Sigma rule: User Added To Privilege Role

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-14f4d37d9821, updated 2022-08-06T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
User Added To Privilege Role
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Mark Morowczynski '@markmorow', Yochana Henderson, '@Yochana-H'
Date
2022-08-06
File
rules/cloud/azure/audit_logs/azure_priviledged_role_assignment_add.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects when a user is added to a privileged role.

Log source

product
azure
service
auditlogs

Detection

selection:
    properties.message:
        - Add eligible member (permanent)
        - Add eligible member (eligible)
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legtimate administrator actions of adding members from a role

Tags

  • attack.persistence
  • attack.initial-access
  • attack.privilege-escalation
  • 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_priviledged_role_assignment_add.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "User Added To Privilege Role" by Mark Morowczynski '@markmorow', Yochana Henderson, '@Yochana-H' (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/cloud/azure/audit_logs/azure_priviledged_role_assignment_add.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: User Added To Privilege Role",
entity page, dataset version ref-14f4d37d9821, updated 2022-08-06T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/49a268a4-72f4-4e38-8a7b-885be690c5b5 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 49a268a4-72f4-4e38-8a7b-885be690c5b5, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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