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App High Risk Permissions
Medium Severity Microsoft 365 security check in the App registrations domain.
Application has been granted high-risk delegated permissions (e.g., MailReadWrite, DirectoryReadWriteAll). These scopes provide broad access to tenant data High-risk delegated permissions (MailReadWrite, DirectoryReadWriteAll) let a compromised app read email, modify users, or escalate privileges across the tenant Siemserva runs this check automatically across your tenant and maps every finding to the compliance frameworks below.
Check summary
What this check verifies
Application has been granted high-risk delegated permissions (e.g., MailReadWrite, DirectoryReadWriteAll). These scopes provide broad access to tenant data
Why it matters
High-risk delegated permissions (MailReadWrite, DirectoryReadWriteAll) let a compromised app read email, modify users, or escalate privileges across the tenant
How to fix it
Review and reduce high-risk delegated permissions to the minimum required scopes
Siemserva flags every tenant where this check fails and, with Senserva Trustworthy AI remediation, can propose a validated fix you approve before it applies.
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Copy this prompt into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot. The facts are included, sourced from this page.
Compliance framework mappings
Findings from this check serve as evidence for:
References
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Common questions
What does the App High Risk Permissions check verify?
Application has been granted high-risk delegated permissions (e.g., MailReadWrite, DirectoryReadWriteAll). These scopes provide broad access to tenant data It is a Medium Severity check in the App registrations domain, one of the 650+ checks Siemserva runs across Microsoft 365, Intune, Defender, and Entra ID.
How do I fix a App High Risk Permissions finding?
Review and reduce high-risk delegated permissions to the minimum required scopes Siemserva ranks the finding by Severity and, with Senserva Trustworthy AI, can propose a validated, approve-before-apply configuration fix.
Which compliance frameworks does this check evidence?
Findings from this check map to SCuBA, MCSB, NIST, SOC2, CIS, HIPAA, including SCuBA policy MS.AAD.5.1v1, MS.AAD.5.2v1, MS.AAD.5.3v1, and MCSB controls IM-3, PA-1. That mapping is what turns a scan finding into audit evidence.
Can I ask my own AI about this check?
Yes. This page includes a free copy-paste AI prompt carrying the check's facts: what it verifies, the risk, the remediation, and the framework mappings. Paste it into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot; cite-worthy detail without giving an AI access to your tenant.
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