zt_wl_001 — Virtual Machine has no managed identity¶
Summary
Severity: High · Pillar: Workload · Chain role: AMPLIFIER
Description¶
VMs without a system or user-assigned managed identity must store credentials locally, creating credential sprawl and privilege escalation opportunities.
Mapping¶
| Framework | Control / Reference |
|---|---|
| NIST 800-53 | IA-5 |
| NIST 800-207 | Tenet 2 - All communication secured |
| CIS Azure | — |
| MITRE ATT&CK Technique | T1552 |
| MITRE ATT&CK Tactic | Credential Access |
| Zero-Trust Tenet | Tenet 2 |
| Framework tags | nist-800-207, argus-zt |
Source¶
Rule defined at policies/azure/zt/workload/zt_wl_001.rego.