Medium

Over-provisioned administrator roles

Identifies users with broad roles (Global Admin, Exchange Admin) who should have more limited role assignments.

Category
Roles
Default severity
Medium
Rule key
CHECK_LEAST_PRIVILEGE_ROLES
Last updated

How to fix it

Apply the principle of least privilege. Use specific roles (e.g., User Admin instead of Global Admin) when broader permissions are not needed.

Required Microsoft Graph permissions

EntraAnalyzer needs the following read-only Graph permissions to evaluate this rule:

  • Directory.Read.All
  • RoleManagement.Read.Directory

Further reading

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