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T1546.012 · Image File Execution Options Injection

🎯 Privilege Escalation Windows Sub-technique

Sub-technique of T1546 · Event Triggered Execution.

Adversaries may establish persistence and/or elevate privileges by executing malicious content triggered by Image File Execution Options (IFEO) debuggers. IFEOs enable a developer to attach a debugger to an application. When a process is created, a debugger present in an application’s IFEO will be...

How to detect & mitigate it

Detecting Image File Execution Options Injection starts with your SIEM/EDR telemetry. Write a detection rule with the Sigma generator, analyze suspicious logs in the log analyzer, and place the technique on your coverage with the ATT&CK matrix.

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