GCP Audit Logs - Open Firewall Rule Created or Modified
Detects when a Google Cloud Platform firewall rule is created or modified to allow traffic from any source (0.0.0.0/0 or 0.0.0.0). Open firewall rules expose resources to the internet and can significantly increase…
Description
Detects when a Google Cloud Platform firewall rule is created or modified to allow traffic from any source (0.0.0.0/0 or 0.0.0.0). Open firewall rules expose resources to the internet and can significantly increase the attack surface of cloud infrastructure. This may indicate a misconfiguration, lack of security awareness, or malicious activity to create backdoor access. Adversaries may create or modify firewall rules to enable persistent access or facilitate lateral movement. This rule monitors firewall insert and patch operations where sourceRanges include unrestricted access patterns.
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- ContainersESXiIaaSLinuxmacOSNetwork DevicesWindows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the 3 ATT&CK techniques it maps to.
- Log source product
- gcpauditlogsdefinition
- Log source service
- gcpauditlogs
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
0 exclusive techniques.This is coverage no other published rule has; it is not this rule's total technique count.
No references are available for this detection.
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 8061c611-55f1-4ee5-a8f8-8f19f2c7aab2
- Tagged by the source as
- DefenseEvasionInitialAccessPersistence
Licence
- Published under
- MIT LicenseRead the licence
- Attribution
- Required
- Obtained under
- MITRead the origin licence
Authorship
- Published
- Sep 1, 2026
- Version
- 1