Kubernetes Privileged Pod Creation

Synopsis

Field	Value
Activation Period	14 Days
Training Period	30 Days
Test Period	N/A (single event)
Deduplication Period	5 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	Privilege Escalation (TA0004), Execution (TA0002)
ATT&CK Technique	Escape to Host (T1611), Deploy Container (T1610)
Severity	Informational

Description

An identity created a Kubernetes pod with a privileged container. This may indicate an adversary attempting to access that host's filesystem or gain root access to the host.

Attacker's Goals

• Gain access to the host's filesystem.
• Gain root access to the host.

Investigative actions

• Check the identity's role designation in the organization.
• Inspect for any additional suspicious activities inside the Kubernetes Pod.

Variations

Kubernetes Privileged Pod Creation for the first time in the cluster

Synopsis

Field	Value
ATT&CK Tactic	Privilege Escalation (TA0004), Execution (TA0002)
ATT&CK Technique	Escape to Host (T1611), Deploy Container (T1610)
Severity	Low

Description

An identity created a Kubernetes pod with a privileged container. This may indicate an adversary attempting to access that host's filesystem or gain root access to the host.

Attacker's Goals

• Gain access to the host's filesystem.
• Gain root access to the host.

Investigative actions

• Check the identity's role designation in the organization.
• Inspect for any additional suspicious activities inside the Kubernetes Pod.

Kubernetes Privileged Pod Creation for the first time in the namespace

Synopsis

Field	Value
ATT&CK Tactic	Privilege Escalation (TA0004), Execution (TA0002)
ATT&CK Technique	Escape to Host (T1611), Deploy Container (T1610)
Severity	Low

Description

An identity created a Kubernetes pod with a privileged container. This may indicate an adversary attempting to access that host's filesystem or gain root access to the host.

Attacker's Goals

• Gain access to the host's filesystem.
• Gain root access to the host.

Investigative actions

• Check the identity's role designation in the organization.
• Inspect for any additional suspicious activities inside the Kubernetes Pod.

Kubernetes Privileged Pod Creation for the first time by the identity

Synopsis

Field	Value
ATT&CK Tactic	Privilege Escalation (TA0004), Execution (TA0002)
ATT&CK Technique	Escape to Host (T1611), Deploy Container (T1610)
Severity	Low

Description

An identity created a Kubernetes pod with a privileged container. This may indicate an adversary attempting to access that host's filesystem or gain root access to the host.

Attacker's Goals

• Gain access to the host's filesystem.
• Gain root access to the host.

Investigative actions

• Check the identity's role designation in the organization.
• Inspect for any additional suspicious activities inside the Kubernetes Pod.