Posture check · Account security
adminCount left set on a non-privileged object (T1078)
An object has adminCount set to 1 but is no longer a member of any protected group. The flag is a leftover from past privileged membership.
Why it matters
A leftover adminCount stops the object inheriting permissions from its container. Its access control list can then hide a permission an attacker added.
How GraphnAI finds it
It runs after every sync, on each connected domain or tenant on its own. It applies to Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID.
It reads:
- The adminCount analysis
Tiered Fidelity™ level: Theoretical
Every finding from this check carries the Theoretical level.
- TheoreticalThis checkConfigured in the directory. Nothing else checked.
- ConstrainedA constraint on it has been checked.
- ValidatedTelemetry has seen it in use.
How Select Fire™ fixes it
How to fix it
Clear adminCount on the object and re-enable inheritance on its access control list so it returns to the normal, reviewable permission model.
What Select Fire changes
Select Fire opens from the finding and simulates each change on your live graph before anything changes in your directory.
- Clear adminCountSemi-Auto: you authorize each change. Full-Auto never runs it.
The object keeps all its permissions. Only the adminCount flag is cleared.
Then, by hand: Restore inherited permissions on the object.
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