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  • Access to sensitive host files from within a Kubernetes pod Informational 2 variations

    A process accessed sensitive host files inside a Kubernetes pod, indicating a potential container escape or privilege escalation attempt.

    Activation:
    14 Days
    Training:
    30 Days
    Test:
    N/A (single event)
    Deduplication:
    1 Day
    ATT&CK tactics: Privilege Escalation (TA0004)
    ATT&CK techniques: Escape to Host (T1611)
    Required data: XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH)
    Detector tags: Kubernetes - AGENT, Kubernetes Credentials Theft Analytics
    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

    Medium overridden

    A process accessed sensitive host files inside a Kubernetes pod, indicating a potential container escape or privilege escalation attempt. overridden

    Unusual access to sensitive host files from within a Kubernetes pod

    Low overridden

    A process accessed sensitive host files inside a Kubernetes pod, indicating a potential container escape or privilege escalation attempt. overridden