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Incident Fields

Name	Description
DNS Query Name	The domain name queried in the DNS request.
Host Mac Address	MAC address of the endpoint or server on which this alert triggered.
Image Name
Actor Process Instance ID	Unique identifier of the Actor Process instance generated by Cortex XDR
File Macro SHA256	SHA256 hash value of an Microsoft Office file macro
File MD5	MD5 hash value of the file.
Process execution signer	Signer of the process that triggered the alert.
Host Risk Reasons	The descriptions of the reasons that contributed to the host's risk level.
Hostname	The hostname of the endpoint or server on which this alert triggered. The hostname is generally available for XDR agent alerts or alerts that are stitched with EDR data. When the hostname is unknown, this field is blank.
Cloud Referenced Resource	Represents the resources that are referenced in the alert log. In most cases, the referred resource will be where the operation was initiated on
Agent OS Sub Type	The operating system subtype of the agent from which the alert was triggered.
CGO path
Host FQDN	The fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the Windows endpoint or server on which this alert triggered.
Cluster Name
Remote IP	The remote IP address of a network operation that triggered the alert.
Email Subject	The email subject value of a firewall alerts triggered on a the content of a malicious email.
Alert Search Results
File SHA256	SHA256 hash value of the file.
Initiated By	The name of the process that initiated an activity such as a network connection or registry change.
User Risk Reasons	The descriptions of the reasons that contributed to the user's risk level.
Cloud Resource Sub-type	A more specific classification used to map the types of resources. For example, DISK,VPC, Subnet are all mapped to Compute
Excluded	Whether the alert is excluded by an exclusion configuration
Misc	Miscellaneous information about the alert.
Initiator MD5	The MD5 value of the process which initiated the alert.
Initiator SHA256	The SHA256 hash value of the initiator.
Email Sender	The email sender value of a firewall alerts triggered on a the content of a malicious email.
Initiator TID	Thread ID (TID) of the initiating process.
Initiator signature	Signing status of the process that initiated the activity: Unsigned, Signed, Invalid Signature, Unknown.
User Risk Level	The risk level associated with the risky user. Can be LOW, MED or HIGH.
Initiator PID	Process ID (PID) of the initiating process.
CGO CMD	Command-line arguments of the Causality Group Owner.
App-id	Related App-ID for an alert. App-ID is a traffic classification system that determines what an application is irrespective of port, protocol, encryption (SSH or SSL) or any other evasive tactic used by the application. When known, you can also pivot to the Palo Alto Networks Applipedia entry that describes the detected application.
Container ID
Domain	The domain on which an alert was triggered.
Target process name	The name of the process whose creation triggered the alert.
Target process SHA256	The SHA256 hash vale of an external DLL file that triggered the alert.
Host IP	IP address of the endpoint or server on which this alert triggered.
Cloud Operation Type
CGO signature	Signing status of the CGO: Unsigned, Signed, Invalid Signature, Unknown.
Is Phishing	Indicates whether a firewall alert is classified as phishing
NGFW Vsys Name	Name of the virtual system for the Palo Alto Networks firewall that triggered an alert
Initiator signer	Signer of the process that triggered the alert.
Contains Featured User
Cloud Identity Type	Classification used to map identity type that initiated an operation which triggered an alert. For example, Service, Application and Temporary Credentials
Registry Full Key	If the alert triggered on registry modifications (the Event Type is Registry) this is the full registry key that triggered the alert. If not, then N/A.
Rule ID	The ID that matches the rule that triggered the alert
appsubcategory	APP-ID Sub category name associated with a firewall alert
OS Parent SHA256	Parent operating system SHA256 hash value
CID	Unique identifier of the causality instance generated by Cortex XDR
Country
Event Type	The type of event on which the alert was triggered: File Event, Injection Event, Load Image Event, Network Event, Process Execution, Registry Event
Source Zone Name	The source zone name of the connection for firewall alerts.
Process execution signature	Signature status of the process that triggered the alert: Unsigned, Signed, Invalid Signature, Unknown.
File path	When the alert triggered on a file (the Event Type is File) this is the path to the file on the endpoint. If not, then N/A.
