Remediation
From Google Cloud Console
- Navigate to IAM & Admin → IAM: https://console.cloud.google.com/iam-admin/iam
- Locate any members assigned the Owner, Editor, or Viewer roles.
- Click the Delete Bin icon to remove the role from the member.
- Assign a more granular role based on the user’s job responsibilities.
Note: Role removal should be guided by business requirements to ensure users retain necessary access.
From gcloud CLI
-
Remove the basic role from the user:
gcloud {{projects | organizations | resource-manager folders}} remove-iam-policy-binding {{resource-id}} \
--member="user:{{user-email}}" \
--role="{{roles/owner}}" -
Assign a least-privilege role appropriate for the user’s responsibilities:
gcloud {{projects | organizations | resource-manager folders}} add-iam-policy-binding {{resource-id}} \
--member="user:{{user-email}}" \
--role="{{least-privilege-role}}"