Kubernetes GCP detect suspicious kubectl calls

Name:Kubernetes GCP detect suspicious kubectl calls
id:a5bed417-070a-41f2-a1e4-82b6aa281557
version:4
date:2024-11-14
author:Rod Soto, Splunk
status:deprecated
type:Hunting
Description:This search provides information on anonymous Kubectl calls with IP, verb namespace and object access context
Data_source:

search:`google_gcp_pubsub_message` data.protoPayload.requestMetadata.callerSuppliedUserAgent=kubectl* src_user=system:unsecured OR src_user=system:anonymous
| table src_ip src_user data.protoPayload.requestMetadata.callerSuppliedUserAgent data.protoPayload.authorizationInfo{}.granted object_path |dedup src_ip src_user |`kubernetes_gcp_detect_suspicious_kubectl_calls_filter`

how_to_implement:You must install splunk add on for GCP. This search works with pubsub messaging logs.
known_false_positives:Kubectl calls are not malicious by nature. However source IP, source user, user agent, object path, and authorization context can reveal potential malicious activity, specially anonymous suspicious IPs and sensitive objects such as configmaps or secrets
References:
drilldown_searches:
  :
tags:
  analytic_story:
    - 'Kubernetes Sensitive Object Access Activity'
  asset_type:GCP GKE Kubernetes cluster
  product:
    - 'Splunk Enterprise'
    - 'Splunk Enterprise Security'
    - 'Splunk Cloud'
  security_domain:threat

tests:
  :
manual_test:None