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user01650
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Using Copilot to circumvent Row Level Security

While testing the "Preview" toggle of Copilot within Power BI Service, I observed that it queries the dataset directly to provide answers, unlike the previous method that relied on page visuals. This raises a potential security issue.

 

During today's test with a user who had Row-Level Security (RLS) applied to two reports, I noticed a concern. The user, who should only access data for a specific customer (say, Customer ABC), and whose report visuals only display data for that customer, was able to retrieve data for Customer XYZ when querying Copilot, even though they should not have access to that information.

 

This issue occurs only when the "Preview" toggle is active. If the toggle is off, and they inquire about Customer XYZ, there is no response. Additionally, I found that Copilot cannot utilize table relationships to identify rows related to Customer XYZ if the report lacks a customer column and instead uses an Account Number or a similar identifier. However, if a user knows the data structure in a report, they can query information they shouldn't access.

 

Is there an ongoing development for a solution, or is there a way to prevent this issue other than disabling Copilot at the Tenant level?

 

Thank you in advance for any assistance you may be able to provide us in this matter, it is greatly appreciated.

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AlexisOlson
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Super User

That's a pretty bad security problem. Copilot should inherit the user's permissions.

 

I'd recommend posting this in the Issues forum

https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Issues/idb-p/Issues

GilbertQ
Super User
Super User

Hi @user01650 

 

This is my certain issue due to the preview phase of using Power BI. This is an ongoing challenge and I'm certain to be resolved when it goes GA.





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