Container Escape Scanner
Identifies container escape vulnerabilities and privilege escalation.
What is Container Escape?
Container Escape testing identifies vulnerabilities allowing breakout from container isolation to the host system. This includes kernel exploits, dangerous capabilities, privileged mode issues, mounted sensitive paths, and runtime vulnerabilities. Container escape means complete host compromise.
Why is This Important?
Containers are often assumed to provide security isolation, but escapes are possible. A successful escape gives attackers access to the host, other containers, and potentially the entire cluster. Container escapes bypass all container-level security controls and enable lateral movement.
How It Works
1. Cloud Asset Discovery
Inventories cloud resources across AWS, Azure, and GCP including storage, compute, IAM, and networking.
2. Configuration Audit
Analyzes cloud configurations against CIS benchmarks and security best practices for misconfigurations.
3. Risk Prioritization
Prioritizes findings by exploitability and business impact with cloud-native remediation steps.
Key Capabilities
Multi-cloud security posture management for AWS, Azure, and GCP with continuous compliance monitoring.
- Cross-cloud asset inventory and visibility
- CIS benchmark and compliance validation
- IAM policy and permission analysis
- Storage and data exposure detection
- Infrastructure-as-code security scanning
Frequently Asked Questions
What enables container escapes?
Escape enablers: privileged mode (--privileged), dangerous capabilities (SYS_ADMIN, SYS_PTRACE), host namespace access (PID, network), sensitive volume mounts (/var/run/docker.sock, /etc), kernel vulnerabilities, and container runtime CVEs (runc, containerd).
What are common container escape techniques?
Techniques: Docker socket access for container creation, cgroup escape via notify_on_release, privileged + cap_sys_admin for device mounting, kernel exploits (Dirty COW, CVE-2022-0185), and procfs abuse in privileged containers.
How do I test for container escape risk?
Testing: review pod security contexts, check for privileged containers, identify dangerous volume mounts, audit capabilities, scan for known runtime CVEs, test kernel version for exploits, and use tools like Deepce for automated detection.
How do I prevent container escapes?
Prevention: never use privileged mode in production, drop all capabilities and add only needed, avoid hostPath mounts, use read-only root filesystem, implement seccomp and AppArmor/SELinux, keep host kernel and runtime updated, use gVisor or Kata for sensitive workloads, and implement Pod Security Standards.
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