Container & Kubernetes SecurityOpen source · Apache-2.0
Kubescape
Community project
An open-source Kubernetes security platform that scans clusters, manifests, and images against hardening frameworks including the NSA-CISA guidance, MITRE ATT&CK, and CIS benchmarks. Created by ARMO and the first security scanner accepted into the CNCF sandbox; promoted to incubating in 2025, with version 4.0 adding runtime threat detection in 2026.
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- Product type
- Community project
- Deployment
- CLIOn-prem
- Organization size
- SMBMid-marketEnterprise
- Pricing tier
- Free
Capability checklist
How Kubescape measures up against the full Container & Kubernetes Security taxonomy.
- Container image scanning — supported
- Scans container images for vulnerabilities and exposed secrets before deployment.
- Runtime threat detection — supported
- Detects anomalous process and system-call behavior in running containers.
- Kubernetes posture management (KSPM) — supported
- Flags misconfigured cluster settings, RBAC, and pod security policies.
- Admission control — not supported
- Blocks noncompliant workloads from being deployed to the cluster in the first place.
- Runtime response actions — not supported
- Kills, isolates, or quarantines a compromised container or pod.
- Registry scanning — not supported
- Continuously rescans image registries for newly disclosed vulnerabilities.
Alternatives
Other Container & Kubernetes Security tools with overlapping capabilities, sized for similar teams.