High

Too many users with administrative roles

Flags when more than 10% of users hold at least one admin role

Category
Privileged Access
Default severity
High
Rule key
CHECK_TOO_MANY_ADMINS
Last updated

How to fix it

Review role assignments and apply least-privilege principle.

Required Microsoft Graph permissions

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

  • Directory.Read.All

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