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GKE User Exec into Pod

Detects the first occurrence of a non-system GKE identity establishing an exec session into a pod. kubectl exec enables interactive command execution inside workloads and is a common post-compromise technique to…

Description

Detects the first occurrence of a non-system GKE identity establishing an exec session into a pod. kubectl exec enables interactive command execution inside workloads and is a common post-compromise technique to access secrets and expand access.

Detection logic

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Detection requirements

Platform
Containers

The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.

Log source category
event_index

Known benign triggers

  • Administrators routinely exec into pods for troubleshooting. Baseline expected users and target pods, then exclude known break-glass identities.

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