Cisco Isovalent K8 Escape

Date: 2025-10-01 ID: b5484a09-fc58-4817-9d42-cdbb2691147b Author: Bhavin Patel, Splunk Environment: manual simulations in a K8s cluster running Tetragon Directory: cisco_isovalent_k8_escape

Description

Generated datasets for Cisco Isovalent Process Exec EventType. Contains simulations for the escaping from host.

MITRE ATT&CK Techniques

ID	Technique	Tactic
T1611	Escape to Host	Privilege Escalation

Environment Details

Field	Value
Environment	manual simulations in a K8s cluster running Tetragon
Directory	cisco_isovalent_k8_escape
Test Date	2025-10-01

Datasets

The following datasets were collected during this attack simulation:

Cisco_isovalent

Path: /datasets/attack_techniques/T1611/cisco_isovalent_k8_escape/cisco_isovalent.log
Sourcetype: cisco:isovalent
Source: cisco_isovalent

The following detections in our security content repository use this attack data for testing:

Detection Name	Type	Source	MITRE ATT&CK	Analytic Story
Cisco Isovalent - Potential Escape to Host	`Anomaly`	Endpoint	T1611	Cisco Isovalent Suspicious Activity

Usage Instructions

Replay with Splunk Attack Data

Replay attack data with replay.py from Splunk Attack Data.

1python replay.py --dataset /datasets/attack_techniques/T1611/cisco_isovalent_k8_escape/cisco_isovalent.log --index attack_data

Manual Import

Download the dataset files from the paths listed above
Configure your Splunk instance with the appropriate sourcetypes
Import the logs using the Splunk Add Data wizard

Find more detections and analytics for this attack technique in our security content repository.

Source: GitHub | Version: 1.0