Roles Activated Too Frequently
Identifies when the same privilege role has multiple activations by the same user.
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- ContainersESXiIaaSIdentity ProviderLinuxmacOSNetwork DevicesOffice SuiteSaaSWindows
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 if active time period for a role is set too short.
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
0 exclusive techniques.This is coverage no other published rule has; it is not this rule's total technique count.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/id-governance/privileged-identity-management/pim-how-to-configure-security-alerts#roles-are-being-activated-too-frequently | 7 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 645fd80d-6c07-435b-9e06-7bc1b5656cba
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.initial-accessattack.persistenceattack.privilege-escalationattack.stealth
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1