Elastic Security Detection Rules

Sensitive Privilege SeEnableDelegationPrivilege assigned to a User

Last updated 3 months ago on 2025-11-14
Created 4 years ago on 2022-01-27

About

Identifies the assignment of the SeEnableDelegationPrivilege sensitive "user right" to a user. The SeEnableDelegationPrivilege "user right" enables computer and user accounts to be trusted for delegation. Attackers can abuse this right to compromise Active Directory accounts and elevate their privileges.
Tags
Domain: EndpointOS: WindowsUse Case: Threat DetectionTactic: Credential AccessTactic: PersistenceData Source: Active DirectoryUse Case: Active Directory MonitoringData Source: Windows Security Event LogsLanguage: kuery
Severity
high
Risk Score
73
MITRE ATT&CK™

Credential Access (TA0006)(external, opens in a new tab or window)

↳ Steal or Forge Kerberos Tickets (T1558)(external, opens in a new tab or window)

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

↳ Account Manipulation (T1098)(external, opens in a new tab or window)

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

Definition

Rule Type
Query (Kibana Query Language)
Integration Pack
Prebuilt Security Detection Rules
Index Patterns
winlogbeat-*logs-system.security*logs-windows.forwarded*
Related Integrations

system(external, opens in a new tab or window)

windows(external, opens in a new tab or window)

Query
text code block:
event.code:4704 and host.os.type:"windows" and winlog.event_data.PrivilegeList:"SeEnableDelegationPrivilege"

Install detection rules in Elastic Security

Detect Sensitive Privilege SeEnableDelegationPrivilege assigned to a User 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(external, opens in a new tab or window).