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Exploitation for Credential Access - T1212

(ATT&CK® Technique)
Definition

Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to collect credentials. Exploitation of a software vulnerability occurs when an adversary takes advantage of a programming error in a program, service, or within the operating system software or kernel itself to execute adversary-controlled code.
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        graph LR;

     T1212["Exploitation for Credential Access"] --> |may-modify| StackFrame["Stack Frame"]; class T1212 OffensiveTechniqueNode;
        class StackFrame ArtifactNode; click StackFrame href "/dao/artifact/d3f:StackFrame";
        click T1212 href "/offensive-technique/attack/T1212/"; click StackFrame href "/dao/artifact/d3f:StackFrame"; T1212["Exploitation for Credential Access"] --> |may-modify| ProcessCodeSegment["Process Code Segment"]; class T1212 OffensiveTechniqueNode;
        class ProcessCodeSegment ArtifactNode; click ProcessCodeSegment href "/dao/artifact/d3f:ProcessCodeSegment";
        click T1212 href "/offensive-technique/attack/T1212/"; click ProcessCodeSegment href "/dao/artifact/d3f:ProcessCodeSegment"; T1212["Exploitation for Credential Access"] --> |may-access| CredentialManagementSystem["Credential Management System"]; class T1212 OffensiveTechniqueNode;
        class CredentialManagementSystem ArtifactNode; click CredentialManagementSystem href "/dao/artifact/d3f:CredentialManagementSystem";
        click T1212 href "/offensive-technique/attack/T1212/"; click CredentialManagementSystem href "/dao/artifact/d3f:CredentialManagementSystem"; T1212["Exploitation for Credential Access"] --> |may-access| AuthenticationService["Authentication Service"]; class T1212 OffensiveTechniqueNode;
        class AuthenticationService ArtifactNode; click AuthenticationService href "/dao/artifact/d3f:AuthenticationService";
        click T1212 href "/offensive-technique/attack/T1212/"; click AuthenticationService href "/dao/artifact/d3f:AuthenticationService";                                                    ProcessSpawnAnalysis["Process Spawn Analysis"] -->
          | analyzes | AuthenticationService["Authentication Service"];

          ProcessSpawnAnalysis["Process Spawn Analysis"] -.->
            | may-detect | T1212["Exploitation for Credential Access"] ;
          class ProcessSpawnAnalysis DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class AuthenticationService ArtifactNode;
          click ProcessSpawnAnalysis href "/technique/d3f:ProcessSpawnAnalysis"; ShadowStackComparisons["Shadow Stack Comparisons"] -->
          | analyzes | StackFrame["Stack Frame"];

          ShadowStackComparisons["Shadow Stack Comparisons"] -.->
            | may-detect | T1212["Exploitation for Credential Access"] ;
          class ShadowStackComparisons DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class StackFrame ArtifactNode;
          click ShadowStackComparisons href "/technique/d3f:ShadowStackComparisons";     ProcessSelf-ModificationDetection["Process Self-Modification Detection"] -->
          | analyzes | AuthenticationService["Authentication Service"];

          ProcessSelf-ModificationDetection["Process Self-Modification Detection"] -.->
            | may-detect | T1212["Exploitation for Credential Access"] ;
          class ProcessSelf-ModificationDetection DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class AuthenticationService ArtifactNode;
          click ProcessSelf-ModificationDetection href "/technique/d3f:ProcessSelf-ModificationDetection";                                  ProcessCodeSegmentVerification["Process Code Segment Verification"] -->
          | verifies | ProcessCodeSegment["Process Code Segment"];

          ProcessCodeSegmentVerification["Process Code Segment Verification"] -.->
            | may-detect | T1212["Exploitation for Credential Access"] ;
          class ProcessCodeSegmentVerification DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class ProcessCodeSegment ArtifactNode;
          click ProcessCodeSegmentVerification href "/technique/d3f:ProcessCodeSegmentVerification";                ProcessSuspension["Process Suspension"] -->
          | suspends | AuthenticationService["Authentication Service"];

          ProcessSuspension["Process Suspension"] -.->
            | may-evict | T1212["Exploitation for Credential Access"] ;
          class ProcessSuspension DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class AuthenticationService ArtifactNode;
          click ProcessSuspension href "/technique/d3f:ProcessSuspension"; HostShutdown["Host Shutdown"] -->
          | terminates | AuthenticationService["Authentication Service"];

          HostShutdown["Host Shutdown"] -.->
            | may-evict | T1212["Exploitation for Credential Access"] ;
          class HostShutdown DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class AuthenticationService ArtifactNode;
          click HostShutdown href "/technique/d3f:HostShutdown";                 ProcessTermination["Process Termination"] -->
          | terminates | AuthenticationService["Authentication Service"];

          ProcessTermination["Process Termination"] -.->
            | may-evict | T1212["Exploitation for Credential Access"] ;
          class ProcessTermination DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class AuthenticationService ArtifactNode;
          click ProcessTermination href "/technique/d3f:ProcessTermination"; SoftwareUpdate["Software Update"] -->
          | updates | CredentialManagementSystem["Credential Management System"];

          SoftwareUpdate["Software Update"] -.->
            | may-harden | T1212["Exploitation for Credential Access"] ;
          class SoftwareUpdate DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class CredentialManagementSystem ArtifactNode;
          click SoftwareUpdate href "/technique/d3f:SoftwareUpdate";                                     Hardware-basedProcessIsolation["Hardware-based Process Isolation"] -->
          | isolates | AuthenticationService["Authentication Service"];

