High-risk tools in Severalnines CCX MCP Server
2 of the 30 tools in Severalnines CCX MCP Server are classified as high 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 high risk
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ccx_apply_parameter_groupExecuteApply a parameter group to a datastore. This creates a job on the cluster to update its database configuration. Blocked by protection mode (CCX_PROTECT) by default.
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ccx_scale_datastoreExecuteScale a CCX datastore by resizing the instance (CPU/RAM) or expanding storage. Use this when a database needs more resources to handle increased load.
Attacks that target this class
High-risk tools in any server share these documented attack patterns. Each links to the full case and the defensive policy.