Potential Remote Command Execution In Pod Container
Detects attempts to execute remote commands, within a Pod's container using e.g. the "kubectl exec" command.
Detection logic
selection
verb: create
objectRef.resource: pods
objectRef.subresource: execCondition
selectionRaw YAML
title: Potential Remote Command Execution In Pod Container
id: a1b0ca4e-7835-413e-8471-3ff2b8a66be6
status: test
description: |
Detects attempts to execute remote commands, within a Pod's container using e.g. the "kubectl exec" command.
references:
- https://microsoft.github.io/Threat-Matrix-for-Kubernetes/techniques/Exec%20into%20container/
author: Leo Tsaousis (@laripping)
date: 2024-03-26
tags:
- attack.t1609
- attack.execution
logsource:
category: application
product: kubernetes
service: audit
detection:
selection:
verb: 'create'
objectRef.resource: 'pods'
objectRef.subresource: 'exec'
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Legitimate debugging activity. Investigate the identity performing the requests and their authorization.
level: mediumFalse positives
- Legitimate debugging activity. Investigate the identity performing the requests and their authorization.