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Identify unused high privileged application permissions
The query below identifies unused high privileged application permissions. These permissions can be revoked from the application to adhere to the least privileged principle.
Detection Query
OAuthAppInfo
| summarize arg_max(Timestamp, *) by OAuthAppId
| mv-expand Permissions
| extend PermissionValue = tostring(Permissions.PermissionValue), InUse = tobool(Permissions.InUse), PrivilegeLevel = tostring(Permissions.PrivilegeLevel)
| where InUse == false and PrivilegeLevel == "High"
| summarize TotalMailPermissions = dcount(PermissionValue), Permissions = make_set(PermissionValue) by OAuthAppId, AppName, AppOriginPlatforms
azure-sentinelmicrosoft-defender
Tags
defender-for-cloud-apps
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# Identify unused high privileged application permissions
## Query Information
#### Description
The query below identifies unused high privileged application permissions. These permissions can be revoked from the application to adhere to the least privileged principle.
#### Risk
Having unused permissions is not in line with assigning least privilige to applications. Unused applications can be abused if adversaries get access to the application.
## Defender XDR
```KQL
OAuthAppInfo
| summarize arg_max(Timestamp, *) by OAuthAppId
| mv-expand Permissions
| extend PermissionValue = tostring(Permissions.PermissionValue), InUse = tobool(Permissions.InUse), PrivilegeLevel = tostring(Permissions.PrivilegeLevel)
| where InUse == false and PrivilegeLevel == "High"
| summarize TotalMailPermissions = dcount(PermissionValue), Permissions = make_set(PermissionValue) by OAuthAppId, AppName, AppOrigin
```
## Sentinel
```KQL
OAuthAppInfo
| summarize arg_max(TimeGenerated, *) by OAuthAppId
| mv-expand Permissions
| extend PermissionValue = tostring(Permissions.PermissionValue), InUse = tobool(Permissions.InUse), PrivilegeLevel = tostring(Permissions.PrivilegeLevel)
| where InUse == false and PrivilegeLevel == "High"
| summarize TotalMailPermissions = dcount(PermissionValue), Permissions = make_set(PermissionValue) by OAuthAppId, AppName, AppOrigin
```