diff --git a/components/org.wso2.carbon.identity.password.expiry/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/password/expiry/constants/PasswordPolicyConstants.java b/components/org.wso2.carbon.identity.password.expiry/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/password/expiry/constants/PasswordPolicyConstants.java
index e7641dcab6..9bd3acffe6 100644
--- a/components/org.wso2.carbon.identity.password.expiry/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/password/expiry/constants/PasswordPolicyConstants.java
+++ b/components/org.wso2.carbon.identity.password.expiry/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/password/expiry/constants/PasswordPolicyConstants.java
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ public class PasswordPolicyConstants {
     public static final String CONFIRMATION_QUERY_PARAM = "&confirmation=";
     public static final String PASSWORD_EXPIRED_QUERY_PARAMS = "&passwordExpired=true";
     public static final String PASSWORD_EXPIRY_RULES_PREFIX = "passwordExpiry.rule";
+    public static final Integer MAX_PASSWORD_EXPIRY_RULE_VALUES = 5;
 
     public enum ErrorMessages {
         ERROR_WHILE_GETTING_USER_STORE_DOMAIN("80001",
diff --git a/components/org.wso2.carbon.identity.password.expiry/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/password/expiry/models/PasswordExpiryRule.java b/components/org.wso2.carbon.identity.password.expiry/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/password/expiry/models/PasswordExpiryRule.java
index aa548f83c3..acd11f5afc 100644
--- a/components/org.wso2.carbon.identity.password.expiry/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/password/expiry/models/PasswordExpiryRule.java
+++ b/components/org.wso2.carbon.identity.password.expiry/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/password/expiry/models/PasswordExpiryRule.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 package org.wso2.carbon.identity.password.expiry.models;
 
 import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.wso2.carbon.identity.password.expiry.constants.PasswordPolicyConstants;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ public PasswordExpiryRule(String rule) throws IllegalArgumentException{
         try {
             // Rule format: "priority,expiryDays,attribute,operator,value1,value2, ...".
             // At least 5 parts are required in the rule definition.
-            int ruleSectionLength = 4;
+            int ruleSectionLength = 5;
 
             String[] ruleSections = rule.split(RULE_SPLIT_REGEX);
             if (ruleSections.length < ruleSectionLength) {
@@ -49,6 +50,15 @@ public PasswordExpiryRule(String rule) throws IllegalArgumentException{
 
             this.priority = Integer.parseInt(ruleSections[0].trim());
             this.expiryDays = Integer.parseInt(ruleSections[1].trim());
+
+            if (this.priority <= 0) {
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid rule format: priority should be positive.");
+            }
+            // Expiry days can be 0 in skip password expiry scenarios.
+            if (this.expiryDays < 0) {
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid rule format: expiry days should be positive.");
+            }
+
             this.attribute = PasswordExpiryRuleAttributeEnum.fromString(ruleSections[2].trim());
             this.operator = PasswordExpiryRuleOperatorEnum.fromString(ruleSections[3].trim());
 
@@ -66,6 +76,10 @@ public PasswordExpiryRule(String rule) throws IllegalArgumentException{
             if (this.values.isEmpty()) {
                 throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid rule format: no valid values provided.");
             }
+            if (this.values.size() > PasswordPolicyConstants.MAX_PASSWORD_EXPIRY_RULE_VALUES) {
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid rule format: number of values exceeds the maximum limit of "
+                        + PasswordPolicyConstants.MAX_PASSWORD_EXPIRY_RULE_VALUES + ".");
+            }
         } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid rule format: " + e.getMessage());
         }
diff --git a/components/org.wso2.carbon.identity.password.expiry/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/password/expiry/util/PasswordPolicyUtils.java b/components/org.wso2.carbon.identity.password.expiry/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/password/expiry/util/PasswordPolicyUtils.java
index 3a361173d4..8469fde2ec 100644
--- a/components/org.wso2.carbon.identity.password.expiry/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/password/expiry/util/PasswordPolicyUtils.java
+++ b/components/org.wso2.carbon.identity.password.expiry/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/password/expiry/util/PasswordPolicyUtils.java
@@ -250,25 +250,28 @@ private static Set<String> getUserAttributes(PasswordExpiryRuleAttributeEnum att
             throws PostAuthenticationFailedException {
 
