Suspicious Added Owner To Application (via auditlogs)

This rule detects when a new owner is added to an application. This gives that account privileges to make modifications and configuration changes to the application.

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title: Suspicious Added Owner To Application (via auditlogs)
id: aacd48f3-b775-534f-82b5-deeb115b63ef
status: stable
description: This rule detects when a new owner is added to an application. This gives that account privileges to make modifications and configuration changes to the application.
references:
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1552/
    - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/architecture/security-operations-applications#new-owner
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-07-19
tags:
    - attack.t1552
    - attack.credential-access
logsource:
    product: azure
    service: auditlogs
detection:
    selection:
        properties.message: Add owner to application
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium

Known false positives

  • Unknown

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