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Kubernetes Goat

Kubernetes Goat

✨ The Kubernetes Goat is designed to be an intentionally vulnerable cluster environment to learn and practice Kubernetes security πŸš€

πŸ™Œ Refer to https://madhuakula.com/kubernetes-goat for the guide πŸ“–

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Kubernetes Goat Home

🧰 Setting up Kubernetes Goat

  • Ensure you have admin access to the Kubernetes cluster and installed kubectl. Refer to the docs for installation

  • Ensure you have the helm package manager installed. Refer to the docs for installation

  • To set up the Kubernetes Goat resources in your cluster, run the following commands:

git clone https://github.com/madhuakula/kubernetes-goat.git
cd kubernetes-goat
chmod +x setup-kubernetes-goat.sh
bash setup-kubernetes-goat.sh
  • Ensure the pods are running before running the access script
kubectl get pods

all pods running in kubectl get pods

  • Access Kubernetes Goat by exposing the resources to the local system (port-forward) by the following command:
bash access-kubernetes-goat.sh

Refer to https://madhuakula.com/kubernetes-goat/docs/how-to-run for setting up Kubernetes Goat in various environments like GKE, EKS, AKS, K3S, KIND, etc.

πŸ† Scenarios

  1. Sensitive keys in codebases
  2. DIND (docker-in-docker) exploitation
  3. SSRF in the Kubernetes (K8S) world
  4. Container escape to the host system
  5. Docker CIS benchmarks analysis
  6. Kubernetes CIS benchmarks analysis
  7. Attacking private registry
  8. NodePort exposed services
  9. Helm v2 tiller to PwN the cluster - [Deprecated]
  10. Analyzing crypto miner container
  11. Kubernetes namespaces bypass
  12. Gaining environment information
  13. DoS the Memory/CPU resources
  14. Hacker container preview
  15. Hidden in layers
  16. RBAC least privileges misconfiguration
  17. KubeAudit - Audit Kubernetes clusters
  18. Falco - Runtime security monitoring & detection
  19. Popeye - A Kubernetes cluster sanitizer
  20. Secure network boundaries using NSP
  21. Cilium Tetragon - eBPF-based Security Observability and Runtime Enforcement
  22. Securing Kubernetes Clusters using Kyverno Policy Engine

πŸ“– Documentation Guide

Here is the detailed step by step guide for learning and using Kubernetes Goat πŸŽ‰: documentation guide

Kubernetes Goat Documentation Guide

Reference: https://madhuakula.com/kubernetes-goat

⚠️ Disclaimer

Kubernetes Goat has intentionally created vulnerabilities, applications, and configurations to attack and gain access to your cluster and workloads. Please DO NOT run this alongside your production environments and infrastructure. We highly recommend running this in a safe and isolated (contained) environment.

Kubernetes Goat is used for educational purposes only. Do not test or apply these attacks on any systems without permission. Kubernetes Goat comes with absolutely no warranties, by using it you take full responsibility for all outcomes.

πŸ“ License

MIT

✨ Acknowledgements

Thanks to to these wonderful people: πŸŽ‰

madhuakula
madhuakula
phpsystems
phpsystems
adamhurm
adamhurm
malwareowl
malwareowl
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