Critical-risk tools in Google Sheets
6 of the 38 tools in Google Sheets are classified as critical risk. This page profiles those tools specifically, with recommended policy actions and the attack patterns that target them.
Every operation listed below is an action PolicyLayer recommends controlling at the transport layer. Open any tool to see the full profile, risk score, and YAML policy snippet.
Tools at critical risk
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GOOGLESHEETS_CLEAR_BASIC_FILTERDestructiveTool to clear the basic filter from a sheet. Use when you need to remove an existing basic filter from a specific sheet within a Google Spreadsheet.
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GOOGLESHEETS_CLEAR_VALUESDestructiveClears cell content (preserving formatting and notes) from a specified A1 notation range in a Google Spreadsheet; the range must correspond to an existing sheet and cells.
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GOOGLESHEETS_DELETE_DIMENSIONDestructiveTool to delete specified rows or columns from a sheet in a Google Spreadsheet. Use when you need to remove a range of rows or columns.
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GOOGLESHEETS_DELETE_SHEETDestructiveTool to delete a sheet (worksheet) from a spreadsheet. Use when you need to remove a specific sheet from a Google Sheet document.
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GOOGLESHEETS_SPREADSHEETS_VALUES_BATCH_CLEARDestructiveTool to clear one or more ranges of values from a spreadsheet. Use when you need to remove data from specific cells or ranges while keeping formatting and other properties intact.
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GOOGLESHEETS_SPREADSHEETS_VALUES_BATCH_CLEAR_BY_DATA_FILTERDestructiveClears one or more ranges of values from a spreadsheet using data filters. The caller must specify the spreadsheet ID and one or more DataFilters. Ranges matching any of the spe...
Attacks that target this class
Critical-risk tools in any server share these documented attack patterns. Each links to the full case and the defensive policy.