Cloud Application Administrator
Attack path
A compromised Cloud Application Administrator can manage credentials for most enterprise applications and application registrations, although the role cannot manage Application Proxy settings. An attacker could add a secret or certificate to a service principal that already has powerful Microsoft Graph permissions or an Entra role, then authenticate as that application and inherit its access. If privileged workload identities are not tightly controlled, this route can expose mail, files and directory data or provide a further path to role-management permissions.
Description
Can create and manage all aspects of app registrations and enterprise apps except App Proxy.
Details
Users in this role can add, manage, and configure enterprise applications, app registrations but will not be able to configure or manage on-premises like app proxy.
Directory Actions61
| Action | Condition |
|---|---|
microsoft.azure.serviceHealth/allEntities/allTasks | null |
microsoft.azure.supportTickets/allEntities/allTasks | null |
microsoft.directory/adminConsentRequestPolicy/allProperties/allTasks | null |
microsoft.directory/appConsent/appConsentRequests/allProperties/read | null |
microsoft.directory/applicationPolicies/basic/update | null |
microsoft.directory/applicationPolicies/create | null |
microsoft.directory/applicationPolicies/delete | null |
microsoft.directory/applicationPolicies/owners/read | null |
microsoft.directory/applicationPolicies/owners/update | null |
microsoft.directory/applicationPolicies/policyAppliedTo/read | null |
microsoft.directory/applicationPolicies/standard/read | null |
microsoft.directory/applications/appRoles/update | null |
microsoft.directory/applications/audience/update | null |
microsoft.directory/applications/authentication/update | null |
microsoft.directory/applications/basic/update | null |
microsoft.directory/applications/create | null |
microsoft.directory/applications/credentials/update | null |
microsoft.directory/applications/delete | null |
microsoft.directory/applications/disablement/update | null |
microsoft.directory/applications/extensionProperties/update | null |
microsoft.directory/applications/notes/update | null |
microsoft.directory/applications/owners/update | null |
microsoft.directory/applications/permissions/update | null |
microsoft.directory/applications/policies/update | null |
microsoft.directory/applications/synchronization/standard/read | null |
microsoft.directory/applications/tag/update | null |
microsoft.directory/applications/verification/update | null |
microsoft.directory/applicationTemplates/instantiate | null |
microsoft.directory/auditLogs/allProperties/read | null |
microsoft.directory/deletedItems.applications/delete | null |
microsoft.directory/deletedItems.applications/restore | null |
microsoft.directory/oAuth2PermissionGrants/allProperties/allTasks | null |
microsoft.directory/provisioningLogs/allProperties/read | null |
microsoft.directory/servicePrincipals/appRoleAssignedTo/update | null |
microsoft.directory/servicePrincipals/audience/update | null |
microsoft.directory/servicePrincipals/authentication/update | null |
microsoft.directory/servicePrincipals/basic/update | null |
microsoft.directory/servicePrincipals/create | null |
microsoft.directory/servicePrincipals/credentials/update | null |
microsoft.directory/servicePrincipals/delete | null |
microsoft.directory/servicePrincipals/disable | null |
microsoft.directory/servicePrincipals/enable | null |
microsoft.directory/servicePrincipals/getPasswordSingleSignOnCredentials | null |
microsoft.directory/servicePrincipals/managePasswordSingleSignOnCredentials | null |
microsoft.directory/servicePrincipals/managePermissionGrantsForAll.microsoft-application-admin | null |
microsoft.directory/servicePrincipals/notes/update | null |
microsoft.directory/servicePrincipals/owners/update | null |
microsoft.directory/servicePrincipals/permissions/update | null |
microsoft.directory/servicePrincipals/policies/update | null |
microsoft.directory/servicePrincipals/synchronization.cloudTenantToExternalSystem/credentials/manage | null |
microsoft.directory/servicePrincipals/synchronization.cloudTenantToExternalSystem/jobs/manage | null |
microsoft.directory/servicePrincipals/synchronization.cloudTenantToExternalSystem/schema/manage | null |
microsoft.directory/servicePrincipals/synchronizationCredentials/manage | null |
microsoft.directory/servicePrincipals/synchronizationJobs/manage | null |
microsoft.directory/servicePrincipals/synchronizationSchema/manage | null |
microsoft.directory/servicePrincipals/synchronization/standard/read | null |
microsoft.directory/servicePrincipals/tag/update | null |
microsoft.directory/signInReports/allProperties/read | null |
microsoft.office365.serviceHealth/allEntities/allTasks | null |
microsoft.office365.supportTickets/allEntities/allTasks | null |
microsoft.office365.webPortal/allEntities/standard/read | null |
Graph API Permissions28
Microsoft do not provide a direct mapping between Directory actions and Graph API permissions, despite this being necessary for delegated (interactive) access. MSAdminRoles.com has meticulously compiled a list of the Graph API permissions that each built-in admin role enables you to utilise. Please note this listing is not 100% accurate. Graph API permissions and Entra RBAC operate as two independent authorisation planes and do not map to each other on a one-to-one basis.
Application.Read.AllApplication.ReadUpdate.AllApplication.ReadWrite.AllAppRoleAssignment.ReadWrite.AllAuditLog.Read.AllAuditLogsQuery-Entra.Read.AllAuditLogsQuery.Read.AllChangeManagement.Read.AllConsentRequest.Read.AllConsentRequest.ReadWrite.AllDelegatedPermissionGrant.Read.AllDelegatedPermissionGrant.ReadWrite.AllDirectory.Read.AllPolicy.Read.AllPolicy.Read.PermissionGrantPolicy.ReadWrite.ApplicationConfigurationPolicy.ReadWrite.ConsentRequestPolicy.ReadWrite.PermissionGrantProvisioningLog.Read.AllServiceActivity-Exchange.Read.AllServiceActivity-Microsoft365Web.Read.AllServiceActivity-OneDrive.Read.AllServiceActivity-Teams.Read.AllServiceHealth.Read.AllServiceMessage.Read.AllServiceMessageViewpoint.WriteServicePrincipalEndpoint.Read.AllServicePrincipalEndpoint.ReadWrite.All