App Granted Microsoft Permissions
What it detects
Detects when an application is granted delegated or app role permissions for Microsoft Graph, Exchange, Sharepoint, or Azure AD
MITRE ATT&CK mapping
- T1528Steal Application Access Token· Credential Access
False positives and triage
When the permission is legitimately needed for the app
The rule
Declarative YAML read by the detection engine — data, never executed. Confidence 70%. Source: rules/sigma/sigma.azure_audit_logs_azure_app_permissions_msft.yaml, licensed under the Detection Rule License 1.1.
id: sigma.azure_audit_logs_azure_app_permissions_msft
version: 1.0.0
status: experimental
severity: high
confidence: 0.7
platforms:
- application
mitre_techniques:
- T1528
description: Detects when an application is granted delegated or app role permissions for Microsoft Graph, Exchange, Sharepoint, or Azure AD
match:
event_category: account
raw_message_any:
- Add delegated permission grant
- Add app role assignment to service principal
false_positive_guidance: When the permission is legitimately needed for the app
Converted from the SigmaHQ rule “App Granted Microsoft Permissions” by Bailey Bercik '@baileybercik', Mark Morowczynski '@markmorow', distributed under the Detection Rule License 1.1. Original rule.
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Run this rule on your own logs — offline
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