Suspicious Azure Kubernetes Sensitive Role Access (via activitylogs)

title: Suspicious Azure Kubernetes Sensitive Role Access (via activitylogs)
id: a49c0747-08eb-5ca0-834d-ee25efa2cb62
status: stable
description: This rule detects when ClusterRoles/Roles are being modified or deleted.
references:
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1489/
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1496/
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1485/
    - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/resource-provider-operations#microsoftkubernetes
    - https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2021/03/23/secure-containerized-environments-with-updated-threat-matrix-for-kubernetes/
    - https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2020/04/02/attack-matrix-kubernetes/
    - https://medium.com/mitre-engenuity/att-ck-for-containers-now-available-4c2359654bf1
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-05-10
tags:
    - attack.impact
    - attack.t1485
    - attack.t1496
    - attack.t1489
logsource:
    product: azure
    service: activitylogs
detection:
    selection:
        operationName:
            - MICROSOFT.KUBERNETES/CONNECTEDCLUSTERS/RBAC.AUTHORIZATION.K8S.IO/ROLES/WRITE
            - MICROSOFT.KUBERNETES/CONNECTEDCLUSTERS/RBAC.AUTHORIZATION.K8S.IO/ROLES/DELETE
            - MICROSOFT.KUBERNETES/CONNECTEDCLUSTERS/RBAC.AUTHORIZATION.K8S.IO/ROLES/BIND/ACTION
            - MICROSOFT.KUBERNETES/CONNECTEDCLUSTERS/RBAC.AUTHORIZATION.K8S.IO/ROLES/ESCALATE/ACTION
            - MICROSOFT.KUBERNETES/CONNECTEDCLUSTERS/RBAC.AUTHORIZATION.K8S.IO/CLUSTERROLES/WRITE
            - MICROSOFT.KUBERNETES/CONNECTEDCLUSTERS/RBAC.AUTHORIZATION.K8S.IO/CLUSTERROLES/DELETE
            - MICROSOFT.KUBERNETES/CONNECTEDCLUSTERS/RBAC.AUTHORIZATION.K8S.IO/CLUSTERROLES/BIND/ACTION
            - MICROSOFT.KUBERNETES/CONNECTEDCLUSTERS/RBAC.AUTHORIZATION.K8S.IO/CLUSTERROLES/ESCALATE/ACTION
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium