Entra ID Elevated Access to User Access Administrator
Identifies when a user has elevated their access to User Access Administrator for their Azure Resources. The User Access Administrator role allows users to manage user access to Azure resources, including the ability…
Description
Identifies when a user has elevated their access to User Access Administrator for their Azure Resources. The User Access Administrator role allows users to manage user access to Azure resources, including the ability to assign roles and permissions. Adversaries may target an Entra ID Global Administrator or other privileged role to elevate their access to User Access Administrator, which can lead to further privilege escalation and unauthorized access to sensitive resources. This is a New Terms rule that only signals if the user principal name has not been seen doing this activity in the last 14 days.
Detection logic
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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 category
- event_index
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/azure/role-based-access-control/elevate-access-global-admin?tabs=azure-portal%2Centra-audit-logs/ | Only this detection cites it |
| permiso.io/blog/azures-apex-permissions-elevate-access-the-logs-security-teams-overlook | Only this detection cites it |
| www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/08/27/storm-0501s-evolving-techniques-lead-to-cloud-based-ransomware/ | 13 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 8d9c4128-372a-11f0-9d8f-f661ea17fbcd
- Tagged by the source as
- Data Source: AzureData Source: Microsoft Entra IDData Source: Microsoft Entra ID Audit LogsDomain: CloudDomain: IdentityNoise: LowPerformance: FastPlatform: Entra IDProfile: RecommendedResources: Investigation GuideRule Type: New TermsTactic: Privilege EscalationUse Case: Identity and Access Audit
Licence
- Published under
- Elastic License 2.0Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Sep 20, 2026
- Version
- 3