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