Get-ADUsers · Mcp Netwrixaccessanalayzer MCP: Risk & Policy

WHAT IT DOES

What Get-ADUsers does on Mcp Netwrixaccessanalayzer

AI agents call Get-ADUsers to retrieve information from Mcp Netwrixaccessanalayzer without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

WHY IT NEEDS A POLICY

Why Get-ADUsers needs a policy

Get-ADUsers retrieves Active Directory user information with no modification capability. While the description is empty, the naming pattern and server context clearly indicate this is a read-only query tool. Severity is medium (not low) because detailed user information can inform social engineering or privilege escalation attacks, but confidence is 0.8 rather than higher due to the lack of explicit description.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'Get-ADUsers' and sibling tools (Get-ADComputers, Get-ADGroups, Get-ADPermissions, Get-ADSecurityAssessment) all indicate query/retrieval operations from Active Directory.

Attacks that exploit this kind of access

Questions about Get-ADUsers

What does the Get-ADUsers tool do? +

Get-ADUsers. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp Netwrixaccessanalayzer MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on Get-ADUsers? +

Register the Mcp Netwrixaccessanalayzer MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for Get-ADUsers: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Mcp Netwrixaccessanalayzer. Nothing to install.

What risk level is Get-ADUsers? +

Get-ADUsers is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit Get-ADUsers? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the Get-ADUsers rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.

How do I block Get-ADUsers completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for Get-ADUsers. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.

What MCP server provides Get-ADUsers? +

Get-ADUsers is provided by the Mcp Netwrixaccessanalayzer MCP server (netwrix/mcp-server-naa). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.