cis_1_12 — Ensure guest users do not have privileged role assignments¶
Summary
Severity: Critical · Pillar: Identity · Chain role: ANCHOR
Description¶
B2B guest users holding privileged roles create cross-tenant trust that is difficult to audit and control. Privileged guests are a top persistence vector.
Mapping¶
| Framework | Control / Reference |
|---|---|
| NIST 800-53 | AC-6 |
| NIST 800-207 | Tenet 6 - Least privilege, dynamic authorization |
| CIS Azure | 1.12 |
| MITRE ATT&CK Technique | T1078.004 |
| MITRE ATT&CK Tactic | Privilege Escalation |
| Zero-Trust Tenet | Tenet 6 |
| Framework tags | nist-800-207, cis-azure-2.0, nist-800-53 |
Source¶
Rule defined at policies/azure/cis/identity/cis_1_12.rego.