High-risk tools in Cortex
5 of the 31 tools in Cortex are classified as high risk. This page profiles those tools specifically, with recommended policy actions and the attack patterns that target them.
Every operation listed below is an action PolicyLayer recommends controlling at the transport layer. Open any tool to see the full profile, risk score, and YAML policy snippet.
Tools at high risk
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cortex_analyze_observableExecuteRun applicable analyzers against an observable and collect aggregated results with taxonomy summary. Can auto-detect data type. By default only an explicit allowlist of analyzer...
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cortex_run_analyzerExecuteSubmit an observable to a specific analyzer for analysis
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cortex_run_analyzer_by_nameExecuteRun an analyzer by name instead of ID (convenience wrapper)
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cortex_run_analyzer_fileExecuteSubmit a file to a specific analyzer for analysis. Provide a file path or base64-encoded content.
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cortex_run_responderExecuteExecute a responder action against a TheHive entity (case, task, artifact, alert). DESTRUCTIVE: responders perform real-world side effects (blocking IPs, sending mail, isolating...
Attacks that target this class
High-risk tools in any server share these documented attack patterns. Each links to the full case and the defensive policy.