Windows

Msdt.exeMsdt.exe

Platform
Windows
Abuse functions
3
Mapped techniques
2

Description

Msdt.exe is a Windows living-off-the-land binary catalogued by the LOLBAS Project. Documented abuse functions: Execute, AWL Bypass. Mapped ATT&CK techniques (per LOLBAS / GTFOBins → MITRE crosswalk): T1218. Defenders should monitor execution of Msdt.exe under non-administrative or sudo contexts and alert when its arguments match the abuse-function signatures.

Abuse functions· 3

ExecuteT1218

Execute code

AWL BypassT1218

Execute code bypass Application whitelisting

AWL BypassT1202

Execute code bypass Application allowlisting

MITRE ATT&CK techniques· 2

T1218T1202

Uses2

TypeTargetConfidenceTier
TechniqueIndirect Command Executiont1202100%live
TechniqueSystem Binary Proxy Executiont1218100%live

Abuses1

TypeTargetConfidenceTier
TechniqueSystem Binary Proxy Executiont121885%live

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Sourced from LOLBAS Project. Curated by Adam Lundqvist, SQUR.