Ensure service accounts do not have admin privileges
Service accounts should not be granted Owner, Editor, or admin roles.
Security Impact
Compromised service accounts with admin access can take full control of resources.
How to Remediate
Remove admin roles from service accounts. Grant only specific permissions needed.
Affected Resources
Compliance Frameworks
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Check Details
- Check ID
- gcp-iam-4
- Service
- Google Cloud IAM
- Category
- Access Control
- Severity
- CRITICAL
- CIS Benchmark
- 1.7
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