Sigma rule: App Granted Microsoft Permissions

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-33aa36472ce0, updated 2022-07-10T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
App Granted Microsoft Permissions
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Bailey Bercik '@baileybercik', Mark Morowczynski '@markmorow'
Date
2022-07-10
File
rules/cloud/azure/audit_logs/azure_app_permissions_msft.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects when an application is granted delegated or app role permissions for Microsoft Graph, Exchange, Sharepoint, or Azure AD

Log source

product
azure
service
auditlogs

Detection

selection:
    properties.message:
        - Add delegated permission grant
        - Add app role assignment to service principal
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • When the permission is legitimately needed for the app

Tags

  • attack.credential-access
  • attack.t1528

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_app_permissions_msft.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "App Granted Microsoft Permissions" by Bailey Bercik '@baileybercik', Mark Morowczynski '@markmorow' (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/cloud/azure/audit_logs/azure_app_permissions_msft.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: App Granted Microsoft Permissions",
entity page, dataset version ref-33aa36472ce0, updated 2022-07-10T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/c1d147ae-a951-48e5-8b41-dcd0170c7213 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule c1d147ae-a951-48e5-8b41-dcd0170c7213, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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