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Azure Audit Logs: App Granted Microsoft Graph/Exchange/SharePoint/Azure AD Permissions

Alerts on Azure AD audit log entries where an app/service principal is granted delegated or app-role permissions to Microsoft services.

FreeReviewedSigma · High · v5
Product
azure
Service
auditlogs
Author
Bailey Bercik '@baileybercik', Mark Morowczynski '@markmorow' (SigmaHQ), DRL 1.1
Published
2022-07-10
Updated
2026-07-31
AnalysisDetection

ATT&CK techniques

Cred Access

  1. Recon

  2. Resource Dev

  3. Initial Access

  4. Execution

  5. Persistence

  6. Priv Esc

  7. Defense Evasion

  8. Cred Access

  9. Discovery

  10. Lateral Movement

  11. Collection

  12. C2

  13. Exfiltration

  14. Impact

What it detects

This rule identifies events where an application is granted delegated permissions or app role permissions related to Microsoft Graph, Exchange, SharePoint, or Azure AD. Such grants can enable an attacker-controlled app registration to access resources with elevated privileges, persisting access through OAuth or application permissions. The detection relies on Azure audit log messages indicating delegated permission grants or app role assignments to service principals.

Reporting behind it

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Suspicious Entra ID Device Code Flow Authentication
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Suspicious OAuth Application Registration with Localhost Reply URL via Azure AD
Malicious PRT Token Forging via AADInternals (via ps_script)
Possible VMware Workspace ONE SSRF via instanceHealth hostName At-Injection (via webserver)
Suspicious Entra Device Code Authentication with Office Client and Automated User Agent
Suspicious Access to Kubernetes Service Account Token via Curl or Wget (via process_creation)
Azure Audit Logs: App Granted Microsoft Graph/Exchange/SharePoint/Azure AD Permissions
Pivot detection · T1528 · 9 related

Changelog

v5
  1. v5
    Candidate ingested via manual entry.2026-07-31
  2. v4
    Candidate ingested via manual entry.2026-07-31
  3. v3
    Candidate ingested via manual entry.2026-07-31
  4. v2
    Candidate ingested via manual entry.2026-07-31
  5. v1
    No changelog recorded for this version.2026-07-30

Detection content is published as a reviewed draft. Tune thresholds and exclusions against your own telemetry before enabling this rule for alerting.