Privileged Docker Container Creation

Last updated a year ago on 2025-01-15

Created a year ago on 2024-07-10

About

This rule leverages the new_terms rule type to identify the creation of a potentially unsafe docker container from an unusual parent process. Attackers can use the `--privileged` flag to create containers with escalated privileges, which can lead to trivial privilege escalation, docker escaping and persistence. access.

Tags

Domain: EndpointDomain: ContainerOS: LinuxUse Case: Threat DetectionTactic: ExecutionData Source: Elastic DefendLanguage: kuery

Severity

low

Risk Score

MITRE ATT&CK™

Execution (TA0002)(external, opens in a new tab or window)

↳ Command and Scripting Interpreter (T1059)(external, opens in a new tab or window)

↳ Container Administration Command (T1609)(external, opens in a new tab or window)

Privilege Escalation (TA0004)(external, opens in a new tab or window)

↳ Escape to Host (T1611)(external, opens in a new tab or window)

License

Elastic License v2(external, opens in a new tab or window)

Definition

Rule Type: New Terms Rule
Integration Pack: Prebuilt Security Detection Rules
Index Patterns: logs-endpoint.events.process*
Related Integrations: endpoint(external, opens in a new tab or window)
Query

✄𐘗text code block:
✄𐘗host.os.type:linux and event.category:process and event.type:start and event.action:exec and process.name:docker and
process.args:(run and --privileged)

Install detection rules in Elastic Security

Detect Privileged Docker Container Creation in the Elastic Security detection engine by installing this rule into your Elastic Stack.

To setup this rule, check out the installation guide for Prebuilt Security Detection Rules(external, opens in a new tab or window).