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T1569 System Services
execution — Windows, macOS, Linux · attack.mitre.org · JSON
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MITRE detection strategy
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Sigma rules tagged attack.t1569
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KEV CVEs mapped here
<p>Adversaries may abuse system services or daemons to execute commands or programs. Adversaries can execute malicious content by interacting with or creating services either locally or remotely. Many services are set to run at boot, which can aid in achieving persistence (Create or Modify System Process), but adversaries can also abuse services for one-time or temporary execution.</p>
KEV CVEs mapped to this technique · CTID Mappings Explorer
None. No KEV entry in the public mapping names this technique. Given that 74.7% of KEV has no mapping at all, this says more about the mapping than about the technique.
Detection strategy · ATT&CK Enterprise v19.2
- DET0279 Detection Strategy for System Services across OS platforms. v1.0
AN0778 WindowsMonitor for abnormal creation or modification of Windows services (e.g., via sc.exe, PowerShell, or API calls) that load non-standard executables. Correlate registry changes in service keys with service creation events and process execution to detect service abuse for persistence or execution.Tunable:
ServiceAllowlistTimeWindowAN0779 LinuxDetect unusual invocations of systemctl, service, or init scripts creating or modifying daemons. Monitor audit logs for execution of binaries from unexpected paths linked to service start/stop activity.Tunable:ServiceBinaryPathsUserContextAN0780 macOSMonitor launchd service definitions and property list (.plist) modifications for non-standard executables. Detect unauthorized processes registered as launch daemons or agents.macos:unifiedlogModification of LaunchAgents or LaunchDaemons plist files→ DC0061 File ModificationTunable:PlistAllowlistPayloadEntropyThreshold
Sigma rules · SigmaHQ da9bb07d64, tag attack.t1569
Author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), KevTheHermit, fuzzyf10w, Tim Shelton
· 2021-06-30 (modified 2022-11-15) · logsource: product=windows service=printservice-admin · 4e64668a-4da1-49f5-a8df-9e2d5b866718
Detects events of driver load errors in print service logs that could be a sign of successful exploitation attempts of print spooler vulnerability CVE-2021-1675
Author: omkar72
· 2020-10-30 (modified 2023-02-28) · logsource: product=windows category=process_creation · 730fc21b-eaff-474b-ad23-90fd265d4988
Detects user accept agreement execution in psexec commandline
Author: INIT_6
· 2021-07-02 (modified 2022-10-05) · logsource: product=windows service=security · 8fe1c584-ee61-444b-be21-e9054b229694
Detects remote printer driver load from Detailed File Share in Security logs that are a sign of successful exploitation attempts against print spooler vulnerability CVE-2021-1675 and CVE-2021-34527
Author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
· 2021-07-01 (modified 2022-10-09) · logsource: product=windows service=printservice-operational · f34d942d-c8c4-4f1f-b196-22471aecf10a
Detects driver load events print service operational log that are a sign of successful exploitation attempts against print spooler vulnerability CVE-2021-1675