Severity Allocations
How severity (High, Medium, Low) is assigned in the Security & Oversharing report based on sharing method and permission type.
The following table shows how severity is assigned based on sharing method and permission type. Return to the Security & Oversharing report.
| Sharing method | Permission type | Severity |
|---|---|---|
| Sharing links with Anonymous | View | High |
| Sharing links with Anonymous | Edit | High |
| Sharing links with Anonymous | Review | High |
| Sharing links with Anonymous | Block Download | High |
| Sharing links with Specific People — External User | View | High |
| Sharing links with Specific People — External User | Edit | High |
| Sharing links with Specific People — External User | Review | High |
| Sharing links with Specific People — External User | Block Download | High |
| Sharing links within Organisation | View | Medium |
| Sharing links within Organisation | Edit | Medium |
| Sharing links with Specific People — Internal User | View | Low |
| Sharing links with Specific People — Internal User | Edit | Low |
| Sharing links with Specific People — Internal User | Review | Low |
| Sharing links with Specific People — Internal User | Block Download | Low |
| Sharing links with Specific Groups — SPO Group | View | Low |
| Sharing links with Specific Groups — SPO Group | Edit | Low |
| Sharing links with Specific Groups — SPO Group | Review | Low |
| Sharing links with Specific Groups — SPO Group | Block Download | Low |
| Sharing links with Specific Groups — Security Group | View | Low |
| Sharing links with Specific Groups — Security Group | Edit | Low |
| Sharing links with Specific Groups — Security Group | Review | Low |
| Sharing links with Specific Groups — Security Group | Block Download | Low |
| Sharing links with Specific Groups — M365 Group | View | Low |
| Sharing links with Specific Groups — M365 Group | Edit | Low |
| Sharing links with Specific Groups — M365 Group | Review | Low |
| Sharing links with Specific Groups — M365 Group | Block Download | Low |
| Unique permissions — for users through Manage Access | View | Low |
| Unique permissions — for users through Manage Access | Edit | Low |
| Unique permissions — for users through Manage Access | Review | Low |
| Unique permissions — for users through Manage Access | Block Download | Low |
| Expired Sharing link | View | Low |
| Expired Sharing link | Edit | Low |
| Expired Sharing link | Review | Low |
| Expired Sharing link | Block Download | Low |
| Sharing links with Specific People — System user | View | Low |
| Sharing links with Specific People — System user | Edit | Low |
| Sharing links with Specific People — System user | Review | Low |
| Sharing links with Specific People — System user | Block Download | Low |