T1548 Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

Adversaries may circumvent mechanisms designed to control privilege elevation to gain higher-level permissions. Most modern systems contain native elevation control mechanisms that are intended to limit privileges that a user can perform on a machine. Authorization has to be granted to specific users in order to perform tasks that can be considered of higher risk.(Citation: TechNet How UAC Works)(Citation: sudo man page 2018) An adversary can perform several methods to take advantage of built-in control mechanisms in order to escalate privileges on a system.(Citation: OSX Keydnap malware)(Citation: Fortinet Fareit)

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VERIS Mappings

Capability ID Capability Description Mapping Type ATT&CK ID ATT&CK Name Notes
action.hacking.variety.Use of stolen creds Use of stolen or default authentication credentials (including credential stuffing) related-to T1548 Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
action.hacking.variety.Abuse of functionality Abuse of functionality. related-to T1548 Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

ATT&CK Subtechniques

Technique ID Technique Name Number of Mappings
T1548.002 Bypass User Account Control 3
T1548.003 Sudo and Sudo Caching 3
T1548.001 Setuid and Setgid 1
T1548.005 Temporary Elevated Cloud Access 2
T1548.004 Elevated Execution with Prompt 2
T1548.006 TCC Manipulation 3