Overprivileged

Definitions

1. Describing an account, role, application, or service that has more access or authority than it actually needs. Overprivileged identities are dangerous because a minor compromise or mistake can turn into broad-impact abuse very quickly.

   In plain English: Having more permissions or access than necessary.

   Example: "The SaaS integration was overprivileged, so a leaked token would have granted access to every customer record instead of just billing data."

Related Terms

• Access Control List
• Least Privilege
• Mandatory Access Control
• Role
• Deny by Default
• Endpoint Privilege Management
• Geofencing Security
• IDM
• Least Authority
• Minimum Privilege
• Permission Abuse
• Permission Model
• Principle of Least Privilege
• Privilege Management