Classification:

attack

Tactic:

TA0004-privilege-escalation

VIEW RULE IN DATADOG VIEW SIGNALS

Set up the kubernetes integration.

Goal

Detect when a privileged pod is created. Privileged pods remove container isolation which allows privileged actions on the host.

Strategy

This rule monitors when a pod (@objectRef.resource:pods) is created (@http.method:create) and the privileged security context (@requestObject.spec.containers.securityContext.privileged) is true.

Triage & Response

Determine if the pod should be privileged.

Changelog

• 7 May 2024 - Updated detection query to include logs from Azure Kubernetes Service.
• 16 July 2024 - Updated detection query to include logs from Google Kubernetes Engine.