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Azure AD User Added to Global or Device Admin Role

An attacker may attempt to add a user to a high-privilege Azure AD role, such as Global Administrator or Device Administrator, to establish persistence, gain initial access, escalate privileges, or operate stealthily within the compromised environment.

Azure Active Directory azuread role-assignment privilege-escalation persistence
2r 3t
high advisory

Azure AD Privileged Authentication Administrator Role Assignment Detected

An adversary assigning the 'Privileged Authentication Administrator' role to an account in Azure AD could abuse the new privileges to reset authentication methods for privileged accounts, leading to account takeover and privilege escalation.

Azure Active Directory azure azuread privilege-escalation role-assignment
2r 2t
high advisory

Azure AD PIM Role Assignment Detected

Detection of an Azure AD Privileged Identity Management (PIM) role assignment, specifically identifying when a user is added as an eligible member, which could lead to unauthorized access and privilege escalation.

Azure Active Directory azure pim role assignment privilege escalation
2r 2t
high advisory

Azure AD Application Administrator Role Assigned to User

An adversary may assign the Azure AD Application Administrator role to a user account for privilege escalation and application credential management, potentially leading to sensitive resource access and tenant compromise.

Azure Active Directory azuread privilege-escalation role-assignment
2r 1t
high advisory

Azure AD Privileged Role Assignment

Detection of a user being added to a privileged role in Azure AD, potentially indicating privilege escalation or persistence by an attacker.

Azure Active Directory azure privileged-access role-assignment
2r 2t
high advisory

Azure PIM - Role Assignment Outside of Privileged Identity Management

Detection of privilege role assignments outside of Azure Privileged Identity Management (PIM) can indicate potential attacker activity related to initial access, stealth, persistence, or privilege escalation within the Azure environment.

Azure Active Directory azure pim role-assignment attack.initial-access attack.stealth attack.t1078 attack.persistence attack.privilege-escalation
2r 4t