Suspicious Creation of Okta Admin Role Assignment (via okta)

title: Suspicious Creation of Okta Admin Role Assignment (via okta)
id: baf1484d-7b17-537f-829a-42d3d6fb968b
status: stable
description: This rule detects when a new admin role assignment is created. Which could be a sign of privilege escalation or persistence
references:
    - https://developer.okta.com/docs/reference/api/system-log/
    - https://developer.okta.com/docs/reference/api/event-types/
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-05-20
tags:
    - attack.persistence
    - attack.privilege-escalation
    - attack.t1098.003
logsource:
    product: okta
    service: okta
detection:
    selection:
        eventType: 'iam.resourceset.bindings.add'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium