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Attempt to bypass conditional access rule in Microsoft Entra ID

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Id3af9285d-bb98-4a35-ad29-5ea39ba0c628
RulenameAttempt to bypass conditional access rule in Microsoft Entra ID
DescriptionIdentifies an attempt to Bypass conditional access rule(s) in Microsoft Entra ID.

The ConditionalAccessStatus column value details if there was an attempt to bypass Conditional Access or if the Conditional access rule was not satisfied (ConditionalAccessStatus == 1).

References:

https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/conditional-access/overview

https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/reports-monitoring/concept-sign-ins

https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/reports-monitoring/reference-sign-ins-error-codes

ConditionalAccessStatus == 0 // Success

ConditionalAccessStatus == 1 // Failure

ConditionalAccessStatus == 2 // Not Applied

ConditionalAccessStatus == 3 // unknown

Note:

This analytic rule is designed to identify potential attempts to bypass Conditional Access policies. Depending on your organization’s configuration, some Conditional Access failures may be legitimate and expected.

It is recommended to review alerts generated by this rule in the context of your organization’s Conditional Access policies and adjust the detection threshold as needed to reduce false positives.

This rule includes an optional filter that leverages a watchlist (ConditionalAccessBenignStatusCodes) to exclude known benign status codes. You can customize this watchlist with status codes that are expected in your environment and do not indicate malicious activity.

By default, the watchlist-based filtering is commented out to provide full visibility into all relevant events. You may choose to enable this filter by uncommenting the corresponding line in the query to reduce noise from known benign scenarios.
SeverityLow
TacticsInitialAccess
Persistence
TechniquesT1078
T1098
Required data connectorsAzureActiveDirectory
KindScheduled
Query frequency1d
Query period1d
Trigger threshold0
Trigger operatorgt
Source Urihttps://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Microsoft Entra ID/Analytic Rules/BypassCondAccessRule.yaml
Version1.0.8
Arm template3af9285d-bb98-4a35-ad29-5ea39ba0c628.json
Deploy To Azure
let threshold = 1; // Modify this threshold value to reduce false positives based on your environment
let aadFunc = (tableName:string){
table(tableName)
| where ConditionalAccessStatus == 1 or ConditionalAccessStatus =~ "failure"
| mv-apply CAP = parse_json(ConditionalAccessPolicies) on (
  project ConditionalAccessPoliciesName = CAP.displayName, result = CAP.result
  | where result =~ "failure"
)
| extend DeviceDetail = todynamic(DeviceDetail), Status = todynamic(Status), LocationDetails = todynamic(LocationDetails)
| extend OS = DeviceDetail.operatingSystem, Browser = DeviceDetail.browser
| extend State = tostring(LocationDetails.state), City = tostring(LocationDetails.city), Region = tostring(LocationDetails.countryOrRegion)
| extend StatusCode = tostring(Status.errorCode), StatusDetails = tostring(Status.additionalDetails)
// Filter out status codes using watchlist
// uncomment the following line to enable watchlist filtering
// | join kind=leftanti (_GetWatchlist("ConditionalAccessBenignStatusCodes") | project StatusCode) on StatusCode
| extend Status = strcat(StatusCode, ": ", ResultDescription)
| summarize StartTime = min(TimeGenerated), EndTime = max(TimeGenerated), Status = make_list(Status,10), StatusDetails = make_list(StatusDetails,50), IPAddresses = make_list(IPAddress,100), IPAddressCount = dcount(IPAddress), CorrelationIds = make_list(CorrelationId,100), ConditionalAccessPoliciesName = make_list(ConditionalAccessPoliciesName,100)
by UserPrincipalName, UserId, AppDisplayName, tostring(Browser), tostring(OS), City, State, Region, Type
| where IPAddressCount > threshold and StatusDetails !has "MFA successfully completed"
| mv-expand IPAddresses, Status, StatusDetails, CorrelationIds
| extend Status = strcat(Status, " ", StatusDetails)
| summarize IPAddresses = make_set(IPAddresses,100), Status = make_set(Status,10), CorrelationIds = make_set(CorrelationIds,100), ConditionalAccessPoliciesName = make_set(ConditionalAccessPoliciesName,100)
by StartTime, EndTime, UserPrincipalName, UserId, AppDisplayName, tostring(Browser), tostring(OS), City, State, Region, IPAddressCount, Type
| extend IPAddressFirst = tostring(IPAddresses[0]), Name = tostring(split(UserPrincipalName, "@")[0]), UPNSuffix = tostring(split(UserPrincipalName, "@")[1])
};
let aadSignin = aadFunc("SigninLogs");
let aadNonInt = aadFunc("AADNonInteractiveUserSignInLogs");
union isfuzzy=true aadSignin, aadNonInt
id: 3af9285d-bb98-4a35-ad29-5ea39ba0c628
triggerOperator: gt
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Microsoft Entra ID/Analytic Rules/BypassCondAccessRule.yaml
entityMappings:
- fieldMappings:
  - identifier: FullName
    columnName: UserPrincipalName
  - identifier: Name
    columnName: Name
  - identifier: UPNSuffix
    columnName: UPNSuffix
  entityType: Account
- fieldMappings:
  - identifier: AadUserId
    columnName: UserId
  entityType: Account
- fieldMappings:
  - identifier: Address
    columnName: IPAddressFirst
  entityType: IP
requiredDataConnectors:
- dataTypes:
  - SigninLogs
  connectorId: AzureActiveDirectory
- dataTypes:
  - AADNonInteractiveUserSignInLogs
  connectorId: AzureActiveDirectory
queryFrequency: 1d
queryPeriod: 1d
status: Available
query: |
  let threshold = 1; // Modify this threshold value to reduce false positives based on your environment
  let aadFunc = (tableName:string){
  table(tableName)
  | where ConditionalAccessStatus == 1 or ConditionalAccessStatus =~ "failure"
  | mv-apply CAP = parse_json(ConditionalAccessPolicies) on (
    project ConditionalAccessPoliciesName = CAP.displayName, result = CAP.result
    | where result =~ "failure"
  )
  | extend DeviceDetail = todynamic(DeviceDetail), Status = todynamic(Status), LocationDetails = todynamic(LocationDetails)
  | extend OS = DeviceDetail.operatingSystem, Browser = DeviceDetail.browser
  | extend State = tostring(LocationDetails.state), City = tostring(LocationDetails.city), Region = tostring(LocationDetails.countryOrRegion)
  | extend StatusCode = tostring(Status.errorCode), StatusDetails = tostring(Status.additionalDetails)
  // Filter out status codes using watchlist
  // uncomment the following line to enable watchlist filtering
  // | join kind=leftanti (_GetWatchlist("ConditionalAccessBenignStatusCodes") | project StatusCode) on StatusCode
  | extend Status = strcat(StatusCode, ": ", ResultDescription)
  | summarize StartTime = min(TimeGenerated), EndTime = max(TimeGenerated), Status = make_list(Status,10), StatusDetails = make_list(StatusDetails,50), IPAddresses = make_list(IPAddress,100), IPAddressCount = dcount(IPAddress), CorrelationIds = make_list(CorrelationId,100), ConditionalAccessPoliciesName = make_list(ConditionalAccessPoliciesName,100)
  by UserPrincipalName, UserId, AppDisplayName, tostring(Browser), tostring(OS), City, State, Region, Type
  | where IPAddressCount > threshold and StatusDetails !has "MFA successfully completed"
  | mv-expand IPAddresses, Status, StatusDetails, CorrelationIds
  | extend Status = strcat(Status, " ", StatusDetails)
  | summarize IPAddresses = make_set(IPAddresses,100), Status = make_set(Status,10), CorrelationIds = make_set(CorrelationIds,100), ConditionalAccessPoliciesName = make_set(ConditionalAccessPoliciesName,100)
  by StartTime, EndTime, UserPrincipalName, UserId, AppDisplayName, tostring(Browser), tostring(OS), City, State, Region, IPAddressCount, Type
  | extend IPAddressFirst = tostring(IPAddresses[0]), Name = tostring(split(UserPrincipalName, "@")[0]), UPNSuffix = tostring(split(UserPrincipalName, "@")[1])
  };
  let aadSignin = aadFunc("SigninLogs");
  let aadNonInt = aadFunc("AADNonInteractiveUserSignInLogs");
  union isfuzzy=true aadSignin, aadNonInt  
name: Attempt to bypass conditional access rule in Microsoft Entra ID
kind: Scheduled
tactics:
- InitialAccess
- Persistence
severity: Low
relevantTechniques:
- T1078
- T1098
triggerThreshold: 0
version: 1.0.8
description: |
  'Identifies an attempt to Bypass conditional access rule(s) in Microsoft Entra ID.
  The ConditionalAccessStatus column value details if there was an attempt to bypass Conditional Access or if the Conditional access rule was not satisfied (ConditionalAccessStatus == 1).
  References:
  https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/conditional-access/overview
  https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/reports-monitoring/concept-sign-ins
  https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/reports-monitoring/reference-sign-ins-error-codes
  ConditionalAccessStatus == 0 // Success
  ConditionalAccessStatus == 1 // Failure
  ConditionalAccessStatus == 2 // Not Applied
  ConditionalAccessStatus == 3 // unknown
  Note:
  This analytic rule is designed to identify potential attempts to bypass Conditional Access policies. Depending on your organization's configuration, some Conditional Access failures may be legitimate and expected.
  It is recommended to review alerts generated by this rule in the context of your organization's Conditional Access policies and adjust the detection threshold as needed to reduce false positives.
  This rule includes an optional filter that leverages a watchlist (ConditionalAccessBenignStatusCodes) to exclude known benign status codes. You can customize this watchlist with status codes that are expected in your environment and do not indicate malicious activity.
  By default, the watchlist-based filtering is commented out to provide full visibility into all relevant events. You may choose to enable this filter by uncommenting the corresponding line in the query to reduce noise from known benign scenarios.'