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T1078.002 Domain Accounts Mappings

Adversaries may obtain and abuse credentials of a domain account as a means of gaining Initial Access, Persistence, Privilege Escalation, or Defense Evasion.(Citation: TechNet Credential Theft) Domain accounts are those managed by Active Directory Domain Services where access and permissions are configured across systems and services that are part of that domain. Domain accounts can cover users, administrators, and services.(Citation: Microsoft AD Accounts)

Adversaries may compromise domain accounts, some with a high level of privileges, through various means such as OS Credential Dumping or password reuse, allowing access to privileged resources of the domain.

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Mappings

Capability ID Capability Description Mapping Type ATT&CK ID ATT&CK Name
AC-2 Account Management Protects T1078.002 Domain Accounts
AC-20 Use of External Systems Protects T1078.002 Domain Accounts
AC-3 Access Enforcement Protects T1078.002 Domain Accounts
AC-5 Separation of Duties Protects T1078.002 Domain Accounts
AC-6 Least Privilege Protects T1078.002 Domain Accounts
AC-7 Unsuccessful Logon Attempts Protects T1078.002 Domain Accounts
CM-5 Access Restrictions for Change Protects T1078.002 Domain Accounts
CM-6 Configuration Settings Protects T1078.002 Domain Accounts
IA-12 Identity Proofing Protects T1078.002 Domain Accounts
IA-2 Identification and Authentication (organizational Users) Protects T1078.002 Domain Accounts
IA-5 Authenticator Management Protects T1078.002 Domain Accounts
SI-4 System Monitoring Protects T1078.002 Domain Accounts
action.hacking.variety.Use of stolen creds Use of stolen or default authentication credentials (including credential stuffing) related-to T1078.002 Valid Accounts: Domain Accounts