HIGHCIS 4.3

Ensure legacy IMDS is disabled

Instance Metadata Service v1 should be disabled in favor of v2.

Security Impact

IMDS v1 is vulnerable to SSRF attacks that can steal credentials.

How to Remediate

Configure instances to require Instance Metadata Service v2 only.

Affected Resources

OCI::Core::Instance

Compliance Frameworks

CIS OCI v1.2.0SOC 2NIST 800-53

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Check Details

Check ID
oracle-compute-4
Service
Oracle Cloud Compute
Category
Instance Security
Severity
HIGH
CIS Benchmark
4.3

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