AD-GPOREP-01: No GPOs should be missing permissions
| ID | AD-GPOREP-01 |
| Severity | Medium |
| Suite | Active Directory (on-premises) |
| Product | Active Directory |
| Feature | Group Policy |
| Security area | Access control |
| Resource type | GroupPolicy |
| User impact of fixing | Low |
| Effort to fix | Medium |
| Reads from | On-premises Active Directory |
What this checks and how to fix it
Section titled “What this checks and how to fix it”Test-MtAdGpoNoPermissionsCount
Section titled “Test-MtAdGpoNoPermissionsCount”Counts Group Policy Objects (GPOs) with missing permissions.
Why This Test Matters
Section titled “Why This Test Matters”- Detective control: counts GPO reports with missing permissions which could expose resources to unintended access.
Control Type
Section titled “Control Type”Preventive
Security Recommendation
Section titled “Security Recommendation”- Review and remediate missing permissions in GPO ACLs.
How the Test Works
Section titled “How the Test Works”- Fetches GPO state, filters for reports with PermissionsPresent false or null, and reports totals.
Related Tests
Section titled “Related Tests”Test-MtAdGpoNoPermissionsDetails.
Related links
Section titled “Related links”- Microsoft Learn - Group Policy management
- ANSSI checkpoint: https://www.anssi.gouv.fr/
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