Azure Resource Manager must enforce access restrictions associated with changes to the configuration of Azure SQL Managed Instance.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-276309 | MSQL-D0-011500 | SV-276309r1149836_rule | CCI-001813 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Failure to provide logical access restrictions associated with changes to configuration may have significant effects on the overall security of the system. When dealing with access restrictions pertaining to change control, it must be noted that any changes to the hardware, software, and/or firmware components of the information system can potentially have significant effects on the overall security of the system. Accordingly, only qualified and authorized individuals must be allowed to obtain access to system components for the purposes of initiating changes, including upgrades and modifications. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Microsoft Azure SQL Managed Instance Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-10-07 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-276309r1149836_chk)
Obtain a list of accounts who have privileged access to the server via the Administrators role. For Control Plane Role Memberships, run this script in PowerShell:
$ManagedInstanceName = '<ManagedInstanceName>'
$SqlMI = Get-AzSqlInstance -Name $ManagedInstanceName
Get-AzRoleAssignment -Scope $SqlMI.Id | Select-Object DisplayName,SignInName,RoleDefinitionName,ObjectType
Check the documentation to verify the accounts and roles returned are authorized. If the accounts and roles are not documented and authorized, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-80369r1149835_fix)
Remove accounts from the Administrators role that are not authorized.
Reference: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/role-assignments-portal