---
id: 7899
title: "Pivoting with Azure Automation Account Connections"
source_domain: netspi.com
source_url: "https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/cloud-pentesting/azure-automation-account-connections/"
published_at: "2023-02-16T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["cloud", "cloud-security", "automation", "privilege-escalation", "red-team", "azure", "managed-identity"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/7899"
lang: en
---

# Pivoting with Azure Automation Account Connections

## Summary

How Contributor on an Azure Automation Account lets attackers abuse attached Run As Accounts and Managed Identities, extracting certificates to pivot and escalate privileges across Azure resources.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** netspi.com
- **Published:** 2023-02-16T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/cloud-pentesting/azure-automation-account-connections/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/7899