Detection rules › YARA-L
sap hanadb assign admin authorizations
Detects the assignment of administrative privileges or roles within SAP HANA DB.
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Persistence |
Rule body
// Copyright 2026 Google LLC. Licensed under Apache-2.0.
rule sap_hanadb_assign_admin_authorizations {
meta:
author = "Google Cloud Security"
description = "Detects the assignment of administrative privileges or roles within SAP HANA DB."
severity = "High"
tactic = "TA0003"
technique = "T1098"
events:
$e.metadata.log_type = "SAP_HANA_AUDIT"
$statement = $e.additional.fields["executed_statement"]
$statement = /ADMIN/ nocase
(
$statement = /GRANT PRIVILEGE/ nocase or
$statement = /GRANT ROLE/ nocase
)
$user = $e.principal.user.userid
match:
$user over 30m
outcome:
$risk_score = max(80)
$principal_user = array_distinct($user)
$target_user = array_distinct($e.target.user.userid)
$statements = array_distinct($statement)
$system_id = array_distinct($e.target.resource.attribute.labels["system_id"])
condition:
$e
}
YARA-L rule structure
Condition
Fires when at least one $e event in the 30m window.
Events
$e
metadata.log_type = "SAP_HANA_AUDIT"additional.fields["executed_statement"] matches "ADMIN"additional.fields["executed_statement"] matches "GRANT PRIVILEGE"additional.fields["executed_statement"] matches "GRANT ROLE"
Match and correlation
Outcome
Outcome variables add context to a detection. When the rule generates an alert, $risk_score is displayed with it.
| Field | Expression |
|---|---|
risk_score | max(80) |
principal_user | array_distinct($user) |
target_user | array_distinct($e.target.user.userid) |
statements | array_distinct($statement) |
system_id | array_distinct($e.target.resource.attribute.labels["system_id"]) |