// MITRE ATT&CK
T1574.006 · Dynamic Linker Hijacking
Sub-technique of T1574 · Hijack Execution Flow.
Adversaries may execute their own malicious payloads by hijacking environment variables the dynamic linker uses to load shared libraries. During the execution preparation phase of a program, the dynamic linker loads specified absolute paths of shared libraries from various environment variables and ...
How to detect & mitigate it
Detecting Dynamic Linker Hijacking 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
T1055.011
Extra Window Memory Injection T1205.002
Socket Filters T1027.011
Fileless Storage T1218.011
Rundll32 T1027.009
Embedded Payloads T1564.012
File/Path Exclusions T1216.001
PubPrn T1574.007
Path Interception by PATH Environment Variable
Extra Window Memory Injection T1205.002
Socket Filters T1027.011
Fileless Storage T1218.011
Rundll32 T1027.009
Embedded Payloads T1564.012
File/Path Exclusions T1216.001
PubPrn T1574.007
Path Interception by PATH Environment Variable
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