Azure Resource Manager must enforce access restrictions associated with changes to the configuration of Azure SQL Managed Instance.

Severity	Group ID	Group Title	Version	Rule ID	Date	STIG Version
medium	V-276309	SRG-APP-000380-DB-000360	MSQL-D0-011500	SV-276309r1149836_rule	2025-10-07	1

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.

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.

ℹ️ Check
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.

ℹ️ Check

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
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