vamp-k8s-audit 2.2.0

# vamp-k8s-audit

Kubernetes Security Auditor — part of the VampSecure Labs toolkit.

Detects dangerous configurations in Kubernetes clusters through kubectl queries (no SDK required). Produces structured findings with remediation guidance, JSON output, and a professional HTML report for client delivery.

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Prerequisites

• Python 3.8+
• kubectl installed and reachable in PATH
• Active cluster access — the current kubectl context must point to the target cluster
• Sufficient RBAC permissions to read: pods, services, secrets, configmaps, clusterrolebindings, rolebindings, networkpolicies, ingresses, namespaces, nodes

Optional, for PDF export:

pip install fpdf2>=2.7

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Installation

pip install vamp-k8s-audit
# o con Homebrew:
brew install vampsecure-labs/labs/vamp-k8s-audit

git clone <repo-url> vamp-k8s-audit
cd vamp-k8s-audit
pip install -r requirements.txt   # optional, only needed for PDF

No additional dependencies beyond Python stdlib are required for JSON and HTML output.

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Usage

# Basic audit — current kubectl context, all namespaces
python3 vamp_k8s_audit.py

# Specific context and namespace
python3 vamp_k8s_audit.py --context prod-cluster --namespace production

# Save findings as JSON
python3 vamp_k8s_audit.py --output findings.json

# Generate professional HTML report for client delivery
python3 vamp_k8s_audit.py \
  --report-html report.html \
  --client "Acme Corp S.A." \
  --engagement "Kubernetes Security Review Q3-2026" \
  --auditor "VampSecure Labs"

# Custom kubeconfig path
python3 vamp_k8s_audit.py --kubeconfig ~/.kube/custom-config --context staging

# Skip image analysis (faster)
python3 vamp_k8s_audit.py --skip-images --output findings.json

# Verbose mode (show evidence in console)
python3 vamp_k8s_audit.py --verbose

# Full example
python3 vamp_k8s_audit.py \
  --context production \
  --namespace app-prod \
  --client "Client Name" \
  --engagement "K8S-Audit-2026" \
  --auditor "Analyst Name" \
  --output results.json \
  --report-html report.html \
  --verbose

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CLI Arguments

Argument	Description	Default
--context CTX	kubectl context to use	current context
--namespace NS	Limit audit to one namespace	all namespaces
--kubeconfig PATH	Path to kubeconfig file	~/.kube/config
--output FILE	Save findings as JSON	—
--report-html FILE	Generate professional HTML report	—
--client NAME	Client name for the report	Confidencial
--engagement DESC	Engagement description	—
--auditor NAME	Auditor name	VampSecure Labs
--skip-images	Skip image analysis (Phase 6)	false
--control-plane	Activate Phase 10: CIS control plane checks (etcd, KCM, scheduler, kubelet)	false
--verbose	Verbose mode	false

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Audit Phases and Finding IDs

Phase	Scope	Finding IDs	Key Checks
1 — Cluster Context	Cluster-wide	K8S-001..K8S-009	Anonymous API access, node versions, node health
2 — RBAC	Cluster + namespaces	K8S-010..K8S-029	cluster-admin SA bindings, wildcard ClusterRoles, default SA permissions, anonymous user permissions
3 — Pod Security	All pods	K8S-030..K8S-059	Privileged containers, root execution, privilege escalation, dangerous capabilities, hostPID/IPC/Network, sensitive host mounts, missing resource limits
4 — Network	All namespaces	K8S-060..K8S-079	LoadBalancer/NodePort exposure, missing NetworkPolicies, Ingress without TLS, Dashboard exposure, etcd TCP access
5 — Secrets	All namespaces	K8S-080..K8S-099	Secrets in plain env vars, secrets in ConfigMaps, Opaque secrets in default namespace
6 — Images & Runtime	All pods	K8S-090..K8S-109	:latest tags, public registries, missing readOnlyRootFilesystem, missing Pod Security Admission
10 — Control Plane CIS (--control-plane)	Node manifest files	K8S-ETCD-/K8S-KCM-/K8S-KSCHED-*	CIS benchmark checks for etcd (8), kube-controller-manager (8), kube-scheduler (3), kubelet anonymous auth (1)

Finding Severity Distribution

Severity	Color	Meaning
CRITICAL	Red	Immediate exploitation risk, full cluster compromise
HIGH	Orange	Significant security weakness requiring urgent attention
MEDIUM	Yellow	Configuration issue reducing security posture
LOW	Blue	Best practice deviation
INFO	Grey	Informational observation

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Exit Codes

Code	Meaning
0	No CRITICAL or HIGH findings
1	At least one HIGH finding detected
2	At least one CRITICAL finding detected

These codes are suitable for use in CI/CD pipelines to gate deployments.

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Output Formats

Console — Color-coded ANSI output with severity badges, affected resources, and a summary table.

JSON (--output FILE) — Structured VSL schema with metadata, summary by severity, and full finding detail.

HTML (--report-html FILE) — Standalone professional report for client delivery. Includes cover page, executive summary with risk bars, findings table, and detailed cards. No external dependencies (fully self-contained).

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Required RBAC Permissions

The tool requires read-only access to cluster resources. A minimal ClusterRole:

apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
kind: ClusterRole
metadata:
  name: vamp-k8s-audit-reader
rules:
- apiGroups: [""]
  resources:
  - pods
  - services
  - secrets
  - configmaps
  - namespaces
  - nodes
  - serviceaccounts
  verbs: ["get", "list"]
- apiGroups: ["rbac.authorization.k8s.io"]
  resources:
  - clusterroles
  - clusterrolebindings
  - roles
  - rolebindings
  verbs: ["get", "list"]
- apiGroups: ["networking.k8s.io"]
  resources:
  - networkpolicies
  - ingresses
  verbs: ["get", "list"]

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Legal Notice

This tool is intended for authorized security audits only. Using it against clusters you do not have explicit permission to test is illegal and unethical.

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© VampSecure Studios — VampSecure Labs Security Research Division
All rights reserved. Authorized use only.

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Phase 10 — Control Plane CIS (--control-plane)

Inspects control plane component manifest files (/etc/kubernetes/manifests/) on the cluster nodes to verify CIS Kubernetes Benchmark compliance. Requires SSH access or a tool that can read node manifests.

python3 vamp_k8s_audit.py --control-plane
python3 vamp_k8s_audit.py --control-plane --report-html control-plane-report.html

Component	Check IDs	Count	Key Controls
etcd	K8S-ETCD-001..008	8	TLS client certs, peer TLS, auto-tls disabled, cert/key permissions
kube-controller-manager	K8S-KCM-001..008	8	Profiling disabled, service account credentials, TLS cipher suites
kube-scheduler	K8S-KSCHED-001..003	3	Profiling disabled, TLS configuration
kubelet	K8S-KUBELET-001	1	Anonymous authentication disabled

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Historial de versiones

Versión	Cambios principales
v2.0	Fase 10 control plane CIS — --control-plane, 20 nuevos checks etcd/KCM/scheduler/kubelet
v1.3	Fases 1-6, Phase 6 imágenes, HTML report
v1.0	MVP RBAC + Pod Security + Network + Secrets

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© VampSecure Studios — VampSecure Labs Security Research Division
All rights reserved. Authorized use only.