| name | container-overview |
| description | Container / Kubernetes attack category — pod escape, RBAC abuse, runtime CVE exploitation, socket-mount escape. Routing skill: identify the surface (pod-internal RCE vs API-level vs build-pipeline), then load the matching sub-skill. |
| allowed-tools | Bash Read Write |
| metadata | {"when_to_use":"container kubernetes k8s docker podman containerd cri-o pod rbac runtime escape supply chain image registry helm","subdomain":"cloud-native","tags":"kubernetes, container, cloud-native","mitre_attack":"T1611, T1078.004, T1190"} |
Container / Kubernetes Attack Category
This is a routing skill for cloud-native engagements. Identify the surface, then load the matching sub-skill.
Sub-skills
| Sub-skill | Covers | When to load |
|---|
| k8s-pod-escape | Privileged container, hostPath escape, hostPID + SYS_PTRACE, runC CVE chains, cgroup release agent | RCE inside a pod, goal is node compromise |
| k8s-rbac-abuse | auth can-i --list, pods/exec on privileged pods, secrets get/list, escalate verb, bind verb, impersonate, nodes/proxy | You have a ServiceAccount token; goal is cluster-admin |
| docker-socket-mount | /var/run/docker.sock or containerd socket mounted in → instant host root | CI runners, ArgoCD/Flux, DinD, Jenkins agents |
| container-cve | Catalog of high-impact runtime CVEs — Leaky Vessels, runC 2019-5736, BuildKit chain, CRI-O 2022-0811 | Container runtime version fingerprinted |
Quick routing
Container target identified?
├── You have RCE in a pod / container → k8s-pod-escape
├── You have a Kubernetes SA token → k8s-rbac-abuse
├── Socket mounted (`docker.sock`, etc.) → docker-socket-mount
├── Runtime version is old / vulnerable → container-cve
└── Unknown / all of above → start with k8s-pod-escape's Phase 1
Tooling
| Tool | Use |
|---|
kubectl | API-level enumeration and abuse |
kube-hunter | Automated cluster vulnerability scan |
kdigger | In-cluster recon (Quarkslab) |
peirates | Kubernetes-specific privilege escalation |
botb | Container break-out (Brad-Beam et al.) |
nsenter | Cross-namespace process / mount entry |
crictl / ctr / nerdctl | containerd / CRI direct access |
