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K8S-018High severity-15 points

Binding grants cluster-admin

Part of Security, which counts for 30% of the overall score. When this check fires it deducts 15 points from that category, once per scan, no matter how many places it turns up.

What it detects

A RoleBinding or ClusterRoleBinding references the built-in cluster-admin role, granting full read/write over every resource in scope.

Why it matters

Binding a subject to the built-in cluster-admin role grants full read and write over every resource in the cluster, including secrets, RBAC, and workloads in every namespace. If that subject is a service account or a broadly shared user, a single compromise becomes a full cluster compromise. Almost no workload needs this level of access.

How to fix it

Replace the cluster-admin reference with a Role or ClusterRole scoped to exactly the resources and verbs the subject needs. Prefer a namespaced RoleBinding over a ClusterRoleBinding where possible. Reserve cluster-admin for a small number of human break-glass accounts, not for automation.

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