Overview

FieldValue
ID1070
NameRead events cluster-wide
Risk CategoryInformation Disclosure
Risk LevelMedium
Role TypeClusterRole
API Groupscore, events.k8s.io
Resourcesevents
Verbsget, list, watch
TagsInformationDisclosure OperationalData Reconnaissance

Description

Allows reading all events across all namespaces. Events can reveal sensitive operational information, error messages, pod creation/deletion activity, image names, and other details that could aid an attacker in reconnaissance or identifying vulnerabilities.

Abuse Scenarios

  1. List all events across all namespaces.
kubectl get events --all-namespaces
  1. Watch events in real-time across all namespaces.
kubectl get events --all-namespaces --watch