Critical-risk tools in Google Workspace Gmail (gws CLI)
12 of the 79 tools in Google Workspace Gmail (gws CLI) 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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gmail_users_drafts_deleteDestructivePermanently delete a draft
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gmail_users_labels_deleteDestructivePermanently delete a label from all messages
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gmail_users_messages_batchDeleteDestructivePermanently batch delete messages by ID
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gmail_users_messages_deleteDestructivePermanently delete a message
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gmail_users_settings_cse_identities_deleteDestructivePermanently delete a CSE identity
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gmail_users_settings_cse_keypairs_obliterateDestructivePermanently destroy a CSE keypair
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gmail_users_settings_delegates_deleteDestructiveRemove a mailbox delegate and revoke access
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gmail_users_settings_filters_deleteDestructivePermanently delete a message filter
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gmail_users_settings_forwardingAddresses_deleteDestructiveDelete a forwarding address
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gmail_users_settings_sendAs_deleteDestructiveDelete a send-as alias
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gmail_users_settings_sendAs_smimeInfo_deleteDestructiveDelete an S/MIME config for a send-as alias
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gmail_users_threads_deleteDestructivePermanently delete a thread and all messages
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.