kubernetes-specialist
Audited by Socket on Jul 15, 2026
1 alert found:
AnomalyNo direct, explicit malware behavior is visible in this Kubernetes YAML (no reverse shell, no suspicious network destinations, no file tampering). However, the manifests contain meaningful supply-chain and compromise-amplification risks: multiple containers use mutable :latest tags (including custom registry images) without digests, and the node-exporter DaemonSet runs with elevated privileges (hostNetwork/hostPID) and hostPath mounts (/proc, /sys). The backup and migration jobs also run shell/commands with powerful secrets (DB credentials, AWS credentials), so a compromised image would have strong capability for misuse. Overall: moderate security risk due to image/tag immutability and privilege surface, not clear evidence of malicious code in the YAML itself.