Detection rules › Sigma
Okta Admin Role Assigned to an User or Group
Detects when an the Administrator role is assigned to an user or group.
Known false positives
- Administrator roles could be assigned to users or group by other admin users.
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Persistence | |
| Privilege Escalation |
Telemetry coverage
Rules detecting the same action
These rules filter on the same operation.
- Administrator Privileges Assigned to an Okta Group (Elastic)
- High-Risk Admin Activity (Kusto)
- Okta Admin Access Granted (Panther)
- Okta Admin Role Assigned (Panther)
- Okta Group Admin Role Assigned (Panther)
- Okta User Assigned Administrator Role (Elastic)
Rule body
title: Okta Admin Role Assigned to an User or Group
id: 413d4a81-6c98-4479-9863-014785fd579c
status: test
description: Detects when an the Administrator role is assigned to an user or group.
references:
- https://developer.okta.com/docs/reference/api/system-log/
- https://developer.okta.com/docs/reference/api/event-types/
author: Austin Songer @austinsonger
date: 2021-09-12
modified: 2026-04-27
tags:
- attack.privilege-escalation
- attack.persistence
- attack.t1098.003
logsource:
product: okta
service: okta
detection:
selection:
eventType:
- group.privilege.grant
- user.account.privilege.grant
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Administrator roles could be assigned to users or group by other admin users.
level: medium
Stages and Predicates
Stage 0: condition
selectionStage 1: selection
selection:
eventType:
- group.privilege.grant
- user.account.privilege.grant
Indicators
These rows show field, operator, and value matches.
| Field | Kind | Values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
eventType | eq |
| field:"eventType" kind:eq |