Detection rules › Sigma
Okta Admin Role Assignment Created
Detects when a new admin role assignment is created. Which could be a sign of privilege escalation or persistence
Known false positives
- Legitimate creation of a new admin role assignment
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Persistence | No specific technique |
Telemetry coverage
| Platform | Record / event type |
|---|---|
| Okta | System Log event type iam.resourceset.bindings.add: Admin role assignment created |
Rule body
title: Okta Admin Role Assignment Created
id: 139bdd4b-9cd7-49ba-a2f4-744d0a8f5d8c
status: test
description: 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: Nikita Khalimonenkov
date: 2023-01-19
modified: 2026-04-27
tags:
- attack.persistence
logsource:
product: okta
service: okta
detection:
selection:
eventType: 'iam.resourceset.bindings.add'
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Legitimate creation of a new admin role assignment
level: medium
Stages and Predicates
Stage 0: condition
selectionStage 1: selection
selection:
eventType: 'iam.resourceset.bindings.add'
Indicators
These rows show field, operator, and value matches.
| Field | Kind | Values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
eventType | eq |
| field:"eventType" kind:eq value:"iam.resourceset.bindings.add" |