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Intune Role Excessive Destructive Permissions

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

Intune RBAC role has excessive destructive permissions, high count of delete, wipe, retire, or reset actions Destructive permissions (wipe, retire, delete, reset) can cause irreversible data loss across managed devices Combined with global scope, a single action can brick an entire fleet Siemserva runs this check automatically across your tenant and maps every finding to the compliance frameworks below.

Critical SeverityIntune roles

Check summary

Severity
Critical
Domain
Intune roles
Rank in domain
5
Frameworks
6

What this check verifies

Intune RBAC role has excessive destructive permissions, high count of delete, wipe, retire, or reset actions

Why it matters

Destructive permissions (wipe, retire, delete, reset) can cause irreversible data loss across managed devices Combined with global scope, a single action can brick an entire fleet

How to fix it

Separate destructive permissions into a dedicated break-glass role with PIM activation; remove from day-to-day roles

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.

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...

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Intune Role Custom High RiskIntune Role DormantIntune Role Global ScopeIntune Role Over AssignedIntune Role Privilege EscalationIntune Role Security Sensitive

Common questions

What does the Intune Role Excessive Destructive Permissions check verify?

Intune RBAC role has excessive destructive permissions, high count of delete, wipe, retire, or reset actions It is a Critical 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 Excessive Destructive Permissions finding?

Separate destructive permissions into a dedicated break-glass role with PIM activation; remove from day-to-day roles 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.

All 672 checks with severities and mappings: the Microsoft 365 security checks catalog.

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  • Findings mapped to SCuBA, CIS, NIST, HIPAA, SOC 2, and MCSB for audit-ready evidence
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Compliance Status Report
Intune Role Excessive Destructive... across 2 tenants, ranked by Severity
23
FAILING
87
PASSING
41
OTHER FINDINGS
CHECKSEVERITYSTATUSFINDINGS
Intune Role Excessive Destructive...CriticalFAILING23
MFA for all usersCritical-11
Legacy authentication blockedHigh-6
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