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# Ensure Cluster Admin Role Is Only Used Where Required

### More Info:

The RBAC role cluster-admin provides wide-ranging powers over the environment and should be used only where and when needed.

### Risk Level

Critical

### Address

Security

### Compliance Standards

* CIS Kubernetes

### Triage and Remediation

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    ### Remediation

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      <Accordion title="Using Console" defaultOpen="true">
        Obtain a list of the principals who have access to the cluster-admin role by reviewingthe clusterrolebinding output for each role binding that has access to the clusteradmin role.kubectl get clusterrolebindings -o=customcolumns=NAME:.metadata.name,ROLE:.roleRef.name,SUBJECT:.subjects\[\*].name Review each principal listed and ensure that cluster-admin privilege is required for it.
      </Accordion>
    </AccordionGroup>
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

### Additional Reading:

* [https://kubernetes.io/docs/admin/authorization/rbac/#user-facing-roles](https://kubernetes.io/docs/admin/authorization/rbac/#user-facing-roles)