9 Service Accounts
7 Workloads
77 Bindings
4 Critical
3 High
3 Medium
67 Low
Description
kube-prometheus-stack collects Kubernetes manifests, Grafana dashboards, and Prometheus rules combined with documentation and scripts to provide easy to operate end-to-end Kubernetes cluster monitoring with Prometheus using the Prometheus Operator.
- https://github.com/prometheus-community/helm-charts
- https://github.com/prometheus-operator/kube-prometheus
Overview
| Identity | Namespace | Automount | Secrets | Permissions | Workloads | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
kube-prometheus-stack-grafana | default | — | 2 | 3 | Critical | |
kube-prometheus-stack-kube-state-metrics | default | — | 28 | 1 | Critical | |
kube-prometheus-stack-operator | default | — | 37 | 1 | Critical | |
kube-prometheus-stack-admission | default | — | 3 | 2 | Low | |
kube-prometheus-stack-prometheus | default | — | 7 | 0 | Low | |
kube-prometheus-stack-alertmanager | default | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
kube-prometheus-stack-grafana-test | default | — | 0 | 1 | — | |
kube-prometheus-stack-prometheus-node-exporter | default | — | 0 | 1 | — | |
kube-prometheus-stack-prometheus-windows-exporter | default | — | 0 | 1 | — |
Numbers in the last two columns indicate how many bindings or workloads involve each ServiceAccount.
Identities
kube-prometheus-stack-operator
Namespace: default | Automount:
Permissions (37)
| Role | Resource | Verbs | Risk | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-operator | core/secrets | create · delete · get · list · update · watch | Critical | ClusterWideSecretAccess CredentialAccess DataExposure InformationDisclosure SecretAccess |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-operator | apps/statefulsets | create · delete · get · list · patch · update · watch | Critical | Persistence PotentialPrivilegeEscalation PrivilegeEscalation Tampering WorkloadLifecycle |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-operator | core/configmaps | create · delete · get · list · update · watch | High | ConfigMapAccess DataExposure InformationDisclosure |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-operator | monitoring.coreos.com/alertmanagerconfigs | get · list · watch | Low | |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-operator | monitoring.coreos.com/alertmanagers | get · list · patch · watch | Low | |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-operator | monitoring.coreos.com/alertmanagers/finalizers | update | Low | |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-operator | monitoring.coreos.com/alertmanagers/status | create · delete · patch · update | Low | |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-operator | core/endpoints | create · delete · get · update | Low | |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-operator | discovery.k8s.io/endpointslices | create · delete · get · list · update · watch | Low | |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-operator | core/events | create · patch | Low | |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-operator | events.k8s.io/events | create · patch | Low | |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-operator | networking.k8s.io/ingresses | get · list · watch | Low | |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-operator | core/namespaces | get · list · watch | Low | ClusterStructure InformationDisclosure Reconnaissance |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-operator | core/nodes | list · watch | Low | |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-operator | monitoring.coreos.com/podmonitors | get · list · watch | Low | |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-operator | monitoring.coreos.com/podmonitors/status | create · delete · patch · update | Low | |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-operator | core/pods | delete · list | Low | |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-operator | monitoring.coreos.com/probes | get · list · watch | Low | |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-operator | monitoring.coreos.com/probes/status | create · delete · patch · update | Low | |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-operator | monitoring.coreos.com/prometheusagents | get · list · patch · watch | Low | |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-operator | monitoring.coreos.com/prometheusagents/finalizers | update | Low | |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-operator | monitoring.coreos.com/prometheusagents/status | create · delete · patch · update | Low | |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-operator | monitoring.coreos.com/prometheuses | get · list · patch · watch | Low | |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-operator | monitoring.coreos.com/prometheuses/finalizers | update | Low | |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-operator | monitoring.coreos.com/prometheuses/status | create · delete · patch · update | Low | |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-operator | monitoring.coreos.com/prometheusrules | get · list · watch | Low | |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-operator | monitoring.coreos.com/prometheusrules/status | create · delete · patch · update | Low | |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-operator | monitoring.coreos.com/scrapeconfigs | get · list · watch | Low | |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-operator | monitoring.coreos.com/scrapeconfigs/status | create · delete · patch · update | Low | |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-operator | monitoring.coreos.com/servicemonitors | get · list · watch | Low | |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-operator | monitoring.coreos.com/servicemonitors/status | create · delete · patch · update | Low | |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-operator | core/services | create · delete · get · update | Low | |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-operator | core/services/finalizers | create · delete · get · update | Low | |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-operator | storage.k8s.io/storageclasses | get | Low | |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-operator | monitoring.coreos.com/thanosrulers | get · list · patch · watch | Low | |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-operator | monitoring.coreos.com/thanosrulers/finalizers | update | Low | |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-operator | monitoring.coreos.com/thanosrulers/status | create · delete · patch · update | Low |
Potential Abuse (8)
The following security risks were found based on the above permissions:
- Read secrets cluster-wide
- Read secrets in a namespace
- Read ConfigMaps cluster-wide
- Read ConfigMaps in a namespace
- Manage StatefulSets cluster-wide
- Manage StatefulSets in a namespace
- List Namespaces (Cluster Reconnaissance)
Workloads (1)
| Kind | Name | Container | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deployment | kube-prometheus-stack-operator | kube-prometheus-stack | quay.io/prometheus-operator/prometheus-operator:v0.94.1 |
kube-prometheus-stack-kube-state-metrics
Namespace: default | Automount:
Permissions (28)
| Role | Resource | Verbs | Risk | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-kube-state-metrics | core/secrets | list · watch | Critical | ClusterWideSecretAccess CredentialAccess DataExposure InformationDisclosure SecretAccess |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-kube-state-metrics | core/configmaps | list · watch | High | ConfigMapAccess DataExposure InformationDisclosure |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-kube-state-metrics | admissionregistration.k8s.io/mutatingwebhookconfigurations | list · watch | Medium | InformationDisclosure Reconnaissance WebhookReconnaissance |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-kube-state-metrics | core/resourcequotas | list · watch | Medium | InformationDisclosure QuotaTampering Reconnaissance ResourceConfiguration |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-kube-state-metrics | admissionregistration.k8s.io/validatingwebhookconfigurations | list · watch | Medium | InformationDisclosure Reconnaissance WebhookReconnaissance |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-kube-state-metrics | certificates.k8s.io/certificatesigningrequests | list · watch | Low | |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-kube-state-metrics | batch/cronjobs | list · watch | Low | |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-kube-state-metrics | apps/daemonsets | list · watch | Low | |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-kube-state-metrics | apps/deployments | list · watch | Low | |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-kube-state-metrics | discovery.k8s.io/endpointslices | list · watch | Low | |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-kube-state-metrics | autoscaling/horizontalpodautoscalers | list · watch | Low | |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-kube-state-metrics | networking.k8s.io/ingresses | list · watch | Low | |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-kube-state-metrics | batch/jobs | list · watch | Low | |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-kube-state-metrics | coordination.k8s.io/leases | list · watch | Low | |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-kube-state-metrics | core/limitranges | list · watch | Low | InformationDisclosure Reconnaissance ResourceConfiguration |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-kube-state-metrics | core/namespaces | list · watch | Low | ClusterStructure InformationDisclosure Reconnaissance |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-kube-state-metrics | networking.k8s.io/networkpolicies | list · watch | Low | |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-kube-state-metrics | core/nodes | list · watch | Low | |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-kube-state-metrics | core/persistentvolumeclaims | list · watch | Low | |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-kube-state-metrics | core/persistentvolumes | list · watch | Low | |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-kube-state-metrics | policy/poddisruptionbudgets | list · watch | Low | |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-kube-state-metrics | core/pods | list · watch | Low | |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-kube-state-metrics | apps/replicasets | list · watch | Low | |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-kube-state-metrics | core/replicationcontrollers | list · watch | Low | |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-kube-state-metrics | core/services | list · watch | Low | |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-kube-state-metrics | apps/statefulsets | list · watch | Low | |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-kube-state-metrics | storage.k8s.io/storageclasses | list · watch | Low | |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-kube-state-metrics | storage.k8s.io/volumeattachments | list · watch | Low |
