diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/file_data_visualizer/components/file_data_visualizer_view/file_data_visualizer_view.js b/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/file_data_visualizer/components/file_data_visualizer_view/file_data_visualizer_view.js
index e36f1040447e..99b6ef602985 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/file_data_visualizer/components/file_data_visualizer_view/file_data_visualizer_view.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/file_data_visualizer/components/file_data_visualizer_view/file_data_visualizer_view.js
@@ -15,7 +15,11 @@ import { isEqual } from 'lodash';
 import { AboutPanel, LoadingPanel } from '../about_panel';
 import { BottomBar } from '../bottom_bar';
 import { ResultsView } from '../results_view';
-import { FileCouldNotBeRead, FileTooLarge } from './file_error_callouts';
+import {
+  FileCouldNotBeRead,
+  FileTooLarge,
+  FindFileStructurePermissionDenied,
+} from './file_error_callouts';
 import { EditFlyout } from '../edit_flyout';
 import { ExplanationFlyout } from '../explanation_flyout';
 import { ImportView } from '../import_view';
@@ -50,6 +54,7 @@ export class FileDataVisualizerView extends Component {
       isExplanationFlyoutVisible: false,
       bottomBarVisible: false,
       hasPermissionToImport: false,
+      fileCouldNotBeReadPermissionError: false,
     };
 
     this.overrides = {};
@@ -87,6 +92,7 @@ export class FileDataVisualizerView extends Component {
         fileSize: 0,
         fileTooLarge: false,
         fileCouldNotBeRead: false,
+        fileCouldNotBeReadPermissionError: false,
         serverError: null,
         results: undefined,
         explanation: undefined,
@@ -182,17 +188,19 @@ export class FileDataVisualizerView extends Component {
         fileCouldNotBeRead: isRetry,
       });
     } catch (error) {
+      const fileCouldNotBeReadPermissionError = error.body.statusCode === 403;
       this.setState({
         results: undefined,
         explanation: undefined,
         loaded: false,
         loading: false,
         fileCouldNotBeRead: true,
+        fileCouldNotBeReadPermissionError,
         serverError: error,
       });
 
       // reload the results with the previous overrides
-      if (isRetry === false) {
+      if (isRetry === false && fileCouldNotBeReadPermissionError === false) {
         this.setState({
           loading: true,
           loaded: false,
@@ -275,6 +283,7 @@ export class FileDataVisualizerView extends Component {
       isExplanationFlyoutVisible,
       bottomBarVisible,
       hasPermissionToImport,
+      fileCouldNotBeReadPermissionError,
     } = this.state;
 
     const fields =
@@ -286,7 +295,12 @@ export class FileDataVisualizerView extends Component {
       <div>
         {mode === MODE.READ && (
           <>
-            {!loading && !loaded && <AboutPanel onFilePickerChange={this.onFilePickerChange} />}
+            {!loading && !loaded && (
+              <AboutPanel
+                onFilePickerChange={this.onFilePickerChange}
+                disabled={!fileCouldNotBeReadPermissionError}
+              />
+            )}
 
