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Security report for ovhcloud.com

OVHcloud · Technology · Ireland

High risk. 11 critical or high findings in Network security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

49/100

Risk levelHigh

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

OVHcloud is a major European cloud computing and web hosting provider offering a broad portfolio of infrastructure and platform services including dedicated servers, VPS, bare metal cloud, storage, and network security solutions. The company targets businesses and developers seeking scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud infrastructure. The website reflects a mature digital presence with consistent branding, comprehensive service descriptions, and multilingual support. Technically, the site employs modern web technologies, including JSON-LD structured data, Sentry for error monitoring, and OVH's own analytics tools, ensuring good performance and accessibility. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforcement, security headers, and certifications such as ISO 27001 and SecNumCloud, although explicit incident response contacts and vulnerability disclosure policies are not prominently published. WHOIS data is unavailable, likely due to registry restrictions or privacy policies, but this does not detract from the site's legitimacy given OVHcloud's established market position. Overall, the website is professional, secure, and compliant, suitable for enterprise customers.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
65/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
7of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

11 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: SMB

      Port 445 (SMB) is publicly accessible - SMB - Windows file sharing, high risk

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to SMB using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection
    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: MSSQL

      Port 1433 (MSSQL) is publicly accessible - MSSQL - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to MSSQL using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection
    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: RDP

      Port 3389 (RDP) is publicly accessible - RDP - Remote Desktop, prime ransomware target

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to RDP using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection
    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: Redis

      Port 6379 (Redis) is publicly accessible - Redis - In-memory database

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to Redis using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

  2. Security headers

    Security headers are instructions your web server sends to every visitor’s browser. Missing ones leave visitors more exposed to attacks such as clickjacking and injected scripts.

    • High

      Missing Strict-Transport-Security header

      Forces HTTPS connections

      What to do: Add "Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"

      • CWE-319
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V3.4.1

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
77
Security headers
45
Email security
62
DNS health
80
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
65
Average
55
After the cap
49

Not counted

  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet · found on this site
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

Breach exposure

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Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention ovhcloud.com, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
29,492
Employees
7
Customers
29,456
Third parties
29
Weak passwords
6%

Latest record dated 2025-09-23 · 43 subdomains affected

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  • –cse.ovhcloud.com2025-09-23
  • –cse.ovhcloud.com2025-07-28
  • –cse.ovhcloud.com2025-07-26
  • –cse.ovhcloud.com2025-07-25
  • –cse.ovhcloud.com2025-07-22

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

OVHcloud holds a significant position in the cloud infrastructure market, especially in Europe, competing with global providers by emphasizing open, reversible services and competitive pricing. Their business model focuses on providing scalable cloud infrastructure and managed services to a wide range of customers from startups to large enterprises. The company maintains a broad ecosystem with subsidiaries such as Eco Dedicated Servers and active community engagement through blogs and forums. Revenue streams likely include dedicated hosting, VPS, cloud storage, and professional services. The multilingual website and regional pricing indicate a global reach. Strategic partnerships and certifications enhance trust and compliance, supporting growth and customer retention.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS, multiple security headers, and use of monitoring tools like Sentry. Certifications such as ISO 27001 and SecNumCloud indicate adherence to recognized security standards. However, the absence of a publicly visible incident response contact or vulnerability disclosure policy suggests room for improvement in transparency and readiness communication. Data protection and privacy compliance are well addressed with clear privacy and cookie policies and consent mechanisms. No obvious vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. Overall, the security posture is strong but could benefit from enhanced incident response visibility.

Recommendations

  1. Publish explicit incident response and abuse contact information to improve transparency and trust.
  2. Implement and publicize a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  3. Enhance data retention policy disclosures to align with privacy best practices.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking tools to minimize privacy risks.
  5. Continue to maintain and update security certifications and compliance frameworks.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
OVHcloud
Description
OVHcloud offers more than 80 open and reversible services with the best price-performance ratio, including domain names, VPS, dedicated servers, IaaS and PaaS cloud.
Key services
Dedicated Servers, VPS, Bare Metal Cloud, Storage and Backup, Network and Security Services
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, CSS, HTML5, JSON-LD, Sentry, OVH Analytics
Platforms
OVHcloud platform
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of security headers
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of Sentry for error monitoring

Analytics and tracking

Services
OVH Analytics, TrustCommander
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
OVH Analytics, TrustCommander
Marketing tools
AddToAny
Transparency
good

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is professional and targeted at business customers for cloud infrastructure.
  3. Strong presence of compliance and security certifications.
  4. WHOIS data is unavailable, which is unusual but not uncommon for large providers using privacy or registry restrictions.
  5. Good mobile optimization and accessibility features.
  6. Use of multiple tracking and analytics services with consent mechanisms in place.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses modern web standards including HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, and JSON-LD for structured data, enhancing SEO and accessibility. It integrates OVH's proprietary analytics and error monitoring tools, indicating a well-maintained infrastructure. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with good navigation and content structure. Hosting is on OVHcloud's own infrastructure, ensuring control over performance and security. Performance is moderate, with room for optimization in loading speed. No CMS was explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or proprietary platform. Overall, the technical implementation supports the business needs effectively with opportunities for continuous improvement.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 49/100 −23High29 findingsView report
  2. 72/100Medium24 findingsView report
  3. 52/100Medium17 findings · partial scanView report
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