Possible Creation of Container With A hostPath Mount (via application)

title: Possible Creation of Container With A hostPath Mount (via application)
id: c368495a-04b5-5e62-b564-d73eed305cd2
status: stable
description: This rule detects creation of a container with a hostPath mount. A hostPath volume mounts a directory or a file from the node to the container. Attackers who have permissions to create a new pod in the cluster may create one with a writable hostPath volume and chroot to escape to the underlying node.
references:
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1611/
    - https://microsoft.github.io/Threat-Matrix-for-Kubernetes/techniques/Writable%20hostPath%20mount/
    - https://blog.appsecco.com/kubernetes-namespace-breakout-using-insecure-host-path-volume-part-1-b382f2a6e216
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-06-01
tags:
    - attack.t1611
    - attack.privilege-escalation
logsource:
    category: application
    product: kubernetes
    service: audit
detection:
    selection:
        verb: 'create'
        objectRef.resource: 'pods'
        hostPath: '*'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: low