list_privileged_users_without_protected_users
How to control list_privileged_users_without_protected_users ↓
AI agents call list_privileged_users_without_protected_users to retrieve information from BloodHound MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This is a Read operation—it retrieves and filters data about privileged users who lack protection. However, severity is high because the output directly enables privilege escalation attacks: an attacker learns which high-value targets lack protections against Kerberos attacks and credential theft.
From the tool's definition Tool name indicates it 'lists' privileged users matching a filter criterion (lack of Protected Users group membership).
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access list_privileged_users_without_protected_users gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and BloodHound MCP, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for list_privileged_users_without_protected_users:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"list_privileged_users_without_protected_users": {}
}
}list_privileged_users_without_protected_users is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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list_privileged_users_without_protected_users. It is categorised as a Read tool in the BloodHound MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the BloodHound MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_privileged_users_without_protected_users: 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 BloodHound MCP. Nothing to install.
list_privileged_users_without_protected_users is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the list_privileged_users_without_protected_users 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.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for list_privileged_users_without_protected_users. 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.
list_privileged_users_without_protected_users is provided by the BloodHound MCP server (stevenyu113228/bloodhound-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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