T1134.003: Make and Impersonate Token
| View on MITRE ATT&CK | T1134.003 |
|---|---|
| Tactic(s) | Defense Evasion, Privilege Escalation |
| Associated CAPEC Patterns | Session Credential Falsification through Forging (CAPEC-196) |
Data from MITRE ATT&CK®:
Adversaries may make new tokens and impersonate users to escalate privileges and bypass access controls. For example, if an adversary has a username and password but the user is not logged onto the system the adversary can then create a logon session for the user using the LogonUser function. The function will return a copy of the new session's access token and the adversary can use SetThreadToken to assign the token to a thread.
This behavior is distinct from Token Impersonation/Theft in that this refers to creating a new user token instead of stealing or duplicating an existing one.
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