Containers should explicitly drop all capabilities by default and only add back those that are absolutely necessary.
apiVersion: rules.spotter.dev/v1alpha1
kind: SpotterRule
metadata:
name: spotter-workload-008
labels:
severity: "critical"
category: "workload"
annotations:
rules.spotter.dev/title: "No Drop Capabilities for Containers"
rules.spotter.dev/version: "1.0.0"
rules.spotter.dev/cwe: "CWE-266"
rules.spotter.dev/description: "Containers should explicitly drop all capabilities by default and only add back those that are absolutely necessary."
spec:
match:
resources:
kubernetes:
apiGroups:
- ""
- "apps"
- "extensions"
versions:
- "v1"
- "v1beta1"
kinds:
- Pod
- Deployment
- StatefulSet
- DaemonSet
namespaces:
include: ["*"]
exclude: ["kube-system", "kube-public"]
labels:
exclude:
rules.spotter.dev/ignore: ["true"]
cel: |
(object.kind == 'Pod' && (
(has(object.spec.containers) && object.spec.containers.exists(c,
!has(c.securityContext) || !has(c.securityContext.capabilities) || !has(c.securityContext.capabilities.drop) ||
(!c.securityContext.capabilities.drop.exists(cap, cap == "ALL") && !c.securityContext.capabilities.drop.exists(cap, cap == "all"))
)) ||
(has(object.spec.initContainers) && object.spec.initContainers.exists(c,
!has(c.securityContext) || !has(c.securityContext.capabilities) || !has(c.securityContext.capabilities.drop) ||
(!c.securityContext.capabilities.drop.exists(cap, cap == "ALL") && !c.securityContext.capabilities.drop.exists(cap, cap == "all"))
))
)) ||
(object.kind != 'Pod' && (
(has(object.spec.template.spec.containers) && object.spec.template.spec.containers.exists(c,
!has(c.securityContext) || !has(c.securityContext.capabilities) || !has(c.securityContext.capabilities.drop) ||
(!c.securityContext.capabilities.drop.exists(cap, cap == "ALL") && !c.securityContext.capabilities.drop.exists(cap, cap == "all"))
)) ||
(has(object.spec.template.spec.initContainers) && object.spec.template.spec.initContainers.exists(c,
!has(c.securityContext) || !has(c.securityContext.capabilities) || !has(c.securityContext.capabilities.drop) ||
(!c.securityContext.capabilities.drop.exists(cap, cap == "ALL") && !c.securityContext.capabilities.drop.exists(cap, cap == "all"))
))
))
remediation:
manual: "Add capabilities.drop: [\"ALL\"] to the container's security context."
references:
- title: "Kubernetes Pod Security Standards (Restricted)"
url: "https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/security/pod-security-standards/#restricted"