Command execution in 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
Detector Tags	Kubernetes - AGENT
ATT&CK Tactic	Execution (TA0002)
ATT&CK Technique	Container Administration Command (T1609)
Severity	Informational

Description

Container administration commands were executed within a Kubernetes pod.

Attacker's Goals

Attackers may use the container administration commands to execute commands within a Kubernetes Pod.

Investigative actions

Check whether the executing process is benign and if this was a desired behavior as part of its normal execution flow.

Variations

Command execution in a Kubernetes pod for the first time

Synopsis

Field	Value
ATT&CK Tactic	Execution (TA0002)
ATT&CK Technique	Container Administration Command (T1609)
Severity	Low

Description

Container administration commands were executed within a Kubernetes pod.

Attacker's Goals

Attackers may use the container administration commands to execute commands within a Kubernetes Pod.

Investigative actions

Check whether the executing process is benign and if this was a desired behavior as part of its normal execution flow.

Command execution in a Kubernetes pod in the kube-system namespace

Synopsis

Field	Value
ATT&CK Tactic	Execution (TA0002)
ATT&CK Technique	Container Administration Command (T1609)
Severity	Informational

Description

Container administration commands were executed within a Kubernetes pod.

Attacker's Goals

Attackers may use the container administration commands to execute commands within a Kubernetes Pod.

Investigative actions

Check whether the executing process is benign and if this was a desired behavior as part of its normal execution flow.