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ATT&CK · T1609

Container Administration Command

Tactics: execution

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Adversaries may abuse a container administration service to execute commands within a container. A container administration service such as the Docker daemon, the Kubernetes API server, or the kubelet may allow remote management of containers within an environment. In Docker, adversaries may specify an entrypoint during container deployment that executes a script or command, or they may use a command such as <code>docker exec</code> to execute a command within a running container. In Kubernetes, if an adversary has sufficient permissions, they may gain remote execution in a container in the cluster via interaction with the Kubernetes API server, the kubelet, or by running a command such as <code>kubectl exec</code>.

Platforms: ContainersMITRE ATT&CK ↗

Used by actors

1 known groups

Software

4 malware/tools implement this

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Corpus indicators tagged with this technique

3 indicators in the corpus carry T1609.