CrowdStrike Falcon Additional Permissions

The following permissions are required to support advanced configuration and enforcement actions in the CrowdStrike Falcon adapter. Ensure these permissions are granted to the user account used for these operations.

Advanced Configuration

The following permissions are required for various Advanced Configurations:

CategoryScopePermission
UsersUser ManagementRead
Vulnerabilitiesvulnerabilities:readRead
Configuration AssessmentsFalcon Configuration Assessment:readRead
Installed Patches (see more information below)Scheduled Reports APIRead

Setting Up the Adapter to Fetch Installed Patches

To be able to use the Fetch Installed Patches advanced configuration:

  • You must have a Spotlight subscription.
  • You must have the following permission: Scheduled Reports API read access.
  • Only Windows Devices are supported.

In Spotlight, follow these steps:

  1. Navigate to Scheduled Reporting > Vulnerability Management.

  2. Select Installed Patches.

  3. Include at least the Hostname in the report; add more filters as needed.

  4. Name the report (to use in the adapter's Advanced Configuration) and click Next.

  5. Schedule the report to run daily 2 hours before the start of the global fetch or custom adapter discovery time, then click Next.

  6. Ensure that the scheduled report can be read by the credentials used in the adapter configuration. Then, click Next.

  7. Skip the Sharing part and click Save.

  8. In Axonius, enable the Fetch installed patches from the following report advanced setting, and enter the name of the Installed Patches report to fetch.

Enforcement Actions

The following permissions are required to run CrowdStrike Falcon Enforcement Actions:

ScopePermission
HostsWrite