Entra ID User Added as Service Principal Owner
Identifies when a user is added as an owner for an Azure service principal. The service principal object defines what the application can do in the specific tenant, who can access the application, and what resources…
Description
Identifies when a user is added as an owner for an Azure service principal. The service principal object defines what the application can do in the specific tenant, who can access the application, and what resources the app can access. A service principal object is created when an application is given permission to access resources in a tenant. An adversary may add a user account as an owner for a service principal and use that account in order to define what an application can do in the Azure AD tenant.
Detection logic
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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 category
- event_index
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
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References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/develop/app-objects-and-service-principals | 2from 2 sources |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 38e5acdd-5f20-4d99-8fe4-f0a1a592077f
- Tagged by the source as
- Data Source: AzureData Source: Entra ID Audit LogsDomain: CloudDomain: IdentityNoise: LowPerformance: NormalPlatform: Entra IDResources: Investigation GuideRule Type: Custom Query (KQL)Tactic: PersistenceUse Case: Configuration Audit
Licence
- Published under
- Elastic License 2.0Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Sep 20, 2026
- Version
- 3