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# Access to sensitive host files from within a Kubernetes pod
### Synopsis
| Field | Value |
| -------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
| Activation Period | 14 Days |
| Training Period | 30 Days |
| Test Period | N/A (single event) |
| Deduplication Period | 1 Day |
| Required Data | XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) |
| Detector Tags | Kubernetes - AGENT, Kubernetes Credentials Theft Analytics |
| ATT\&CK Tactic | Privilege Escalation (TA0004) |
| ATT\&CK Technique | Escape to Host (T1611) |
| Severity | Informational |
### Description
A process accessed sensitive host files inside a Kubernetes pod, indicating a potential container escape or privilege escalation attempt.
### Attacker's Goals
Access to the host filesystem.
### Investigative actions
* Look for additional suspicious activities.
* Verify if the exposed files were used for malicious activity.
* Investigate which operations were used against the Kubernetes cluster with the exposed credentials.
### Variations
Access to sensitive host files from within a Kubernetes pod via an interactive shell
**Synopsis**
| Field | Value |
| ----------------- | ----------------------------- |
| ATT\&CK Tactic | Privilege Escalation (TA0004) |
| ATT\&CK Technique | Escape to Host (T1611) |
| Severity | Medium |
**Description**
A process accessed sensitive host files inside a Kubernetes pod, indicating a potential container escape or privilege escalation attempt.
**Attacker's Goals**
Access to the host filesystem.
**Investigative actions**
* Look for additional suspicious activities.
* Verify if the exposed files were used for malicious activity.
* Investigate which operations were used against the Kubernetes cluster with the exposed credentials.
Unusual access to sensitive host files from within a Kubernetes pod
**Synopsis**
| Field | Value |
| ----------------- | ----------------------------- |
| ATT\&CK Tactic | Privilege Escalation (TA0004) |
| ATT\&CK Technique | Escape to Host (T1611) |
| Severity | Low |
**Description**
A process accessed sensitive host files inside a Kubernetes pod, indicating a potential container escape or privilege escalation attempt.
**Attacker's Goals**
Access to the host filesystem.
**Investigative actions**
* Look for additional suspicious activities.
* Verify if the exposed files were used for malicious activity.
* Investigate which operations were used against the Kubernetes cluster with the exposed credentials.
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