T1202 Indirect Command Execution Mappings

Adversaries may abuse utilities that allow for command execution to bypass security restrictions that limit the use of command-line interpreters. Various Windows utilities may be used to execute commands, possibly without invoking cmd. For example, Forfiles, the Program Compatibility Assistant (pcalua.exe), components of the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), as well as other utilities may invoke the execution of programs and commands from a Command and Scripting Interpreter, Run window, or via scripts. (Citation: VectorSec ForFiles Aug 2017) (Citation: Evi1cg Forfiles Nov 2017)

Adversaries may abuse these features for Defense Evasion, specifically to perform arbitrary execution while subverting detections and/or mitigation controls (such as Group Policy) that limit/prevent the usage of cmd or file extensions more commonly associated with malicious payloads.

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alerts_for_windows_machines Alerts for Windows Machines technique_scores T1202 Indirect Command Execution
Comments
This control may detect suspicious use of Pcalua.exe to launch executable code. There are other methods of indirect command execution that this control may not detect. The following alerts may be generated: "Detected suspicious use of Pcalua.exe to launch executable code".
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