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What is this endpoint?

api/v1/kubernetes/secrets

Kubernetes Secrets API

What an attacker could do

Reading the secrets API exposes base64-encoded credentials, TLS private keys, service-account tokens, and database passwords, giving an attacker the keys to pivot across the entire cluster and connected services.

How to defend it

Lock down secrets with least-privilege RBAC, enable encryption-at-rest for etcd, and use an external secret store (e.g. Vault or a CSI driver) instead of plaintext Kubernetes Secrets.

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