VMInstance with administrative service: Remote Desktop (TCP:3389) is too exposed to the public internet
A management and administration protocols allow administrators to control the configuration and operational health of services as well as the access to them. Access to management and administration applications should be restricted to prevent exploits.
This rule detects network settings that allow over permissive network access.
Risk Level: High
Cloud Entity: Virtual Machine Instances
CloudGuard Rule ID: D9.GCP.NET.AG2.4.VMInstance.3389.TCP
Covered by Spectral: No
Category: Compute
GSL LOGIC
VMInstance where isPublic=true and nics contain-any [inboundRules contain [ destinationPort<=3389 and destinationPortTo >=3389 and protocol in ('TCP','ALL')]] should not have nics contain-any [ inboundRules allowedPublicHostsForPort(3389) > 32 ]
REMEDIATION
Delete the rules that allow permissive Admin access and limit the scope only for a trusted bastion server within the network using non public IP addresses.
Virtual Machine Instances
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Compliance Frameworks
- GCP CloudGuard Best Practices
- GCP CloudGuard CheckUp
- GCP CloudGuard Network Security
- GCP CloudGuard SOC2 based on AICPA TSC 2017
- GCP ISO 27001:2013
- GCP LGPD regulation
- GCP NIST 800-53 Rev 4
- GCP NIST CSF v1.1
- GCP PCI-DSS 3.2
- GCP Risk Management
- GCP Security Risk Management
Updated over 1 year ago