Attack Reference

All edges in the KubeHound graph represent attacks with a net "improvement" in an attacker's position or a lateral movement opportunity.

Note

For instance, an assume role or (IDENTITY_ASSUME) is considered as an attack.

ID	Name	MITRE ATT&CK Technique	MITRE ATT&CK Tactic	Coverage
CE_MODULE_LOAD	Container escape: Load kernel module	Escape to host	Privilege escalation	Full
CE_NSENTER	Container escape: nsenter	Escape to host	Privilege escalation	Full
CE_PRIV_MOUNT	Container escape: Mount host filesystem	Escape to host	Privilege escalation	Full
CE_SYS_PTRACE	Container escape: Attach to host process via SYS_PTRACE	Escape to host	Privilege escalation	Full
CE_UMH_CORE_PATTERN	Container escape: through core_pattern usermode_helper	Escape to host	Privilege escalation	None
CE_VAR_LOG_SYMLINK	Read file from sensitive host mount	Escape to host	Privilege escalation	Full
CONTAINER_ATTACH	Attach to running container	N/A	Lateral Movement	Full
ENDPOINT_EXPLOIT	Exploit exposed endpoint	Exploitation of Remote Services	Lateral Movement	Full
EXPLOIT_CONTAINERD_SOCK	Container escape: Through mounted container runtime socket	N/A	Lateral Movement	None
EXPLOIT_HOST_READ	Read file from sensitive host mount	Escape to host	Privilege escalation	Full
EXPLOIT_HOST_TRAVERSE	Steal service account token through kubelet host mount	Unsecured Credentials	Credential Access	Full
EXPLOIT_HOST_WRITE	Container escape: Write to sensitive host mount	Escape to host	Privilege escalation	Full
IDENTITY_ASSUME	Act as identity	Valid Accounts	Privilege escalation	Full
IDENTITY_IMPERSONATE	Impersonate user/group	Valid Accounts	Privilege escalation	Full
PERMISSION_DISCOVER	Enumerate permissions	Permission Groups Discovery	Discovery	Full
POD_ATTACH	Attach to running pod	N/A	Lateral Movement	Full
POD_CREATE	Create privileged pod	Scheduled Task/Job: Container Orchestration Job	Privilege escalation	Full
POD_EXEC	Exec into running pod	N/A	Lateral Movement	Full
POD_PATCH	Patch running pod	N/A	Lateral Movement	Full
ROLE_BIND	Create role binding	Valid Accounts	Privilege Escalation	Partial
SHARE_PS_NAMESPACE	Access container in shared process namespace	N/A	Lateral Movement	Full
TOKEN_BRUTEFORCE	Brute-force secret name of service account token	Steal Application Access Token	Credential Access	Full
TOKEN_LIST	Access service account token secrets	Steal Application Access Token	Credential Access	Full
TOKEN_STEAL	Steal service account token from volume	Unsecured Credentials	Credential Access	Full
VOLUME_ACCESS	Access host volume	Container and Resource Discovery	Discovery	Full
VOLUME_DISCOVER	Enumerate mounted volumes	Container and Resource Discovery	Discovery	Full