What role is required to change a repository's code scanning severity threshold that fails a...

To change the threshold that defines whether a pull request fails due to code scanning alerts (such as blocking merges based on severity), the user must haveAdminaccess on the repository. This is because modifying these settings falls under repository configuration privileges.

Users with Write, Maintain, or Triage roles do not have the required access to modify rulesets or status check policies.