MSSQL Add Account To Sysadmin Role
Detects when an attacker tries to backdoor the MSSQL server by adding a backdoor account to the sysadmin fixed server role
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source service
- application
Known benign triggers
- Rare legitimate administrative activity
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
Not mapped to ATT&CK.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| www.netspi.com/blog/technical/network-penetration-testing/sql-server-persistence-part-1-startup-stored-procedures/ | 6from 2 sources |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 08200f85-2678-463e-9c32-88dce2f073d1
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.persistence
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1