// MITRE ATT&CK
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 user...
How to detect & mitigate it
Detecting Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism 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.
Sub-techniques (6)
T1548.001
Setuid and Setgid T1548.002
Bypass User Account Control T1548.003
Sudo and Sudo Caching T1548.004
Elevated Execution with Prompt T1548.005
Temporary Elevated Cloud Access T1548.006
TCC Manipulation
Setuid and Setgid T1548.002
Bypass User Account Control T1548.003
Sudo and Sudo Caching T1548.004
Elevated Execution with Prompt T1548.005
Temporary Elevated Cloud Access T1548.006
TCC Manipulation
Related techniques
T1546.013
PowerShell Profile T1546.006
LC_LOAD_DYLIB Addition T1548.002
Bypass User Account Control T1548.003
Sudo and Sudo Caching T1546.011
Application Shimming T1611
Escape to Host T1546.005
Trap T1548.001
Setuid and Setgid
PowerShell Profile T1546.006
LC_LOAD_DYLIB Addition T1548.002
Bypass User Account Control T1548.003
Sudo and Sudo Caching T1546.011
Application Shimming T1611
Escape to Host T1546.005
Trap T1548.001
Setuid and Setgid
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