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PT0-003 · Question #124

A penetration tester performs an assessment on the target company's Kubernetes cluster using kube- hunter. Which of the following types of vulnerabilities could be detected with the tool?

The correct answer is B. Weaknesses and misconfigurations in the Kubernetes cluster. kube-hunter is a tool designed to perform security assessments on Kubernetes clusters. It identifies various vulnerabilities, focusing on weaknesses and misconfigurations. Kube-hunter: It scans Kubernetes clusters to identify security issues, such as misconfigurations, insecure…

Submitted by haruto_sh· Mar 6, 2026Vulnerability Discovery and Analysis

Question

A penetration tester performs an assessment on the target company's Kubernetes cluster using kube- hunter. Which of the following types of vulnerabilities could be detected with the tool?

Options

  • ANetwork configuration errors in Kubernetes services
  • BWeaknesses and misconfigurations in the Kubernetes cluster
  • CApplication deployment issues in Kubernetes
  • DSecurity vulnerabilities specific to Docker containers

How the community answered

(53 responses)
  • A
    2% (1)
  • B
    89% (47)
  • C
    8% (4)
  • D
    2% (1)

Explanation

kube-hunter is a tool designed to perform security assessments on Kubernetes clusters. It identifies various vulnerabilities, focusing on weaknesses and misconfigurations. Kube-hunter: It scans Kubernetes clusters to identify security issues, such as misconfigurations, insecure settings, and potential attack vectors. Network Configuration Errors: While kube-hunter might identify some network-related issues, its primary focus is on Kubernetes-specific vulnerabilities and misconfigurations. Application Deployment Issues: These are more related to the applications running within the cluster, not the cluster configuration itself. Security Vulnerabilities in Docker Containers: Kube-hunter focuses on the Kubernetes environment rather than Docker container-specific vulnerabilities.

Topics

#Kubernetes security#kube-hunter#container security#misconfigurations

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