Okta Admin Role Assignment Created

calendar Apr 27, 2026 · attack.persistence  ·
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Detects when a new admin role assignment is created. Which could be a sign of privilege escalation or persistence

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 1title: Okta Admin Role Assignment Created
 2id: 139bdd4b-9cd7-49ba-a2f4-744d0a8f5d8c
 3status: test
 4description: Detects when a new admin role assignment is created. Which could be a sign of privilege escalation or persistence
 5references:
 6    - https://developer.okta.com/docs/reference/api/system-log/
 7    - https://developer.okta.com/docs/reference/api/event-types/
 8author: Nikita Khalimonenkov
 9date: 2023-01-19
10modified: 2026-04-27
11tags:
12    - attack.persistence
13logsource:
14    product: okta
15    service: okta
16detection:
17    selection:
18        eventType: 'iam.resourceset.bindings.add'
19    condition: selection
20falsepositives:
21    - Legitimate creation of a new admin role assignment
22level: medium

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