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1 alert match the current filters. tactic: TA0006 ✕

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  • Potential kubelet impersonation attempt Low 1 variation

    A process accessed both the Kubelet credentials and the Kubernetes CA certificate, indicating an attempt to impersonate the node agent and communicate with the API server.

    Activation:
    14 Days
    Training:
    30 Days
    Test:
    10 Minutes
    Deduplication:
    1 Day
    ATT&CK tactics: Credential Access (TA0006)
    ATT&CK techniques: Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files (T1552.001)
    Required data: XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH)
    Detector tags: Kubernetes - AGENT, Kubernetes Credentials Theft Analytics
    Attacker's goals: Impersonate the node agent to gain control over the cluster.
    Investigative actions: Look for additional suspicious activities. Verify if the exposed credentials were used to access the API server. Investigate which operations were used against the Kubernetes cluster with the exposed credentials.

    Variations

    Potential kubelet impersonation attempt by an unusual process

    Medium overridden

    A process accessed both the Kubelet credentials and the Kubernetes CA certificate, indicating an attempt to impersonate the node agent and communicate with the API server. overridden