Elastic Security Detection Rules

Microsoft Entra ID Conditional Access Policy (CAP) Modified

Last updated 11 days ago on 2025-03-24
Created 5 years ago on 2020-09-01

About

Identifies a modification to a conditional access policy (CAP) in Microsoft Entra ID. Adversaries may modify existing CAPs to loosen access controls and maintain persistence in the environment with a compromised identity or entity.
Tags
Domain: CloudData Source: AzureData Source: Microsoft Entra IDData Source: Microsoft Entra ID Audit LogsUse Case: Identity and Access AuditUse Case: Configuration AuditTactic: PersistenceLanguage: kuery
Severity
medium
Risk Score
47
MITRE ATT&CK™

Persistence (TA0003)(opens in a new tab or window)

↳ Modify Authentication Process (T1556)(opens in a new tab or window)

License
Elastic License v2(opens in a new tab or window)

Definition

Rule Type
New Terms Rule
Integration Pack
Prebuilt Security Detection Rules
Index Patterns
filebeat-*logs-azure*
Related Integrations

azure(opens in a new tab or window)

Query
event.dataset: "azure.auditlogs"
    and event.action:"Update conditional access policy"
    and event.outcome: "success"

Install detection rules in Elastic Security

Detect Microsoft Entra ID Conditional Access Policy (CAP) Modified in the Elastic Security detection engine by installing this rule into your Elastic Stack.

To setup this rule, check out the installation guide for Prebuilt Security Detection Rules(opens in a new tab or window).