Adversaries may downgrade or use a version of system features that may be outdated, vulnerable, and/or does not support updated security controls such as logging. For example, PowerShell versions 5+ includes Script Block Logging (SBL) which can record executed script content. However, adversaries may attempt to execute a previous version of PowerShell that does not support SBL with the intent to Impair Defenses while running malicious scripts that may have otherwise been detected.(Citation: CrowdStrike BGH Ransomware 2021)(Citation: Mandiant BYOL 2018)
Adversaries may downgrade and use less-secure versions of various features of a system, such as Command and Scripting Interpreters or even network protocols that can be abused to enable Adversary-in-the-Middle.(Citation: Praetorian TLS Downgrade Attack 2014)
View in MITRE ATT&CK®| Capability ID | Capability Description | Mapping Type | ATT&CK ID | ATT&CK Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CM-2 | Baseline Configuration | Protects | T1562.010 | Downgrade Attack |
| CM-6 | Configuration Settings | Protects | T1562.010 | Downgrade Attack |
| RA-5 | Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning | Protects | T1562.010 | Downgrade Attack |
| SI-4 | System Monitoring | Protects | T1562.010 | Downgrade Attack |