          Hardware-basedProcessIsolation["Hardware-based Process Isolation"] -.->
            | may-isolate | T1212["Exploitation for Credential Access"] ;
          class Hardware-basedProcessIsolation DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class AuthenticationService ArtifactNode;
          click Hardware-basedProcessIsolation href "/technique/d3f:Hardware-basedProcessIsolation"; Application-basedProcessIsolation["Application-based Process Isolation"] -->
          | isolates | AuthenticationService["Authentication Service"];

          Application-basedProcessIsolation["Application-based Process Isolation"] -.->
            | may-isolate | T1212["Exploitation for Credential Access"] ;
          class Application-basedProcessIsolation DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class AuthenticationService ArtifactNode;
          click Application-basedProcessIsolation href "/technique/d3f:Application-basedProcessIsolation"; Kernel-basedProcessIsolation["Kernel-based Process Isolation"] -->
          | isolates | AuthenticationService["Authentication Service"];

          Kernel-basedProcessIsolation["Kernel-based Process Isolation"] -.->
            | may-isolate | T1212["Exploitation for Credential Access"] ;
          class Kernel-basedProcessIsolation DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class AuthenticationService ArtifactNode;
          click Kernel-basedProcessIsolation href "/technique/d3f:Kernel-basedProcessIsolation";    SystemCallFiltering["System Call Filtering"] -->
          | isolates | AuthenticationService["Authentication Service"];

          SystemCallFiltering["System Call Filtering"] -.->
            | may-isolate | T1212["Exploitation for Credential Access"] ;
          class SystemCallFiltering DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class AuthenticationService ArtifactNode;
          click SystemCallFiltering href "/technique/d3f:SystemCallFiltering";                                                  SegmentAddressOffsetRandomization["Segment Address Offset Randomization"] -->
          | obfuscates | ProcessCodeSegment["Process Code Segment"];

          SegmentAddressOffsetRandomization["Segment Address Offset Randomization"] -.->
            | may-harden | T1212["Exploitation for Credential Access"] ;
          class SegmentAddressOffsetRandomization DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class ProcessCodeSegment ArtifactNode;
          click SegmentAddressOffsetRandomization href "/technique/d3f:SegmentAddressOffsetRandomization"; StackFrameCanaryValidation["Stack Frame Canary Validation"] -->
          | validates | StackFrame["Stack Frame"];

          StackFrameCanaryValidation["Stack Frame Canary Validation"] -.->
            | may-harden | T1212["Exploitation for Credential Access"] ;
          class StackFrameCanaryValidation DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class StackFrame ArtifactNode;
          click StackFrameCanaryValidation href "/technique/d3f:StackFrameCanaryValidation"; ProcessSegmentExecutionPrevention["Process Segment Execution Prevention"] -->
          | neutralizes | ProcessCodeSegment["Process Code Segment"];

          ProcessSegmentExecutionPrevention["Process Segment Execution Prevention"] -.->
            | may-harden | T1212["Exploitation for Credential Access"] ;
          class ProcessSegmentExecutionPrevention DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class ProcessCodeSegment ArtifactNode;
          click ProcessSegmentExecutionPrevention href "/technique/d3f:ProcessSegmentExecutionPrevention";                                                                    ProcessLineageAnalysis["Process Lineage Analysis"] -->
          | analyzes | AuthenticationService["Authentication Service"];

          ProcessLineageAnalysis["Process Lineage Analysis"] -.->
            | may-detect | T1212["Exploitation for Credential Access"] ;
          class ProcessLineageAnalysis DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class AuthenticationService ArtifactNode;
          click ProcessLineageAnalysis href "/technique/d3f:ProcessLineageAnalysis"; ServiceBinaryVerification["Service Binary Verification"] -->
          | verifies | CredentialManagementSystem["Credential Management System"];

          ServiceBinaryVerification["Service Binary Verification"] -.->
            | may-detect | T1212["Exploitation for Credential Access"] ;
          class ServiceBinaryVerification DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class CredentialManagementSystem ArtifactNode;
          click ServiceBinaryVerification href "/technique/d3f:ServiceBinaryVerification";                     RestoreSoftware["Restore Software"] -->
          | restores | CredentialManagementSystem["Credential Management System"];

          RestoreSoftware["Restore Software"] -.->
            | may-restore | T1212["Exploitation for Credential Access"] ;
          class RestoreSoftware DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class CredentialManagementSystem ArtifactNode;
          click RestoreSoftware href "/technique/d3f:RestoreSoftware";                    MemoryBoundaryTracking["Memory Boundary Tracking"] -->
          | analyzes | ProcessCodeSegment["Process Code Segment"];

          MemoryBoundaryTracking["Memory Boundary Tracking"] -.->
            | may-detect | T1212["Exploitation for Credential Access"] ;
          class MemoryBoundaryTracking DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class ProcessCodeSegment ArtifactNode;
          click MemoryBoundaryTracking href "/technique/d3f:MemoryBoundaryTracking";              HostReboot["Host Reboot"] -->
          | terminates | AuthenticationService["Authentication Service"];

          HostReboot["Host Reboot"] -.->
            | may-evict | T1212["Exploitation for Credential Access"] ;
          class HostReboot DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class AuthenticationService ArtifactNode;
          click HostReboot href "/technique/d3f:HostReboot";              WebSessionAccessMediation["Web Session Access Mediation"] -->
          | isolates | AuthenticationService["Authentication Service"];

          WebSessionAccessMediation["Web Session Access Mediation"] -.->
            | may-isolate | T1212["Exploitation for Credential Access"] ;
          class WebSessionAccessMediation DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class AuthenticationService ArtifactNode;
          click WebSessionAccessMediation href "/technique/d3f:WebSessionAccessMediation";
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