Linux Container Escape Check
from kittysploit import *
from lib.post.linux.system import System
from lib.post.linux.session import LinuxSessionMixin
class Module(Post, System, LinuxSessionMixin):
__info__ = {
"name": "Linux Container Escape Check",
"description": "Assess Docker socket, capabilities, cgroups, mount namespaces, and privileged container indicators",
"platform": Platform.LINUX,
"author": "KittySploit Team",
"session_type": [SessionType.SHELL, SessionType.METERPRETER, SessionType.SSH],
'agent': {
'risk': 'intrusive',
'effects': ['active_exploitation'],
'expected_requests': 4,
'reversible': False,
'approval_required': True,
'produces': ['risk_signals'],
'cost': 1.5,
'noise': 0.5,
'value': 1.0,
'requires': {'min_endpoints': 0,
'min_params': 0,
'tech_hints_any': [],
'tech_hints_all': [],
'specializations_any': [],
'risk_signals_any': [],
'auth_session': False,
'capabilities_any': [],
'capabilities_all': [],
'confidence_min': {},
'confidence_min_any': {},
'endpoint_pattern_any': [],
'param_any': [],
'api_surface_ready': False},
'chain': {'produces_capabilities': [],
'consumes_capabilities': [],
'option_bindings': {},
'suggested_followups': []},
},
}
max_findings = OptInteger(40, "Maximum lines per section", False)
def _run(self, command: str) -> str:
try:
output = self.linux_execute(command)
return output.strip() if output else ""
except Exception:
return ""
def _section(self, title: str, command: str):
print_info("-" * 80)
print_status(title)
output = self._run(command)
if not output:
print_info(" (no output)")
return output
for line in output.splitlines()[: int(self.max_findings or 40)]:
print_info(f" {line}")
return output
def _hint(self, findings: list):
print_info("-" * 80)
print_status("Escape-relevant observations")
if not findings:
print_info(" No strong container escape indicators detected")
return
for severity, message in findings:
print_info(f" [{severity}] {message}")
def run(self):
if not self.linux_require_linux():
return False
print_info("=" * 80)
print_status("Container escape assessment")
findings = []
container_hints = self._section(
"Container environment",
"test -f /.dockerenv && echo /.dockerenv; "
"test -f /run/.containerenv && echo /run/.containerenv; "
"systemd-detect-virt -c 2>/dev/null; "
"cat /proc/1/cgroup 2>/dev/null | head -n 8",
)
if any(x in (container_hints or "").lower() for x in ("docker", "container", "kubepods", "lxc")):
findings.append(("MEDIUM", "Container-like cgroup or marker detected"))
docker_sock = self._section(
"Docker socket",
"ls -l /var/run/docker.sock /run/docker.sock 2>/dev/null; "
"getent group docker 2>/dev/null; id 2>/dev/null",
)
if "docker.sock" in (docker_sock or ""):
findings.append(("HIGH", "Docker control socket present — review group membership and permissions"))
if "docker" in (docker_sock or "").lower() and "(docker)" in (docker_sock or ""):
findings.append(("HIGH", "Current user appears in docker group"))
caps = self._section(
"Capabilities",
"grep -E 'CapEff|CapBnd|CapAmb' /proc/self/status 2>/dev/null; "
"command -v capsh >/dev/null 2>&1 && capsh --print 2>/dev/null | head -n 25; "
"command -v getcap >/dev/null 2>&1 && getcap -r / 2>/dev/null | head -n 25",
)
if caps:
lowered = caps.lower()
if "cap_sys_admin" in lowered or "00000020" in caps:
findings.append(("HIGH", "CAP_SYS_ADMIN present — mount/cgroup abuse may be possible"))
if "cap_sys_ptrace" in lowered:
findings.append(("MEDIUM", "CAP_SYS_PTRACE present — process injection against host processes"))
if "cap_dac_read_search" in lowered or "cap_dac_override" in lowered:
findings.append(("MEDIUM", "Broad DAC capability — host file reads may be possible"))
mounts = self._section(
"Mount namespace",
"findmnt -R / 2>/dev/null | head -n 30; "
"grep -E ' / |docker|overlay|proc|sys|host' /proc/self/mountinfo 2>/dev/null | head -n 25",
)
if mounts and any(x in mounts for x in ("/host", "merged", "overlay")):
findings.append(("MEDIUM", "Host-like or merged mounts visible — inspect for breakout paths"))
cgroups = self._section(
"Cgroups",
"test -d /sys/fs/cgroup && ls /sys/fs/cgroup 2>/dev/null; "
"cat /proc/self/cgroup 2>/dev/null; "
"test -w /sys/fs/cgroup && echo cgroup_writable",
)
if "cgroup_writable" in (cgroups or ""):
findings.append(("HIGH", "Writable cgroup hierarchy — classic container escape primitive"))
privileged = self._section(
"Privileged indicators",
"grep -i privileged /proc/1/status 2>/dev/null; "
"test -e /dev/kmsg && echo /dev/kmsg; "
"ls /dev 2>/dev/null | grep -E 'mem$|kmem$|port$|raw$' | head -n 10",
)
if "/dev/kmsg" in (privileged or "") or "mem" in (privileged or ""):
findings.append(("MEDIUM", "Sensitive device nodes exposed inside container"))
self._hint(findings)
print_info("=" * 80)
print_success("Container escape check completed")
return True
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02 Aug 2026 20:51Current
5.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.8