OS Parent CMD	Command-line used to by the parent operating system to initiate the process including any arguments
OS Parent Signature	Signing status of the operating system of the activity
Host OS	Action taken by the alert sensor, either Detected or Prevented with action status displayed in parenthesis.
Contains Featured IP Address
Cloud Project	Represents the cloud provider folders or projects. For example, AWS Accounts and Azure Subscriptions
User name	The name of the user that initiated the behavior that triggered the alert. If the user is a domain user account, this field also identifies the domain. Any alert triggered based on network, authentication, or login events, displays the User Name in the follow standardized format in the Alerts and Incidents pages.<company domain>\<username>
Local Port	If the alert triggered on network activity (the Event Type is Network Connection) this is the port on the endpoint that triggered the alert. If not, then N/A.
Starred	Whether the alert is starred by starring configuration
Email Recipient	The email recipient value of a firewall alerts triggered on a the content of a malicious email.
CGO MD5	The MD5 value of the CGO that initiated the alert.
Contains Featured Host
App Technology	APP-ID technology name associated with a firewall alert
Host Risk Level	The risk level associated with the risky host. Can be LOW, MED, or HIGH
CGO SHA256	The SHA256 value of the CGO that initiated the alert.
Timestamp	The date and time when the alert was triggered. Right-click to Show rows 30 days prior or 30 days after the selected timestamp field value
FW Rule ID	The firewall rule ID that triggered the firewall alert
OS Parent Signer	Parent operating system signer
Action	Action taken by the alert sensor, either Detected or Prevented with action status displayed in parenthesis.
Local IP	If the alert triggered on network activity (the Event Type is Network Connection) this is the IP address of the host that triggered the alert. If not, then N/A.
Cloud Provider	The name of the cloud provider where the alert occurred: AWS/GCP/Azure/etc
OS Parent PID	OS parent process ID
Initiator CMD	Command-line used to initiate the process including any arguments.
Target process CMD	The command-line of the process whose creation triggered the alert.
Action Process Instance ID	Unique identifier of the Action Process instance generated by Cortex XDR
Mitre ATT&CK Technique	Displays the type of MITRE ATT&CK technique and sub-technique on which the alert was triggered.
Destination Zone Name	The destination zone of the connection for firewall alerts.
Mitre ATT&CK Tactic	Displays the type of MITRE ATT&CK tactic on which the alert was triggered.
App Category	APP-ID category name associated with a firewall alert
CGO signer	The name of the software publishing vendor that signed the file in the causality chain that led up to the alert.
Cloud Resource Type	Classifications used to map similar types of resources across different cloud providers. For example, EC2, Google Compute Engine, and Microsoft Compute are all mapped to Compute
FW Name	Name of firewall on which a firewall alert was raised.
Category Name	Alert category based on the alert source. An example of an XDR Agent alert category is Exploit Modules.
FW Rule Name	The firewall rule name that matches the network traffic that triggered the firewall alert.
User Agent
XFF	The firewall rule ID that triggered the firewall alert
Initiator path	Path of the initiating process.
Module	For XDR Agent alerts, this field identifies the protection module that triggered the alert.
Registry Data	If the alert triggered on registry modifications (the Event Type is Registry) this is the registry data that triggered the alert. If not, then N/A
OS Parent ID	OS parent thread ID.
Agent Id	A unique identifier per agent.
Remote Agent Hostname
Cloud Identity Sub Type	A more specific classification of the identity initiated operation. For example, for Identity Type: Temporary Credentials the sub type could be Assumed Role
OS Parent User Name	Name of the user associated with the parent operating system
Remote Host	If the alert triggered on network activity (the Event Type is Network Connection) this is the the remote host name that triggered the alert. If not, then N/A.
CGO name	The name of the process that started the causality chain based on Cortex XDR causality logic.
File Name
Remote Port	The remote port of a network operation that triggered the alert.
OS Parent Name
FW Serial Number	The serial number of the firewall that raised the firewall alert.
URL	The URL destination address of the domain triggering the firewall alert.

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Created	February 2, 2022
Last Release	July 5, 2026

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