Privileged Container Creation with Host Directory Mount

Last updated 8 days ago on 2025-11-27
Created 8 days ago on 2025-11-27

About

This rule detects the creation of privileged containers that mount host directories into the container's filesystem. Such configurations can be exploited by attackers to escape the container isolation and gain access to the host system, potentially leading to privilege escalation and lateral movement within the environment.
Tags
Domain: EndpointDomain: ContainerOS: LinuxOS: macOSUse Case: Threat DetectionTactic: ExecutionData Source: Elastic DefendData Source: Elastic EndgameData Source: Auditd ManagerData Source: CrowdstrikeData Source: SentinelOneLanguage: eql
Severity
high
Risk Score
73
MITRE ATT&CK™

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

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

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

Definition

Rule Type
Event Correlation Rule
Integration Pack
Prebuilt Security Detection Rules
Index Patterns
auditbeat-*endgame-*logs-auditd_manager.auditd-*logs-crowdstrike.fdr*logs-endpoint.events.process*logs-sentinel_one_cloud_funnel.*
Related Integrations

endpoint(opens in a new tab or window)

auditd_manager(opens in a new tab or window)

crowdstrike(opens in a new tab or window)

sentinel_one_cloud_funnel(opens in a new tab or window)

Query
process where event.type == "start" and event.action in ("exec", "exec_event", "start", "ProcessRollup2", "executed", "process_started") and
process.name == "docker" and process.args == "--privileged" and process.args == "run" and
process.args == "-v" and process.args like "/:/*" and
not (
  (process.args == "aktosecurity/mirror-api-logging:k8s_ebpf" and process.args == "akto-api-security-traffic-collector") or
  (process.args like "goharbor/prepare:*" and process.args in ("/:/hostfs", "/:/hostfs/"))
)

Install detection rules in Elastic Security

Detect Privileged Container Creation with Host Directory Mount 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(opens in a new tab or window).