Analytics Alerts

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  • Kubernetes Pod created with host process ID (PID) namespace Informational Cloud 3 variations

    An identity created a Kubernetes pod with the host process ID (PID) namespace. This may indicate an adversary attempting to access processes running on the host, which could allow escalating privileges to root.

    Activation:
    14 Days
    Training:
    30 Days
    Test:
    N/A (single event)
    Deduplication:
    5 Days
    ATT&CK tactics: Privilege Escalation (TA0004) Execution (TA0002)
    ATT&CK techniques: Escape to Host (T1611) Deploy Container (T1610)
    Required data: AWS Audit Log Azure Audit Log Gcp Audit Log Kubernetes Audit Logs
    Detector tags: Kubernetes - API
    Attacker's goals: View processes on the host. View the environment variables for each pod on the host. View the file descriptors for each pod on the host. Kill processes on the node.
    Investigative actions: Check the identity's role designation in the organization. Inspect for any additional suspicious activities inside the Kubernetes Pod.

    Variations

    Kubernetes Pod created with host process ID (PID) namespace for the first time in the cluster

    Low overridden

    An identity created a Kubernetes pod with the host process ID (PID) namespace. This may indicate an adversary attempting to access processes running on the host, which could allow escalating privileges to root. overridden

    Kubernetes Pod created with host process ID (PID) namespace for the first time in the namespace

    Low overridden

    An identity created a Kubernetes pod with the host process ID (PID) namespace. This may indicate an adversary attempting to access processes running on the host, which could allow escalating privileges to root. overridden

    Kubernetes Pod created with host process ID (PID) namespace for the first time by the identity

    Low overridden

    An identity created a Kubernetes pod with the host process ID (PID) namespace. This may indicate an adversary attempting to access processes running on the host, which could allow escalating privileges to root. overridden