Google Cloud Kubernetes RoleBinding
Detects the creation or patching of potential malicious RoleBinding. This includes RoleBindings and ClusterRoleBinding.
Detection logic
Detection requirements
Known benign triggers
- RoleBindings and ClusterRoleBinding being modified or deleted may be performed by a system administrator. Verify whether the user identity, user agent, and/or hostname should be making changes in your environment.
- RoleBindings and ClusterRoleBinding modified or deleted from unfamiliar users should be investigated. If known behavior is causing false positives, it can be exempted from the rule.
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
Not mapped to ATT&CK.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/how-to/audit-logging | 12from 2 sources |
| cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/how-to/role-based-access-control | 3from 2 sources |
| github.com/elastic/detection-rules/pull/1267 | Only this detection cites it |
| kubernetes.io/docs/reference/access-authn-authz/rbac/ | 9from 2 sources |
| kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubernetes-api/authorization-resources/cluster-role-v1/#ClusterRole | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 0322d9f2-289a-47c2-b5e1-b63c90901a3e
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.credential-access
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1