gcloud-default-vpc-in-use: Default VPC Network In Use

2025-08-01 gcloud default vpc in use PoC Public

Description

Ensure that your Google Cloud Platform (GCP) projects are not using the default Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) network. Using the default VPC network does not adhere to security best practices and may not meet specific networking requirements.

PoC

id: gcloud-default-vpc-in-use

info:
  name: Default VPC Network In Use
  author: princechaddha
  severity: medium
  description: |
    Ensure that your Google Cloud Platform (GCP) projects are not using the default Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) network. Using the default VPC network does not adhere to security best practices and may not meet specific networking requirements.
  impact: |
    Using the default VPC network can expose your infrastructure to security risks due to overly permissive rules and configurations.
  remediation: |
    Delete the default VPC network and create custom VPC networks with tailored configurations to meet your organization's security and networking requirements.
  reference:
    - https://cloud.google.com/vpc/docs/vpc
  tags: cloud,devops,gcp,gcloud,google-cloud-vpc,networking,security,gcp-cloud-config

flow: |
  code(1)
  for(let projectId of iterate(template.projectIds)){
    set("projectId", projectId)
    code(2)
  }

self-contained: true

code:
  - engine:
      - sh
      - bash
    source: |
      gcloud projects list --format="json(projectId)"

    extractors:
      - type: json
        name: projectIds
        internal: true
        json:
          - ".[].projectId"

  - engine:
      - sh
      - bash
    source: |
      gcloud compute networks list --project $projectId --format="json(name)"

    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - '"name": "default"'

    extractors:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - '"The default VPC network is in use in project " + projectId'
# digest: 4a0a00473045022100dac56d5c0cf82c13d6b7d4b2556aea94ece44bd1ee3fa9dea355cfee33296539022035233a06905e636e15a23dae37054a6eef797b37db6da1a9f716fd119562de7c:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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