CyberArk Privileged Access Security Recommended Monitor


Description

Identifies the occurrence of a CyberArk Privileged Access Security (PAS) non-error level audit event which is recommended for monitoring by the vendor. The event.code correlates to the CyberArk Vault Audit Action Code.

Query · kuery

data_stream.dataset:cyberarkpas.audit and
  event.code:(4 or 22 or 24 or 31 or 38 or 57 or 60 or 130 or 295 or 300 or 302 or
              308 or 319 or 344 or 346 or 359 or 361 or 378 or 380 or 411) and
  not event.type:error

Known false positives

  • To tune this rule, add exceptions to exclude any event.code which should not trigger this rule.

Analyst notes

The CyberArk Privileged Access Security (PAS) Fleet integration, Filebeat module, or similarly structured data is required to be compatible with this rule.

Triage and analysis

This is a promotion rule for CyberArk events, which the vendor recommends should be monitored. Consult vendor documentation on interpreting specific events.

Raw source CyberArk Privileged Access Security Recommended Monitor · Elastic TOML
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Published by elastic/detection-rules ↗, licensed under Elastic License 2.0 ↗. Reproduced here unmodified.
[metadata]
creation_date = "2021/06/23"
integration = ["cyberarkpas"]
maturity = "production"
promotion = true
updated_date = "2026/04/10"

[rule]
author = ["Elastic"]
description = """
Identifies the occurrence of a CyberArk Privileged Access Security (PAS) non-error level audit event which is
recommended for monitoring by the vendor. The event.code correlates to the CyberArk Vault Audit Action Code.
"""
false_positives = ["To tune this rule, add exceptions to exclude any event.code which should not trigger this rule."]
from = "now-30m"
index = ["filebeat-*", "logs-cyberarkpas.audit*"]
language = "kuery"
license = "Elastic License v2"
name = "CyberArk Privileged Access Security Recommended Monitor"
note = """## Setup

The CyberArk Privileged Access Security (PAS) Fleet integration, Filebeat module, or similarly structured data is required to be compatible with this rule.

## Triage and analysis

This is a promotion rule for CyberArk events, which the vendor recommends should be monitored.
Consult vendor documentation on interpreting specific events.
"""
references = [
    "https://docs.cyberark.com/Product-Doc/OnlineHelp/PAS/Latest/en/Content/PASREF/Vault%20Audit%20Action%20Codes.htm?tocpath=Administration%7CReferences%7C_____3#RecommendedActionCodesforMonitoring",
]
risk_score = 73
rule_id = "c5f81243-56e0-47f9-b5bb-55a5ed89ba57"
rule_name_override = "event.action"
severity = "high"
tags = [
    "Data Source: CyberArk PAS",
    "Use Case: Log Auditing",
    "Use Case: Threat Detection",
    "Tactic: Privilege Escalation",
    "Resources: Investigation Guide",
]
timestamp_override = "event.ingested"
type = "query"

query = '''
data_stream.dataset:cyberarkpas.audit and
  event.code:(4 or 22 or 24 or 31 or 38 or 57 or 60 or 130 or 295 or 300 or 302 or
              308 or 319 or 344 or 346 or 359 or 361 or 378 or 380 or 411) and
  not event.type:error
'''


[[rule.threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"

[[rule.threat.technique]]
id = "T1078"
name = "Valid Accounts"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1078/"

[rule.threat.tactic]
id = "TA0004"
name = "Privilege Escalation"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0004/"

[[rule.threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"

[rule.threat.tactic]
id = "TA0001"
name = "Initial Access"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0001/"

[[rule.threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"

[[rule.threat.technique]]
id = "T1555"
name = "Credentials from Password Stores"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1555/"

[rule.threat.tactic]
id = "TA0006"
name = "Credential Access"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0006/"

[[rule.threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"

[[rule.threat.technique]]
id = "T1098"
name = "Account Manipulation"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1098/"

[rule.threat.tactic]
id = "TA0003"
name = "Persistence"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0003/"

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