[Entra ID] Privileged Role Assigned to User

Detects when a user is assigned a privileged role in Microsoft Entra ID. This may indicate unauthorized privilege escalation and should be validated promptly.

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Platform: IaaS Identity Provider Office Suite SaaS
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
Log source product: azureactivedirectory
Log source service: auditlogs

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Detection rules

[Entra ID] Privileged Role Assigned to User

Detection logic

Detection requirements

MITRE ATT&CK mappings

From the source

Licence

Authorship

Detection rules