User Added to Local Administrator Group
Detects the addition of a new member to the local administrator group, which could be legitimate activity or a sign of privilege escalation activity
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- ContainersESXiIaaSIdentity ProviderLinuxmacOSNetwork DevicesOffice SuiteSaaSWindows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the 2 ATT&CK techniques it maps to.
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source service
- security
Known benign triggers
- Legitimate administrative activity
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/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-10/security/threat-protection/auditing/event-4732 | Only this detection cites it |
| learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/identity/ad-ds/manage/understand-security-identifiers | 2 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- c265cf08-3f99-46c1-8d59-328247057d57
- 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
- Written by
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1