Critical-risk tools in Kubernetes
3 of the 37 tools in Kubernetes are classified as critical risk. This page profiles those tools specifically, with recommended policy actions and the attack patterns that target them.
Every operation listed below is an action PolicyLayer recommends controlling at the transport layer. Open any tool to see the full profile, risk score, and YAML policy snippet.
Tools at critical risk
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helm_uninstallDestructive 4/5Uninstall a Helm release in the current or provided namespace
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pods_deleteDestructive 4/5Delete a Kubernetes Pod in the current or provided namespace with the provided name
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resources_deleteDestructive 4/5Delete a Kubernetes resource in the current cluster by providing its apiVersion, kind, optionally the namespace, and its name
Attacks that target this class
Critical-risk tools in any server share these documented attack patterns. Each links to the full case and the defensive policy.
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