Potential Abuse (11)
The following security risks were found based on the above permissions:
- Read secrets cluster-wide
- Read secrets in a namespace
- Read ConfigMaps cluster-wide
- Read ConfigMaps in a namespace
- List Namespaces (Cluster Reconnaissance)
- List ValidatingWebhookConfigurations (Reconnaissance)
- List MutatingWebhookConfigurations (Reconnaissance)
- Read LimitRanges (Namespace Information Disclosure)
- Read ResourceQuotas (Namespace Information Disclosure)
- Read All ResourceQuotas (Cluster-wide Information Disclosure)
Workloads (1)
| Kind | Name | Container | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deployment | kube-prometheus-stack-kube-state-metrics | kube-state-metrics | registry.k8s.io/kube-state-metrics/kube-state-metrics:v2.20.0 |
kube-prometheus-stack-grafana
Namespace: default | Automount:
Permissions (2)
| Role | Resource | Verbs | Risk | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-grafana-clusterrole | core/secrets | get · list · watch | Critical | ClusterWideSecretAccess CredentialAccess DataExposure InformationDisclosure SecretAccess |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-grafana-clusterrole | core/configmaps | get · list · watch | High | ConfigMapAccess DataExposure InformationDisclosure |
Potential Abuse (5)
The following security risks were found based on the above permissions:
- Read secrets cluster-wide
- Read secrets in a namespace
- Read ConfigMaps cluster-wide
- Read ConfigMaps in a namespace
Workloads (3)
| Kind | Name | Container | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deployment | kube-prometheus-stack-grafana | grafana | docker.io/grafana/grafana:13.2.4-distroless |
| Deployment | kube-prometheus-stack-grafana | grafana-sc-dashboard | quay.io/kiwigrid/k8s-sidecar:2.14.1 |
| Deployment | kube-prometheus-stack-grafana | grafana-sc-datasources | quay.io/kiwigrid/k8s-sidecar:2.14.1 |
kube-prometheus-stack-prometheus
Namespace: default | Automount:
Permissions (7)
| Role | Resource | Verbs | Risk | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-prometheus | core/endpoints | get · list · watch | Low | |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-prometheus | discovery.k8s.io/endpointslices | get · list · watch | Low | |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-prometheus | networking.k8s.io/ingresses | get · list · watch | Low | |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-prometheus | core/nodes | get · list · watch | Low | |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-prometheus | core/nodes/metrics | get · list · watch | Low | |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-prometheus | core/pods | get · list · watch | Low | |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-prometheus | core/services | get · list · watch | Low |
Potential Abuse (1)
The following security risks were found based on the above permissions:
Workloads (0)
No workloads use this ServiceAccount.
kube-prometheus-stack-admission
Namespace: default | Automount:
Permissions (3)
| Role | Resource | Verbs | Risk | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-admission | admissionregistration.k8s.io/mutatingwebhookconfigurations | get · patch · update | Low | |
Role kube-prometheus-stack-admission | core/secrets | create · get | Low | |
ClusterRole kube-prometheus-stack-admission | admissionregistration.k8s.io/validatingwebhookconfigurations | get · patch · update | Low |
Potential Abuse (1)
The following security risks were found based on the above permissions:
Workloads (2)
| Kind | Name | Container | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job | kube-prometheus-stack-admission-create | create | ghcr.io/jkroepke/kube-webhook-certgen:1.11.0 |
| Job | kube-prometheus-stack-admission-patch | patch | ghcr.io/jkroepke/kube-webhook-certgen:1.11.0 |
kube-prometheus-stack-alertmanager
Namespace: default | Automount:
Permissions (0)
No explicit RBAC bindings.
Workloads (0)
No workloads use this ServiceAccount.
kube-prometheus-stack-grafana-test
Namespace: default | Automount:
Permissions (0)
No explicit RBAC bindings.
Workloads (1)
| Kind | Name | Container | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pod | kube-prometheus-stack-grafana-test | kube-prometheus-stack-test | docker.io/bats/bats:1.14.0 |
kube-prometheus-stack-prometheus-node-exporter
Namespace: default | Automount:
Permissions (0)
No explicit RBAC bindings.
Workloads (1)
| Kind | Name | Container | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| DaemonSet | kube-prometheus-stack-prometheus-node-exporter | node-exporter | quay.io/prometheus/node-exporter:v1.12.1-distroless |
kube-prometheus-stack-prometheus-windows-exporter
Namespace: default | Automount:
Permissions (0)
No explicit RBAC bindings.
Workloads (1)
| Kind | Name | Container | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| DaemonSet | kube-prometheus-stack-prometheus-windows-exporter | windows-exporter | ghcr.io/prometheus-community/windows-exporter:0.31.9 |