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HighSigmaHQ Mark Morowczynski '@markmorow' +2

Roles Assigned Outside PIM

Identifies when a privilege role assignment has taken place outside of PIM and may indicate an attack.

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Platform: Containers ESXi IaaS Identity Provider Linux macOS Network Devices Office Suite SaaS Windows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
Log source product: azure
Log source service: pim

Known benign triggers

Investigate where users are being assigned privileged roles outside of Privileged Identity Management and prohibit future assignments from there.

References

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Reference	Class	Cited by
learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/id-governance/privileged-identity-management/pim-how-to-configure-security-alerts#roles-are-being-assigned-outside-of-privileged-identity-management	Product documentation	7

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