         if (!fetchedUserAttributes.containsKey(attribute)) {
-            try {
-                switch (attribute) {
-                    case ROLES:
-                        List<RoleBasicInfo> userRoles = getUserRoles(tenantDomain, userId);
-                        Set<String> userRoleIds = userRoles.stream().map(RoleBasicInfo::getId).collect(Collectors.toSet());
-                        fetchedUserAttributes.put(PasswordExpiryRuleAttributeEnum.ROLES, userRoleIds);
-                        break;
-                    case GROUPS:
-                        List<Group> userGroups =
-                                ((AbstractUserStoreManager) userStoreManager).getGroupListOfUser(userId,
-                                        null, null);
-                        Set<String> userGroupIds = userGroups.stream().map(Group::getGroupID).collect(Collectors.toSet());
+            switch (attribute) {
+                case ROLES:
+                    // Fetch roles assigned to user via groups.
+                    Set<String> userGroupIds;
+                    if (fetchedUserAttributes.containsKey(PasswordExpiryRuleAttributeEnum.GROUPS)) {
+                        userGroupIds = fetchedUserAttributes.get(PasswordExpiryRuleAttributeEnum.GROUPS);
+                    } else {
+                        userGroupIds = getUserGroupIds(userId, userStoreManager);
                         fetchedUserAttributes.put(PasswordExpiryRuleAttributeEnum.GROUPS, userGroupIds);
-                        break;
-                }
-            } catch (UserStoreException e) {
-                throw new PostAuthenticationFailedException(PasswordPolicyConstants.ErrorMessages.
-                        ERROR_WHILE_RETRIEVING_USER_GROUPS.getCode(),
-                        PasswordPolicyConstants.ErrorMessages.ERROR_WHILE_RETRIEVING_USER_GROUPS.getMessage());
+                    }
+                    List<String> roleIdsOfGroups = getRoleIdsOfGroups(new ArrayList<>(userGroupIds), tenantDomain);
+
+                    List<RoleBasicInfo> userRoles = getUserRoles(tenantDomain, userId);
+                    Set<String> userRoleIds =
+                            userRoles.stream().map(RoleBasicInfo::getId).collect(Collectors.toSet());
+                    userRoleIds.addAll(roleIdsOfGroups);
+                    fetchedUserAttributes.put(PasswordExpiryRuleAttributeEnum.ROLES, userRoleIds);
+                    break;
+                case GROUPS:
+                    Set<String> groupIds = getUserGroupIds(userId, userStoreManager);
+                    fetchedUserAttributes.put(PasswordExpiryRuleAttributeEnum.GROUPS, groupIds);
+                    break;
             }
         }
         return fetchedUserAttributes.get(attribute);
@@ -314,6 +317,51 @@ public static List<RoleBasicInfo> getUserRoles(String tenantDomain, String userI
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the group IDs of the given user.
+     *
+     * @param userId           The user ID.
+     * @param userStoreManager The user store manager.
+     * @return The group IDs of the user.
+     * @throws PostAuthenticationFailedException If an error occurs while getting the group IDs of the user.
+     */
+    private static Set<String> getUserGroupIds(String userId, UserStoreManager userStoreManager)
+            throws PostAuthenticationFailedException {
+
+        try {
+            List<Group> userGroups =
+                    ((AbstractUserStoreManager) userStoreManager).getGroupListOfUser(userId,
+                            null, null);
+            return userGroups.stream().map(Group::getGroupID).collect(Collectors.toSet());
+        } catch (UserStoreException e) {
+                throw new PostAuthenticationFailedException(PasswordPolicyConstants.ErrorMessages.
+                        ERROR_WHILE_RETRIEVING_USER_GROUPS.getCode(),
+                        PasswordPolicyConstants.ErrorMessages.ERROR_WHILE_RETRIEVING_USER_GROUPS.getMessage());
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the role IDs of the given groups.
+     *
+     * @param groupIds     The group IDs.
+     * @param tenantDomain The tenant domain.
+     * @return The role IDs of the groups.
+     * @throws PostAuthenticationFailedException If an error occurs while getting the role IDs of the groups.
+     */
+    private static List<String> getRoleIdsOfGroups(List<String> groupIds, String tenantDomain)
+            throws PostAuthenticationFailedException {
+
+        try {
+            RoleManagementService roleManagementService = EnforcePasswordResetComponentDataHolder.getInstance()
+                    .getRoleManagementService();
+            return roleManagementService.getRoleIdListOfGroups(groupIds, tenantDomain);
+        } catch (IdentityRoleManagementException e) {
+            throw new PostAuthenticationFailedException(PasswordPolicyConstants.ErrorMessages.
+                    ERROR_WHILE_RETRIEVING_USER_ROLES.getCode(),
+                    PasswordPolicyConstants.ErrorMessages.ERROR_WHILE_RETRIEVING_USER_ROLES.getMessage());
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * This method retrieves the last password updated time in milliseconds.
      *