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zt_id_021 — PIM role activation lacks approval workflow

Summary

Severity: High · Pillar: Identity · Chain role: ENABLER

Description

Privileged Identity Management role assignments for highly privileged roles should require an approval workflow. Without approval, a compromised account can self-activate Global Administrator or equivalent roles instantly.

Mapping

Framework Control / Reference
NIST 800-53 AC-6(1)
NIST 800-207 Tenet 6 - Dynamic access policy and least privilege
CIS Azure
MITRE ATT&CK Technique T1078.004
MITRE ATT&CK Tactic Privilege Escalation
Zero-Trust Tenet Tenet 6
Framework tags nist-800-207, argus-zt

Source

Rule defined at policies/azure/zt/identity/zt_id_021.rego.

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