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Improper Access Control

Property Value
Language hcl
Severity low
CWE CWE-284: Improper Access Control
OWASP A05:2017 - Broken Access Control
Confidence Level Low
Impact Level Low
Likelihood Level Low

Description

Network Policy is disabled on this Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) cluster, which means traffic between pods is not restricted. This allows any pod to communicate with any other pod in the cluster, regardless of their intended roles or security boundaries.

Impact

Without network policies, attackers who compromise one pod could move laterally to other pods, potentially accessing sensitive data or critical services. This increases the risk of unauthorized access, data breaches, and escalation of attacks within your Kubernetes environment.