CCC Load Balancer Capabilities Threats
Threats for Load Balancer Capabilities technologies, as defined by the FINOS Common Cloud Controls project.
- ID
- CCC.LB.TH
- Version
- v2026.06-rc5
- Gemara version
- v1.2.0
- Author
- FINOS Common Cloud Controls
Resource Management
The Resource Management group covers entries related to the lifecycle, configuration, and operational integrity of cloud resources. This includes resource exhaustion, tag manipulation, version rollback, scaling, and cost management.
CCC.LB.TH01 Unrestricted Request Traffic Overwhelms Downstream Services
Absence of filtering or rate limiting permits malicious traffic to overload downstream services and facilitates brute-force activity.
Capabilities
- CCC.Core.Capabilities
- CCC.Core.CP04 — Transaction Rate Limits
- CCC.LB.Capabilities
- CCC.LB.CP22 — Rate Limiting / Throttling
- CCC.Core.Capabilities
CCC.LB.TH05 Health Checks Are Exploited to Take Services Offline
Manipulating health-check endpoints or responses can cause healthy targets to be marked unavailable, leading to denial of service.
Capabilities
- CCC.LB.Capabilities
- CCC.LB.CP12 — Health Checks
- CCC.LB.CP13 — Target Removal
- CCC.LB.Capabilities
Networking
The Networking group covers entries related to network infrastructure, connectivity, and traffic management. This includes virtual networks, subnets, load balancing, DNS, routing, peering, and network-level access controls.
CCC.LB.TH03 Traffic Distribution Is Manipulated
Adjusting distribution policies can concentrate traffic on specific nodes causing DoS or redirect flows through unwanted paths.
Capabilities
- CCC.LB.Capabilities
- CCC.LB.CP02 — Dynamic LB
- CCC.LB.CP20 — Traffic Splitting
- CCC.LB.Capabilities
Access Control
The Access Control group covers entries related to authentication, authorization, and trust perimeter enforcement. This includes multi-factor authentication, least privilege access, network access rules, and prevention of unauthorized access or reconnaissance.
CCC.LB.TH04 Session Persistence Is Exploited
Improper session-affinity settings can enable session fixation or hijacking across backend targets.
Capabilities
- CCC.LB.Capabilities
- CCC.LB.CP15 — Session Affinity
- CCC.LB.Capabilities
Data Resilience
The Data Resilience group covers entries related to ensuring data availability, integrity, and sovereignty across its lifecycle. This includes replication, backup, recovery, region restrictions, and protection against data loss or corruption.
CCC.LB.TH06 Sensitive Metadata Exposure via HTTP Headers
Response headers may reveal software versions, internal IPs, or other metadata useful for reconnaissance.
Capabilities
- CCC.LB.Capabilities
- CCC.LB.CP19
- CCC.LB.Capabilities
Encryption
The Encryption group covers entries related to protecting data confidentiality and integrity through cryptographic mechanisms. This includes encryption in transit and at rest, key management, and certificate lifecycle management.
CCC.LB.TH07 TLS Certificates Are Expired or Invalid
Stale or untrusted certificates weaken encrypted-traffic protection.
Capabilities
- CCC.LB.Capabilities
- CCC.LB.CP11 — SSL/TLS Termination
- CCC.LB.Capabilities