Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Cloud and workloadsBuild Cloud Security Explorer queries to identify vulnerabilities in Kubernetes clusters
In brief
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What Defender admins need to know
No administrative action is specified; existing query guidance remains available.
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Build Cloud Security Explorer queries to identify vulnerabilities in Kubernetes clusters
Use Cloud Security Explorer to identifyfind vulnerabilities in your Kubernetes clusters. The following examples show how to build queries to investigatethat check container images and cluster nodes, andnodes. You can be adaptedadapt these queries to filter results based on your requirements.needs.
For an introduction to Cloud Security Explorer queries, see Build queries with Cloud Security Explorer.
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@ title: Build Cloud Security Explorer queries to identify vulnerabilities in Kubernetes clusters description: Learn how to build queries with Cloud Security Explorer in Microsoft Defender for Cloud to investigate vulnerabilities in Kubernetes clusters. ms.topic: how-to-ms.date: 05/26/2026+ms.date: 07/03/2026+ms.custom: msecd-doc-authoring-1013 #customer intent: As a security professional, I want to build Cloud Security Explorer queries in Microsoft Defender for Cloud to identify vulnerabilities in Kubernetes clusters. ai-usage: ai-assisted --- # Build Cloud Security Explorer queries to identify vulnerabilities in Kubernetes clusters -Use Cloud Security Explorer to identify vulnerabilities in your Kubernetes clusters. The following examples show how to build queries to investigate container images and cluster nodes, and can be adapted to filter results based on your requirements.+Use Cloud Security Explorer to find vulnerabilities in your Kubernetes clusters. The following examples show how to build queries that check container images and cluster nodes. You can adapt these queries to filter results based on your needs. For an introduction to Cloud Security Explorer queries, see [Build queries with Cloud Security Explorer](how-to-manage-cloud-security-explorer.md).