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Query: Pod Security Policy should prohibit privilege escalation
Description
Pod Security Policy `allowPrivilegeEscalation` controls whether the Pod containers may request for privilege escalation. Containers in a Pod should not allow privilege escalation. A container running with the `allowPrivilegeEscalation` flag set to true may have processes that can gain more privileges than their parent.
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Tables used in this query:
Controls using this query:
- 5.2.5 Minimize the admission of containers with allowPrivilegeEscalation
- Pod Security Policy should prohibit privilege escalation