameters MITRE marks as environment-specific. These are the knobs you are expected to tune; they are why an analytic is not a rule.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
MetadataQueryAllowList | Expected services that query cloud metadata APIs. Any additional sources may be malicious. |