CAPEC-573: Process Footprinting
Description
An adversary exploits functionality meant to identify information about the currently running processes on the target system to an authorized user. By knowing what processes are running on the target system, the adversary can learn about the target environment as a means towards further malicious behavior.
- Likelihood of attack
- Low
- Typical severity
- Low
- Abstraction
- StandardA specific methodology or technique used in an attack.
Mechanism of attack: Collect and Analyze Information
Prerequisites
- The adversary must have gained access to the target system via physical or logical means in order to carry out this attack.
Consequences
- Confidentiality
Other
- ConfidentialityAccess ControlAuthorization
Bypass Protection Mechanism; Hide Activities
Mitigations
- Identify programs that may be used to acquire process information and block them by using a software restriction policy or tools that restrict program execution by using a process allowlist.
Related weaknesses (CWE)
ATT&CK techniques (CAPEC taxonomy mapping)
Across MITRE's defensive frameworks
Linked through the 1 ATT&CK technique above.
Counter with D3FEND
Defensive techniques MITRE D3FEND maps to the same ATT&CK techniques.
Detect with CAR
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