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# GCP project is configured with legacy network misconfiguration detected in code

## Rule Details

|                        |                                      |
| ---------------------- | ------------------------------------ |
| Cortex AppSec Rule ID  | APPSEC2\_GCP\_2                      |
| Category - Subcategory | Public Exposure - VPC VCN VNet       |
| Provider               | GCP                                  |
| Severity               | MEDIUM                               |
| Framework              | Terraform, Terraform Plan            |
| Mapped CSPM/KSPM Rule  | 5b9d9b21-bba4-4e05-82ec-ba6ff67b3f4a |

## Impact

In order to prevent use of legacy networks, a project should not have a legacy network configured. Legacy networks have a single network IPv4 prefix range and a single gateway IP address for the whole network. The network is global in scope and spans all cloud regions. Subnetworks cannot be created in a legacy network and are unable to switch from legacy to auto or custom subnet networks. Legacy networks can have an impact for high network traffic projects and are subject to a single point of contention or failure.

## How to Fix

*Resource:* google\_project

* *Arguments:* google\_compute\_network \[source,go]

***

resource "google\_project" "bad\_project" { name = "My Project" project\_id = "bad" org\_id = "1234567" }

resource "google\_compute\_network" "vpc\_network\_bad" { name = "vpc-legacy"

* auto\_create\_subnetworks = true project = google\_project.bad\_project.id }

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