A Kubernetes service account has enumerated its permissions

Synopsis

Field	Value
Activation Period	14 Days
Training Period	30 Days
Test Period	N/A (single event)
Deduplication Period	3 Days
Required Data	Requires one of the following data sources: AWS Audit Log OR Azure Audit Log OR Gcp Audit Log OR Kubernetes Audit Logs
Detection Modules	Cloud
Detector Tags	Kubernetes - API
ATT&CK Tactic	Discovery (TA0007)
ATT&CK Technique	Container and Resource Discovery (T1613)
Severity	Informational

Description

A Kubernetes service account has enumerated its permissions using the self subject review API.

Attacker's Goals

Discover permissions to the Kubernetes cluster.

Investigative actions

• Determine the scope of the Kubernetes service account permissions.
• Review additional activity of the Kubernetes service account.

Variations

Suspicious permission enumeration by a Kubernetes service account

Synopsis

Field	Value
ATT&CK Tactic	Discovery (TA0007)
ATT&CK Technique	Container and Resource Discovery (T1613)
Severity	Low

Description

A Kubernetes service account has enumerated its permissions using the self subject review API.

Attacker's Goals

Discover permissions to the Kubernetes cluster.

Investigative actions

• Determine the scope of the Kubernetes service account permissions.
• Review additional activity of the Kubernetes service account.

A Kubernetes service account attempted to enumerate its permissions

Synopsis

Field	Value
ATT&CK Tactic	Discovery (TA0007)
ATT&CK Technique	Container and Resource Discovery (T1613)
Severity	Low

Description

A Kubernetes service account has attempted to enumerate its permissions using the self subject review API.

Attacker's Goals

Discover permissions to the Kubernetes cluster.

Investigative actions

• Determine the scope of the Kubernetes service account permissions.
• Review additional activity of the Kubernetes service account.