Isovalent Cloud Metadata

Date: 2025-10-28 ID: 04085959-2f4e-4804-bebc-64daff81d0c4 Author: Bhavin Patel, Splunk Environment: not_applicable Directory: isovalent_cloud_metadata

Description

This data is created in a K8s cluster running Tetragon and Cisco Isovalent Runtime Security to simulate accessing cloud metadata service.

MITRE ATT&CK Techniques

ID	Technique	Tactic
T1552.005	Cloud Instance Metadata API	Credential Access

Environment Details

Field	Value
Environment	not_applicable
Directory	isovalent_cloud_metadata
Test Date	2025-10-28

Datasets

The following datasets were collected during this attack simulation:

Process_connect

Path: /datasets/attack_techniques/T1552.005/isovalent_cloud_metadata/process_connect.log
Sourcetype: cisco:isovalent:processConnect
Source: not_applicable

The following detections in our security content repository use this attack data for testing:

Detection Name	Type	Source	MITRE ATT&CK	Analytic Story
Cisco Isovalent - Access To Cloud Metadata Service	`Anomaly`	Endpoint	T1552.005	Cisco Isovalent Suspicious Activity

Usage Instructions

Replay with Splunk Attack Data

Replay attack data with replay.py from Splunk Attack Data.

1python replay.py --dataset /datasets/attack_techniques/T1552.005/isovalent_cloud_metadata/process_connect.log --index attack_data

Manual Import

Download the dataset files from the paths listed above
Configure your Splunk instance with the appropriate sourcetypes
Import the logs using the Splunk Add Data wizard

Find more detections and analytics for this attack technique in our security content repository.

Source: GitHub | Version: 1.0