RDS snapshots shared publicly

What LeftSize checks

Detect RDS snapshots shared publicly (all accounts).

Why it matters

Publicly exposed or unprotected resources are one of the most common causes of cloud security incidents.

What you get in the GitHub issue

LeftSize runs this check from a scheduled GitHub Action with a read-only identity in your AWS account and opens one issue per scope, updated on every scan. The issue includes:

• The affected resources, grouped per subscription, resource group or account and region
• Background on why it was flagged and when it is a false positive
• Step-by-step remediation with safety checks
• Ready-to-run fix scripts (CLI, PowerShell or Terraform where available)
• Cost and operational impact of fixing it
• Alternative approaches and their trade-offs
• Snooze, ignore or report a finding with a comment on the issue