2026 Critical Cloud Control Plane Detection: Backdoor IAM Role Created With Exte
Detects the creation of a new AWS IAM role with a trust policy that permits access from an external or wildcard principal, which is often used as a persistence mechanism to allow unauthorized cross-account access. The rule also triggers if an AdministratorAccess policy is attached to a newly created role, as these actions are commonly chained in cloud intrusions.
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