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# Ensure Bind Address Argument Is 127.0.0.1

### More Info:

Do not bind the Controller Manager service to non-loopback insecure addresses.

### Risk Level

Critical

### Address

Security

### Compliance Standards

* CIS Kubernetes

### Triage and Remediation

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Remediation">
    ### Remediation

    <AccordionGroup>
      <Accordion title="Using Console" defaultOpen="true">
        Run the following command on the Control Plane node: ps -ef | grep kube-controller-manager Verify that the --bind-address argument is set to 127.0.0.1
      </Accordion>
    </AccordionGroup>
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

### Additional Reading:

* [https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/command-line-tools-reference/kube-controller-manager/](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/command-line-tools-reference/kube-controller-manager/)