Automated horizontal scaling mechanisms may be manipulated through forced load generation, such as distributed denial-of-service events, triggering excessive VM creation. This can lead to billing anomalies, service instability, or disruption of resource quotas, potentially impacting cost management and service availability.
Compute / Virtual Machines / Threats / DEV
Auto-Scaling Abuse for Resource Exhaustion
CCC.VM.TH10
Related Capabilities
| ID | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CCC.VM.CP09 | Horizontal Scaling | Ability to add or remove VM instances assigned to the application to handle increased or decreased workload. |
External Mappings
| Framework | ID | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| MITRE-ATT&CK | T1496 | Resource Hijacking |