Skip to main content

Threats

Version:
IDTitleDescriptionExternal MappingsCapability MappingsControl Mappings
CCC.VPC.TH01Access is Granted Through Insecure Default Network SettingsDefault network configurations may include insecure settings and open firewall rules, leading to unauthorized access and potential data breaches.011
CCC.VPC.TH02Resources are Exposed to the Public InternetAssignment of external IP addresses to resources, including globally routable IPv6 addresses, exposes resources to the public internet, increasing the risk of attacks such as brute force, exploitation of vulnerabilities, or unauthorized access.011
CCC.VPC.TH03Network Access is Granted Through Unauthorized Peering or Transit AttachmentsUnauthorized peering connections or transit hub attachments can allow network traffic between untrusted or unapproved subscriptions, leading to potential data exposure or exfiltration.011
CCC.VPC.TH04Network Traffic is Not Recorded When Flow Logs are DisabledVPC subnets with disabled flow logs lack critical network traffic visibility, which can lead to undetected unauthorized access, data exfiltration, and network misconfigurations. This lack of visibility increases the risk of undetected security incidents.011
CCC.VPC.TH05Private Endpoint Policies Permit Access by Unintended PrincipalsPrivate endpoint policies that are overly permissive may inadvertently expose resources within the VPC to unintended principals or external threats.011
CCC.VPC.TH06Overlapping Address Ranges Disrupt ConnectivityAddress ranges may be assigned that overlap with those of peered networks or transit hub spokes. Traffic destined for the overlapping range is dropped or routed to the wrong network and the connection cannot be established, impacting the availability of connected resources and the integrity of traffic that reaches an unintended destination.011
CCC.VPC.TH07Routes are Modified to Redirect or Expose TrafficRoute tables may be modified to send traffic through an unauthorized network appliance, or to add an internet or NAT gateway route to a subnet that was designed to be private. Traffic is then observed or altered in transit, or resources gain an unintended path to the public internet, impacting the confidentiality and integrity of data and enabling exfiltration.011
CCC.VPC.TH08Unrestricted Outbound Traffic Enables Data ExfiltrationInternet and NAT gateways may be deployed without egress filtering, so that any resource in the network can initiate connections to any destination on the public internet. A compromised resource can then transfer data to external systems or reach command-and-control infrastructure, impacting the confidentiality of data.021
CCC.VPC.TH09Compromise Propagates Over Hybrid ConnectionsPrivate connections, site-to-site VPNs, and transit hubs may be configured with routes and network rules that permit broad access between on-premises networks and the virtual network. A compromise of either side can be used to move laterally into the other, impacting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of resources on both sides of the connection.011
CCC.VPC.TH10Hybrid Connection Traffic is Unencrypted or Weakly EncryptedDedicated private connections may carry traffic without encryption, and VPN tunnels may be negotiated with deprecated protocol versions or weak key-exchange groups. Traffic traversing the connection can be read or modified by an entity with access to the transmission path, impacting the confidentiality and integrity of data.011
CCC.VPC.TH11DNS Resolution is Hijacked to Redirect TrafficPrivate DNS zones, resolver forwarding rules, or the DNS servers handed out through DHCP may be created or modified so that names resolve to addresses controlled by an unauthorized entity. Resources connect to the wrong destination and credentials or data are exposed to that destination, impacting the confidentiality and integrity of data.011
CCC.VPC.TH12DNS Queries are Used as a Covert Exfiltration ChannelThe built-in resolver forwards queries for any external domain, so a compromised resource can encode data in DNS queries to a domain it controls even when other outbound traffic is blocked. Data leaves the network without traversing the filtered egress path, impacting the confidentiality of data.011
CCC.VPC.TH13Mirrored Traffic is Delivered to Unauthorized DestinationsA traffic mirroring session may be created or its target modified so that full packet copies of network traffic are delivered to a resource that is not an authorized monitoring destination. Plaintext payloads and credentials within the mirrored traffic are exposed, impacting the confidentiality of data.011
CCC.VPC.TH14Network Resources are Confined to a Single Availability ZoneSubnets, NAT gateways, and VPN or private connection endpoints may be deployed in a single availability zone rather than placed across zones. A failure of that zone removes connectivity for every resource that depends on them, impacting the availability of workloads in the network.011

Imports

IDRemarks
CCC.Core.TH01Access is Granted to Unauthorized Users
CCC.Core.TH02Data is Intercepted in Transit
CCC.Core.TH03Deployment Region Network is Untrusted
CCC.Core.TH07Logs are Tampered With or Deleted
CCC.Core.TH09Runtime Logs are Read by Unauthorized Entities
CCC.Core.TH13Resource Tags are Manipulated
CCC.Core.TH15Automated Enumeration and Reconnaissance by Non-human Entities
CCC.Core.TH16Publications are Disabled