Findings
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AWS access key committed to shared OneNote
Page "AWS Runbook" in the Engineering Team Notebook contains an AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID and AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY pair. Notebook shared with 47 users.
1,847 credit card numbers in customers-export.csv
File contains 1,847 unique credit card numbers (PCI scope). Shared with an anonymous link that has not expired.
XZ Utils backdoor (CVE-2024-3094) in OpenSSH
Malicious code injected into XZ Utils 5.6.0/5.6.1 can bypass SSH authentication on internet-facing hosts. KEV-listed.
Storage account allows public blob access
Storage account 'nwcustexports' has public blob access enabled AND contains data tagged data_class=pii.
5 employee SSNs exposed in Q4-financials.xlsx
File contains 5 unique US SSNs in Sheet1 columns B-E. Permissions: Finance Team (18 members), anyone with link.
SMBv3 RCE (CVE-2020-0796 / SMBGhost)
Unauthenticated remote code execution in SMBv3 on a Windows Server 2019 host accepting external traffic.
SQL Server firewall allows 0.0.0.0/0
nw-orders-db firewall rule permits all inbound IPs on port 1433. Public internet can attempt authentication.
PHI in patient-intake-Q3.pdf (HIPAA scope)
Form contains patient names, DOBs, diagnoses, and insurance IDs for 23 patients. External guest access enabled.
Key Vault purge protection disabled
Production Key Vault lacks purge protection. Soft-deleted secrets could be permanently destroyed before recovery window expires.
Azure SQL connection string in deployment runbook
Production Azure SQL connection string with embedded password is in a broadly-shared docx.
Log4Shell (CVE-2021-44228) in web service
Vulnerable Log4j 2.14.1 detected via authenticated scan on internal order-api service.
Passport numbers in travel-authorization.xlsx
Spreadsheet contains passport numbers for 34 employees plus DOBs and home addresses.
Anonymous link on Legal/Contracts folder
Folder containing 847 executed contracts has an anonymous-access share link. Anyone with URL can read everything.
Stale user account with active SSH key on jump host
User account has not signed in for 187 days but retains SSH key authorization on nw-jumphost-01.
CloudTrail logs retained for only 30 days
Audit logging retention below SOC 2 CC7.2 minimum of 1 year.