zt_wl_023 — AKS cluster does not use private API server¶
Summary
Severity: High · Pillar: Workload · Chain role: ANCHOR
Description¶
AKS clusters with a public API server endpoint expose the Kubernetes control plane to the internet, allowing unauthenticated reconnaissance and brute-force attacks against the API server.
Mapping¶
| Framework | Control / Reference |
|---|---|
| NIST 800-53 | SC-7 |
| NIST 800-207 | Tenet 1 - All data sources and computing services are considered resources |
| CIS Azure | — |
| MITRE ATT&CK Technique | T1190 |
| MITRE ATT&CK Tactic | Initial Access |
| Zero-Trust Tenet | Tenet 1 |
| Framework tags | nist-800-207, argus-zt |
Source¶
Rule defined at policies/azure/zt/workload/zt_wl_023.rego.