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AN0753 Analytic 0753

IaaS · attack.mitre.org · ATT&CK Enterprise v19.2

<p>Use of cloud-based bastion or VM console session followed by commands that initiate outbound SSH or RDP sessions from the cloud instance to other environments.</p>
Detects
T1021 Remote Services
Part of
DET0269 Behavioral Detection Strategy for Remote Service Logins and Post-Access Activity

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 sourceChannelData component
AWS:CloudTrailAWS ConsoleLogin, StartSessionDC0067 Logon Session Creation
AWS:VPCFlowLogsOutbound connections to port 22, 3389DC0082 Network Connection Creation

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.

FieldDescription
SourceAssetTagLimit detection to cloud admin/bastion hosts
TargetPortListDefine critical remote service ports to flag

KEV CVEs whose mapped technique this analytic detects

CVEVendor / productState
CVE-2020-1472Microsoft NetlogonMapped
CVE-2023-28252Microsoft WindowsMapped
CVE-2024-55591Fortinet FortiOS and FortiProxyMapped
CVE-2025-54309CrushFTP CrushFTPMapped