diff --git a/src/Backend/AutopilotMonitor.Functions.Tests/EndpointPolicyCatalogCompletenessTests.cs b/src/Backend/AutopilotMonitor.Functions.Tests/EndpointPolicyCatalogCompletenessTests.cs
index 0f18913e..67f24aac 100644
--- a/src/Backend/AutopilotMonitor.Functions.Tests/EndpointPolicyCatalogCompletenessTests.cs
+++ b/src/Backend/AutopilotMonitor.Functions.Tests/EndpointPolicyCatalogCompletenessTests.cs
@@ -174,6 +174,23 @@ public class EndpointPolicyCatalogCompletenessTests
         Assert.Equal(EndpointPolicy.TenantAdminOrGA, postRules.Policy);
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// IME log pattern edits write GLOBAL patterns (all tenants) and the handler has no GA
+    /// re-gate, so the PUT must stay GlobalAdminOnly — a downgrade to TenantAdminOrGA would let
+    /// any customer tenant admin mutate platform-wide patterns via ?global=true.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Fact]
+    public void ImeLogPatternWrites_AreGlobalAdminOnly()
+    {
+        var putPattern = EndpointAccessPolicyCatalog.FindPolicy("PUT", "/api/rules/ime-log-patterns/IME-001");
+        var reseed = EndpointAccessPolicyCatalog.FindPolicy("POST", "/api/rules/ime-log-patterns/reseed");
+
+        Assert.NotNull(putPattern);
+        Assert.NotNull(reseed);
+        Assert.Equal(EndpointPolicy.GlobalAdminOnly, putPattern.Policy);
+        Assert.Equal(EndpointPolicy.GlobalAdminOnly, reseed.Policy);
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Unregistered routes must return null (fail-closed).
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Backend/AutopilotMonitor.Functions/Security/EndpointAccessPolicyCatalog.cs b/src/Backend/AutopilotMonitor.Functions/Security/EndpointAccessPolicyCatalog.cs
index 2630e84f..fb507068 100644
--- a/src/Backend/AutopilotMonitor.Functions/Security/EndpointAccessPolicyCatalog.cs
+++ b/src/Backend/AutopilotMonitor.Functions/Security/EndpointAccessPolicyCatalog.cs
@@ -311,7 +311,6 @@ public static class EndpointAccessPolicyCatalog
         new("POST",   "rules/analyze/{ruleId}/create-from-template", EndpointPolicy.TenantAdminOrGA),
         new("PUT",    "rules/analyze/{ruleId}",    EndpointPolicy.TenantAdminOrGA),
         new("DELETE", "rules/analyze/{ruleId}",    EndpointPolicy.TenantAdminOrGA),
-        new("PUT",    "rules/ime-log-patterns/{patternId}", EndpointPolicy.TenantAdminOrGA),
         new("POST",   "sessions/{sessionId}/mark-failed",     EndpointPolicy.TenantAdminOrGA),
         new("POST",   "sessions/{sessionId}/mark-succeeded", EndpointPolicy.TenantAdminOrGA),
         // Operator tier so troubleshooting staff can queue request_diagnostics ("Collect Logs" in
@@ -541,6 +540,9 @@ public static class EndpointAccessPolicyCatalog
         new("GET",    "vulnerability/ignored-software", EndpointPolicy.GlobalReadOrAdmin),
         new("POST",   "vulnerability/ignored-software", EndpointPolicy.GlobalAdminOnly),
         new("DELETE", "vulnerability/ignored-software", EndpointPolicy.GlobalAdminOnly),
+        // Both routes mutate GLOBAL patterns (all tenants); there is no tenant-scoped variant yet,
+        // so PUT must not sit on the TenantAdminOrGA tier — the handler has no GA re-gate.
+        new("PUT",    "rules/ime-log-patterns/{patternId}", EndpointPolicy.GlobalAdminOnly),
         new("POST",   "rules/ime-log-patterns/reseed", EndpointPolicy.GlobalAdminOnly),
         new("GET",    "global/mcp-users",                     EndpointPolicy.GlobalReadOrAdmin),
         new("POST",   "global/mcp-users",                     EndpointPolicy.GlobalAdminOnly),