Possible New Network ACL Entry Added (via cloudtrail)
This rule detects that network ACL entries have been added to a route table which could indicate that new attack vectors have been opened up in the AWS account.
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possible-new-network-acl-entry-added-via-cloudtrail
title: Possible New Network ACL Entry Added (via cloudtrail)
id: f2de5bee-d70b-5583-83eb-232ffe63983f
status: stable
description: This rule detects that network ACL entries have been added to a route table which could indicate that new attack vectors have been opened up in the AWS account.
references:
- https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1686/001/
- https://www.gorillastack.com/blog/real-time-events/important-aws-cloudtrail-security-events-tracking/
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-07-03
tags:
- attack.defense-impairment
- attack.t1686.001
logsource:
product: aws
service: cloudtrail
detection:
selection:
eventSource: 'ec2.amazonaws.com'
eventName: 'CreateNetworkAclEntry'
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: low
Known false positives
- Unknown
Detection content is published as a reviewed draft. Tune thresholds and exclusions against your own telemetry before enabling this rule for alerting.