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Admission Controls are Bypassed

CCC.K8S.TH12

Admission policies that omit resources, namespaces, or API paths may allow a Kubernetes request to be accepted without the intended validation or mutation. Workloads and configuration that violate security requirements can then be persisted, weakening cluster-policy integrity and exposing workloads to unauthorized access or disruption.

Related Capabilities

IDTitleDescription
CCC.K8S.CP18Admission Policy EnforcementThe service may be configured with policies, admission controllers, and webhooks that validate, mutate, or reject Kubernetes API requests before persistence.

Related Controls

IDTitleDescription
CCC.K8S.CN05Enforce Restricted Workload SecurityMinimize workload privilege and block unnecessary access to host-level resources that could defeat container isolation.
CCC.K8S.CN11Protect Admission Control EnforcementApply mandatory cluster security policy to every workload path and prevent its scope or enforcement configuration from being bypassed or modified without authorization.

External Mappings

FrameworkIDRelationshipRemarks
CWECWE-693relates-toProtection Mechanism Failure
MITRE-ATT&CKT1685relates-toDisable or Modify Tools
MITRE-ATT&CKT1609relates-toContainer Administration Command