diff --git a/checks/check_extra7185 b/checks/check_extra7185
index d06bdba536..2a2bfe66e4 100644
--- a/checks/check_extra7185
+++ b/checks/check_extra7185
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ CHECK_ID_extra7185="7.185"
 CHECK_TITLE_extra7185="[extra7185] Ensure no Customer Managed IAM policies allow actions that may lead into Privilege Escalation"
 CHECK_SCORED_extra7185="NOT_SCORED"
 CHECK_CIS_LEVEL_extra7185="EXTRA"
-CHECK_SEVERITY_extra7185="Medium"
+CHECK_SEVERITY_extra7185="High"
 CHECK_ASFF_RESOURCE_TYPE_extra7185="AwsIamPolicy"
 CHECK_ALTERNATE_check7185="extra7185"
 CHECK_SERVICENAME_extra7185="iam"