zt_net_006 — Virtual Machine has a direct public IP¶
Summary
Severity: High · Pillar: Network · Chain role: ANCHOR
Description¶
VMs with direct public IPs bypass central ingress controls and dramatically increase attack surface; traffic should instead traverse Azure Firewall, App Gateway, or Load Balancer with WAF.
Mapping¶
| Framework | Control / Reference |
|---|---|
| NIST 800-53 | SC-7 |
| NIST 800-207 | Tenet 5 - Integrity monitored |
| CIS Azure | — |
| MITRE ATT&CK Technique | T1190 |
| MITRE ATT&CK Tactic | Initial Access |
| Zero-Trust Tenet | Tenet 5 |
| Framework tags | nist-800-207, argus-zt |
Source¶
Rule defined at policies/azure/zt/network/zt_net_006.rego.