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Remediation

Create an enabled Activity Log Alert for Microsoft.Authorization/policyExemptions/write in the Administrative category across the affected subscription. Set the scope to /subscriptions/{{subscription-id}}.

Review existing alerts for this event before creating another. Select a current action group with enabled notification receivers for the responsible team, and review the expected notification volume and any charges for its notification channels.

Use an unused alert-rule name for the command examples. Before editing an existing rule, record its configuration and retain all action groups that are still required.

From Azure Portal​

  1. Go to Monitor > Alerts and select Create > Alert rule.
  2. On the Scope tab, select the affected subscription itself and select Apply.
  3. On the Condition tab, select See all signals, choose Create policy exemption (Policy exemption), and select Apply.
  4. Leave Event level, Status, and Event initiated by set to All. The condition should match only the Administrative category and the specified operation.
  5. On the Actions tab, select an existing action group or create one with the required notification receivers.
  6. On the Details tab, select a resource group and enter an alert-rule name and an optional description.
  7. Ensure that the rule is enabled, then select Review + create and Create.

To correct an existing rule, open Monitor > Alerts > Alert rules, select the rule, and update its scope, condition, and actions to match these settings. Save the changes. Repeat for each subscription requiring remediation.

From Azure CLI​

Replace the placeholders with the target subscription, an existing resource group, and an unused alert-rule name. Use the full resource ID of an existing action group for {{action-group-id}}.

az monitor activity-log alert create \
    --subscription "{{subscription-id}}" \
    --resource-group "{{resource-group-name}}" \
    --name "{{alert-rule-name}}" \
    --scope "/subscriptions/{{subscription-id}}" \
    --condition category=Administrative and operationName=Microsoft.Authorization/policyExemptions/write \
    --action-group "{{action-group-id}}"

From PowerShell​

Create the required condition and attach the existing action group by its resource ID.

$conditions = @()
$conditions += New-AzActivityLogAlertAlertRuleAnyOfOrLeafConditionObject `
    -Field "category" `
    -Equal "Administrative"

$conditions += New-AzActivityLogAlertAlertRuleAnyOfOrLeafConditionObject `
    -Field "operationName" `
    -Equal "Microsoft.Authorization/policyExemptions/write"

$action = New-AzActivityLogAlertActionGroupObject `
    -Id "{{action-group-id}}"

New-AzActivityLogAlert `
    -SubscriptionId "{{subscription-id}}" `
    -ResourceGroupName "{{resource-group-name}}" `
    -Name "{{alert-rule-name}}" `
    -Location "global" `
    -Scope "/subscriptions/{{subscription-id}}" `
    -Condition $conditions `
    -Action $action `
    -Enabled $true `
    -ErrorAction Stop

Verification​

Inspect the alert rule using Azure CLI.

az monitor activity-log alert show \
    --subscription "{{subscription-id}}" \
    --resource-group "{{resource-group-name}}" \
    --name "{{alert-rule-name}}" \
    --output json

Confirm the following settings.

  • enabled is true.
  • scopes contains the single entry /subscriptions/{{subscription-id}}.
  • condition.allOf contains exactly two conditions, matching category=Administrative and operationName=Microsoft.Authorization/policyExemptions/write on their respective fields.
  • actions.actionGroups includes the intended current action group.

Review the action group's recipients and enabled receivers, and use its Test feature to confirm notification delivery with the responsible team. When a matching event occurs during an approved administrative change, confirm that the alert fires and its notifications reach the intended recipients.