GCP penetration testingthat proves what scans missed.
Manual GCP penetration testing for Google Cloud Platform. We hunt named bug classes: Workload Identity Federation confusion, service account impersonation, Cloud Run trigger replay, GKE node pool escape, VPC Service Controls bypass.
CREST-accredited testers · CERT-In empanelled · 14 years of offensive research
GCP surfaces
VPC · IAM · GKE · Workload Identity Federation. One pod, one method, four control planes.
Working proof
Every finding ships with a working exploit transcript, code-level fix guidance, and a free re-test.
Compliance-ready
PCI DSS, HIPAA, ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2 Type II. Your auditor reads the same artefact.
The window from vulnerability discovery to exploitation has gone from weeks to hours.
Trusted by security teams across Fintech, SaaS & Education, Enterprise & Telecom, Security & Critical Infrastructure
On record
What we test
Four GCP surfaces. One method.
Each surface scoped against named bug classes. We chain across them. A Workload Identity token misuse can land in BigQuery, exfiltrating data tagged for VPC Service Controls.
VPC + perimeter
VPC Service Controls bypass, firewall egress oversight, Identity-Aware Proxy misconfig, Cloud NAT exposure. Lateral movement chained inside the perimeter.
IAM + identity
Service account impersonation via iam.serviceAccounts.actAs, allow-policy plus deny-policy interaction gaps, Organization policy drift, custom-role privilege creep.
GKE + workloads
Node pool escape via privileged pod, GKE Autopilot constraint bypass, Workload Identity binding abuse, metadata API exposure inside the pod.
Storage + secrets
Cloud Storage bucket IAM, signed-URL leakage, Secret Manager accessor scope, Cloud KMS key policy bypass, Firestore unauth read.
Why a Security Command Center scan isn't a pentest
A flag passed is not a finding proven.
Security Command Center, Forseti, and Cloud Asset Inventory report what your GCP project looks like. A GCP penetration testing engagement reports what an attacker can do with it. SecureLayer7 operators chain those flagged findings into the proof-of-exploit your dev team can fix and your auditor will accept.
IN SCOPE.
Where we look across your GCP estate.
Workload Identity, impersonation paths, Org-level IAM, Cloud Identity federation.
Metadata server access, node-pool escape, Cloud Run service-account scope, Cloud Build trust.
Bucket IAM, dataset sharing, authorized views, KMS key rings, snapshot lineage.
Shared VPC, VPC Service Controls, Private Service Connect, peering gaps across projects.
GCP PENTEST METHODOLOGY.
Eight phases. One artifact.
Each GCP penetration testing engagement moves through eight phases and lands on one named artefact: a CREST-mapped severity rubric scored against your project invariants.
- 01Threat-model & scope
- 02Reconnaissance
- 03IAM & Workload Identity
- 04GKE & workload
- 05Data & secrets
- 06Perimeter & egress
- 07Report
- 08Re-test
Insights
GCP attack-path Resources.
Service-account chains, IAM condition gaps, and GCE/GKE pivots, write-ups from the reviewers who pentest Google Cloud estates.
Meet your engagement architect
One named lead from scope to close.
John Dill
vCISO at SecureLayer7
200+
engagements scoped
6
surfaces in one SOW
14 yr
SL7 offensive lineage
John scopes your GCP engagement, writes the SOW with named bug classes per surface, and stays on the line into the pod through execution.
Read the redactable sample report.
Pick a 30-minute slot. We will scope your engagement on the call.
Book a 30-min callTested by industry.
The bug classes named below come from real engagements in each sector. Pick the closest fit.
Built for United Arab Emirates engagements
What changes when we deliver here.
Compliance scoping
Findings tagged to UAE IAS v2 T8 + CIS GCP benchmark rows
Regulatory framework
CBUAE Cloud Computing Regulation 2021 mapping per finding
Local engagements
Tested a UAE healthtech GCP estate before ADHICS audit
Local pricing
AED quotes; UAE-served regions keep data close to home
Compliance scoping
Workload Identity and binary auth in default scope
GCP questions UAE security teams ask.
Does the test pin to UAE-served regions?
Yes. The closest GCP regions serving UAE traffic are used. Findings list region per resource. Federal Decree-Law 45/2021 residency rules respected.
Which IAM patterns get tested?
Service-account key abuse, ActAs chaining, Workload Identity gaps, and organisation-policy holes. Findings cite UAE IAS v2 T8 identity controls.
Is Google notified?
Google does not require prior approval. We log the test for your CBUAE Cloud Reg 2021 evidence file. Account ID and run window are recorded.
Are GKE workloads covered?
Yes. Pod-level and cluster-level checks. Workload Identity federation and binary authorisation paths included. CIS GKE benchmark rows cited.
Delivery in United Arab Emirates
GCP UAE-served regions. UAE IAS T8.
IAM, Workload Identity, GKE, and BigQuery findings cite UAE IAS v2 T8 and CBUAE Cloud Reg 2021. Cross-project privilege escalation is the default focus.
- Direct line
- +971-4-123-4567
- Office
- Dubai, UAE
Frameworks scoped: UAE IAS · NESA · ADHICS · PCI DSS · ISO/IEC 27001.
Sample GCP engagement report
See what arrives in your inbox.
A redactable PDF of a real GCP engagement: Workload Identity Federation chain, GKE node escape, Cloud Storage IAM leakage, with working PoC transcripts and CREST-mapped severity. Sent after a short scoping call.