Ensure EBS snapshots are not publicly accessible
EBS snapshots should not be publicly accessible. Public snapshots can be copied and restored by anyone, potentially exposing sensitive data.
Security Impact
Public snapshots expose all data on the volume to anyone on the internet.
How to Remediate
Modify snapshot permissions to remove public access. Use AWS Config rule 'ebs-snapshot-public-restorable-check' for continuous monitoring.
Affected Resources
Compliance Frameworks
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Check Details
- Check ID
- aws-ec2-4
- Service
- Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)
- Category
- Public Access
- Severity
- CRITICAL
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