// MITRE ATT&CK
T1548.003 · Sudo and Sudo Caching
Sub-technique of T1548 · Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism.
Adversaries may perform sudo caching and/or use the sudoers file to elevate privileges. Adversaries may do this to execute commands as other users or spawn processes with higher privileges. Within Linux and MacOS systems, sudo (sometimes referred to as "superuser do") allows users to perform comman...
How to detect & mitigate it
Detecting Sudo and Sudo Caching 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.
Related techniques
T1546.013
PowerShell Profile T1546.006
LC_LOAD_DYLIB Addition T1548.002
Bypass User Account Control T1546.011
Application Shimming T1611
Escape to Host T1546.005
Trap T1548
Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism T1548.001
Setuid and Setgid
PowerShell Profile T1546.006
LC_LOAD_DYLIB Addition T1548.002
Bypass User Account Control T1546.011
Application Shimming T1611
Escape to Host T1546.005
Trap T1548
Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism T1548.001
Setuid and Setgid
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