elastic
high
kql
Kubernetes Pod Exec with Curl or Wget to HTTPS
Detects pod or attach exec API calls where the decoded request query implies curl or wget fetching an
https URL. Attackers with permission to exec into workloads often run one-liners to stage tooling, pull
scripts or binaries, or exfiltrate data over HTTPS—activity that should be rare compared to shells, debuggers, or
expected health checks. The rule decodes the audit requestURI, reconstructs a readable command string from
repeated command parameters, and applies noise filters for common cluster