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Possible Resource-Based Constrained Delegation Abuse
Description
'This query identifies Active Directory computer objects modifications that allow an adversary to abuse the Resource-based constrained delegation.
This query checks for event id 5136 that the Object Class field is "computer" and the LDAP Display Name is "msDS-AllowedToActOnBehalfOfOtherIdentity" which is an indicator of Resource-based constrained delegation.
Ref: https://shenaniganslabs.io/2019/01/28/Wagging-the-Dog.html'
- Rule type
- Scheduled
- Version
- 1.0.3
- Query frequency
- 1h
- Query period
- 1h
- Trigger
- gt 0
Declared MITRE coverage
Declared sources
Metadata from the source file. No dependencies inferred from KQL.
Connectors
Data types
KQL query
Original query, unchanged.
SecurityEvent
| where EventID == 5136
| parse EventData with * 'ObjectClass">' ObjectClass "<" *
| parse EventData with * 'AttributeLDAPDisplayName">' AttributeLDAPDisplayName "<" *
| where ObjectClass == "computer" and AttributeLDAPDisplayName == "msDS-AllowedToActOnBehalfOfOtherIdentity"
| parse EventData with * 'ObjectDN">' ObjectDN "<" *
| summarize StartTime = min(TimeGenerated), EndTime = max(TimeGenerated) by Computer, SubjectAccount, SubjectUserName, SubjectDomainName, SubjectUserSid, SubjectLogonId, ObjectDN, AttributeLDAPDisplayName
| extend HostName = tostring(split(Computer, ".")[0]), DomainIndex = toint(indexof(Computer, '.'))
| extend HostNameDomain = iff(DomainIndex != -1, substring(Computer, DomainIndex + 1), Computer)
| project-away DomainIndex
Declared entities
Related content
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Source provenance
GitHubDisplayed values come from files in Azure/Azure-Sentinel. They describe the published template, not your workspace configuration.
- Commit
9800e51↗- Source identifier
2937bc6b-7cda-4fba-b452-ea43ba8e835f
Additional source files 1
Detections/SecurityEvent/PotenialResourceBasedConstrainedDelegationAbuse.yamlsource ↗GSTEP / CATALOG TRACKING
Added to catalog : 16 Sept 2026 · 05:49 UTC
Last change observed : 16 Sept 2026 · 05:49 UTC