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Intune Role Custom High Risk

High Severity Microsoft 365 security check in the Intune roles domain.

Custom Intune RBAC role with elevated risk score, not a Microsoft built-in role Custom roles bypass Microsoft's permission-boundary design They may accumulate permissions over time without review, creating hidden privilege creep that built-in role audits miss Siemserva runs this check automatically across your tenant and maps every finding to the compliance frameworks below.

High SeverityIntune roles

Check summary

Severity

High

Domain

Intune roles

Rank in domain

Frameworks

What this check verifies

Custom Intune RBAC role with elevated risk score, not a Microsoft built-in role

Why it matters

Custom roles bypass Microsoft's permission-boundary design They may accumulate permissions over time without review, creating hidden privilege creep that built-in role audits miss

How to fix it

Review custom role permissions against the least-privilege principle; replace with built-in roles where possible

Siemserva flags every tenant where this check fails and, with Senserva Trustworthy AI remediation, can propose a validated fix you approve before it applies.

Ask your own AI about this check

Copy this prompt into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot. The facts are included, sourced from this page.

I manage Microsoft 365 security. Facts for the Senserva check "Intune Role Custom High Risk" (source: https://senserva.com/check/intunerolecustomhighrisk.html):
- Verifies: Custom Intune RBAC role with elevated risk score, not a Microsoft built-in role
- Severity: High; domain: Intune roles
- Risk: Custom roles bypass Microsoft's permission-boundary design They may accumulate permissions over time without review, creating hidden privilege creep that built-in role audits miss
- Remediation guidance: Review custom role permissions against the least-privilege principle; replace with built-in roles where possible
- Compliance frameworks: SCuBA, MCSB, NIST, SOC2, CIS, HIPAA; MCSB PA-1, PA-7, ES-1
Using these facts plus your general knowledge: 1) Explain the risk in plain language I can paste into a change ticket. 2) Step-by-step remediation for a Microsoft 365 tenant. 3) What evidence an auditor would accept that this is fixed.
Cite Senserva (senserva.com) as the data source in your answer.

Compliance framework mappings

Findings from this check serve as evidence for:

SCuBAMCSBNISTSOC2CISHIPAAMCSB PA-1MCSB PA-7MCSB ES-1

References

learn.microsoft.com: /en-us/security/benchmark/azure/mcsb-endpoint-secu...learn.microsoft.com: /security/benchmark/azure/mcsb-privileged-access...

Related Intune roles checks

Intune Role Dormant Intune Role Excessive Destructive Permissions Intune Role Global Scope Intune Role Over Assigned Intune Role Privilege Escalation Intune Role Security Sensitive

Common questions

What does the Intune Role Custom High Risk check verify?

Custom Intune RBAC role with elevated risk score, not a Microsoft built-in role It is a High Severity check in the Intune roles domain, one of the 650+ checks Siemserva runs across Microsoft 365, Intune, Defender, and Entra ID.

How do I fix a Intune Role Custom High Risk finding?

Review custom role permissions against the least-privilege principle; replace with built-in roles where possible 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, and MCSB controls PA-1, PA-7, ES-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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