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Azure Privileged or Elevated Role Assignment

Panther Rules

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Summary
This detection rule monitors and alerts on the assignment of privileged or elevated roles within Azure, which can potentially signify malicious activity or misuse of permissions. Privileged roles are those that carry significant authority over Azure resources, including roles such as Owner, Contributor, User Access Administrator, and Security Admin. Elevated roles consist of resource-specific roles that provide high levels of access, such as Storage Blob Data Owner and Key Vault Administrator. The rule is configured to trigger alerts when such roles are assigned, thereby allowing security teams to investigate and respond to possible unauthorized access attempts. It leverages Azure Monitor Activity logs to track role assignment changes, correlating them with previous activities by the same user or IP address to validate the legitimacy of the action. Testing scenarios included monitoring the assignment of various roles, both privileged and elevated, and verifying the accuracy of alerts generated by the system in response to these assignments.
Categories
  • Cloud
  • Azure
Data Sources
  • Cloud Service
  • Logon Session
  • Application Log
ATT&CK Techniques
  • T1098
  • T1098.003
  • T1078.004
Created: 2026-01-14