Best practices

K8s controller-manager configuration file permissions are too permissive

Platform(s)
  • Non-platform specific

Compliance Frameworks

CCPA, CPRA, iso_27001_2022, iso_27002_2022, K8s CIS, Mitre ATT&CK, NIST 800-171, NIST 800-190, NIST 800-53, PDPA, STIG K8s, UK Cyber Essentials

Description

It was found that the K8s controller-manager configuration file's permissions are too broad. Setting the file's permissions to be permissive might allow low privileged user to modify the configuration file.