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CCC.VM.TH09: Misconfigured Vertical Scaling Leads to Privilege Escalation

Threat ID:CCC.VM.TH09
Title:Misconfigured Vertical Scaling Leads to Privilege Escalation
Description:

Inadequate permissions or automation logic in vertical scaling processes may allow unauthorized resource escalation, such as adding CPUs or memory. This can result in elevated access rights, increased computational capacity for unintended actions, or unplanned cost increases, potentially affecting system security and operational control.

Related Capabilities

IDTitleDescription
CCC.VM.F08Vertical ScalingAbility to increase or decrease resources such as cpu, memory, and storage of an existing virtual machine instance.

External Mappings

Reference IDEntry IDStrengthRemarks
MITRE-ATT&CK
T1068
0
Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
MITRE-ATT&CK
T1578.002
0
Create or Modify Cloud Compute Infrastructure: Virtual Machine