             {loading && <LoadingPanel />}
 
@@ -296,11 +310,15 @@ export class FileDataVisualizerView extends Component {
 
             {fileCouldNotBeRead && loading === false && (
               <>
-                <FileCouldNotBeRead
-                  error={serverError}
-                  loaded={loaded}
-                  showEditFlyout={this.showEditFlyout}
-                />
+                {fileCouldNotBeReadPermissionError ? (
+                  <FindFileStructurePermissionDenied />
+                ) : (
+                  <FileCouldNotBeRead
+                    error={serverError}
+                    loaded={loaded}
+                    showEditFlyout={this.showEditFlyout}
+                  />
+                )}
                 <EuiSpacer size="l" />
               </>
             )}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/file_data_visualizer/components/file_data_visualizer_view/file_error_callouts.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/file_data_visualizer/components/file_data_visualizer_view/file_error_callouts.tsx
index 7b6378e34e78..62d860c1513e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/file_data_visualizer/components/file_data_visualizer_view/file_error_callouts.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/file_data_visualizer/components/file_data_visualizer_view/file_error_callouts.tsx
@@ -146,3 +146,26 @@ export const Explanation: FC<{ error: FindFileStructureErrorResponse }> = ({ err
     </>
   );
 };
+
+export const FindFileStructurePermissionDenied: FC = () => {
+  return (
+    <>
+      <EuiCallOut
+        title={
+          <FormattedMessage
+            id="xpack.dataVisualizer.file.fileErrorCallouts.findFileStructurePermissionDenied.title"
+            defaultMessage="Permission denied"
+          />
+        }
+        color="danger"
+        iconType="cross"
+        data-test-subj="dataVisualizerFileStructurePermissionDeniedErrorCallout"
+      >
+        <FormattedMessage
+          id="xpack.dataVisualizer.file.fileErrorCallouts.findFileStructurePermissionDenied.description"
+          defaultMessage="You do not have sufficient privileges to analyze files."
+        />
+      </EuiCallOut>
+    </>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/features/server/__snapshots__/oss_features.test.ts.snap b/x-pack/plugins/features/server/__snapshots__/oss_features.test.ts.snap
index e1e5776d87c7..fe5e4fb4f1e0 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/features/server/__snapshots__/oss_features.test.ts.snap
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/features/server/__snapshots__/oss_features.test.ts.snap
@@ -671,6 +671,7 @@ Array [
         },
       },
       "api": Array [
+        "fileUpload:analyzeFile",
         "store_search_session",
       ],
       "app": Array [
@@ -1199,6 +1200,7 @@ Array [
         },
       },
       "api": Array [
+        "fileUpload:analyzeFile",
         "store_search_session",
       ],
       "app": Array [
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/features/server/oss_features.ts b/x-pack/plugins/features/server/oss_features.ts
index d1e96b5a788e..f3fd934b4c3e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/features/server/oss_features.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/features/server/oss_features.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ export const buildOSSFeatures = ({
       privileges: {
         all: {
           app: ['discover', 'kibana'],
+          api: ['fileUpload:analyzeFile'],
           catalogue: ['discover'],
           savedObject: {
             all: ['search', 'query', 'index-pattern'],
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/file_upload/server/routes.ts b/x-pack/plugins/file_upload/server/routes.ts
index bd3aa2688c73..c957916e7f32 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/file_upload/server/routes.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/file_upload/server/routes.ts
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@ export function fileUploadRoutes(coreSetup: CoreSetup<StartDeps, unknown>, logge
           accepts: ['application/json'],
           maxBytes: MAX_FILE_SIZE_BYTES,
         },
-        tags: ['access:fileUpload:import'],
       },
     },
     async (context, request, response) => {
@@ -185,9 +184,6 @@ export function fileUploadRoutes(coreSetup: CoreSetup<StartDeps, unknown>, logge
       validate: {
         body: schema.object({ index: schema.string() }),
       },
-      options: {
-        tags: ['access:fileUpload:import'],
-      },
     },
     async (context, request, response) => {
       try {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/server/plugin.ts b/x-pack/plugins/maps/server/plugin.ts
index c5fc602864f9..1119be32a04d 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/server/plugin.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/server/plugin.ts
@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@ export class MapsPlugin implements Plugin {
       catalogue: [APP_ID],
       privileges: {
         all: {
-          api: ['fileUpload:import'],
           app: [APP_ID, 'kibana'],
           catalogue: [APP_ID],
           savedObject: {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/common/types/capabilities.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/common/types/capabilities.ts
index 3545a85305c1..ef8d35e52a95 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/common/types/capabilities.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/common/types/capabilities.ts
@@ -105,11 +105,7 @@ export function getPluginPrivileges() {
   return {
     admin: {
       ...privilege,
-      api: [
-        'fileUpload:import',
-        'fileUpload:analyzeFile',
-        ...allMlCapabilitiesKeys.map((k) => `ml:${k}`),
-      ],
+      api: ['fileUpload:analyzeFile', ...allMlCapabilitiesKeys.map((k) => `ml:${k}`)],
       catalogue: [PLUGIN_ID, `${PLUGIN_ID}_file_data_visualizer`],
       ui: allMlCapabilitiesKeys,
       savedObject: {