Sigma rule: Password Reset By User Account

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-ec17c4c493e1, updated 2022-08-03T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Password Reset By User Account
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
YochanaHenderson, '@Yochana-H'
Date
2022-08-03
File
rules/cloud/azure/audit_logs/azure_user_password_change.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detect when a user has reset their password in Azure AD

Log source

product
azure
service
auditlogs

Detection

selection:
    Category: 'UserManagement'
    Status: 'Success'
    Initiatedby: 'UPN'
filter:
    Target|contains: 'UPN'
    ActivityType|contains: 'Password reset'
condition: selection and filter

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • If this was approved by System Administrator or confirmed user action.

Tags

  • attack.privilege-escalation
  • attack.initial-access
  • attack.persistence
  • attack.credential-access
  • attack.stealth
  • attack.t1078.004

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

References

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/cloud/azure/audit_logs/azure_user_password_change.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Password Reset By User Account" by YochanaHenderson, '@Yochana-H' (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/cloud/azure/audit_logs/azure_user_password_change.yml.
    Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License

    Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1

Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: Password Reset By User Account",
entity page, dataset version ref-ec17c4c493e1, updated 2022-08-03T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/340ee172-4b67-4fb4-832f-f961bdc1f3aa (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 340ee172-4b67-4fb4-832f-f961bdc1f3aa, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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