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@Aegrah Aegrah commented Jun 17, 2025

Summary

This rule detects when a process accesses Kubernetes service account secrets. Kubernetes service account secrets are files that contain sensitive information used by applications running in Kubernetes clusters to authenticate and authorize access to the cluster. These secrets are typically mounted into pods at runtime, allowing applications to access them securely. Unauthorized access to these secrets can lead to privilege escalation, lateral movement and unauthorized actions within the cluster.

Telemetry

0 hits in telemetry last 30d, and in my test stack only TPs from manual testing, and testing of discovery scripts such as linpeas.sh.
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Rule: New - Guidelines

These guidelines serve as a reminder set of considerations when proposing a new rule.

Documentation and Context

  • Detailed description of the rule.
  • List any new fields required in ECS/data sources.
  • Link related issues or PRs.
  • Include references.

Rule Metadata Checks

  • creation_date matches the date of creation PR initially merged.
  • min_stack_version should support the widest stack versions.
  • name and description should be descriptive and not include typos.
  • query should be inclusive, not overly exclusive, considering performance for diverse environments. Non ecs fields should be added to non-ecs-schema.json if not available in an integration.
  • min_stack_comments and min_stack_version should be included if the rule is only compatible starting from a specific stack version.
  • index pattern should be neither too specific nor too vague, ensuring it accurately matches the relevant data stream (e.g., use logs-endpoint.process-* for process data).
  • integration should align with the index. If the integration is newly introduced, ensure the manifest, schemas, and new_rule.yaml template are updated.
  • setup should include the necessary steps to configure the integration.
  • note should include any additional information (e.g. Triage and analysis investigation guides, timeline templates).
  • tags should be relevant to the threat and align/added to the EXPECTED_RULE_TAGS in the definitions.py file.
  • threat, techniques, and subtechniques should map to ATT&CK always if possible.

New BBR Rules

  • building_block_type should be included if the rule is a building block and the rule should be located in the rules_building_block folder.
  • bypass_bbr_timing should be included if adding custom lookback timing to the rule.

Testing and Validation

  • Provide evidence of testing and detecting the expected threat.
  • Check for existence of coverage to prevent duplication.

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tradebot-elastic commented Jun 17, 2025

⛔️ Test failed

Results
  • ❌ Kubernetes Service Account Secret Access (eql)
    • coverage_issue: no_rta
    • stack_validation_failed: no_rta

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tradebot-elastic commented Jun 18, 2025

⛔️ Test failed

Results
  • ❌ Kubernetes Service Account Secret Access (eql)
    • coverage_issue: no_rta
    • stack_validation_failed: no_rta

@shashank-elastic shashank-elastic merged commit dd4576d into main Jun 18, 2025
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@shashank-elastic shashank-elastic deleted the new-rule-secret-accessed branch June 18, 2025 04:01
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