T1078.003Initial AccessPersistencePrivilege EscalationStealth
Local Accounts
Adversaries may obtain and abuse credentials of a local account as a means of gaining Initial Access, Persistence, Privilege Escalation, or Defense Evasion. Local accounts are those configured by an organization for use by users, remote support, services, or for administration on a single system or service. Local Accounts may also be abused to elevate privileges and harvest credentials through…
CVEs1
In CISA KEVThe US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. A CVE is added when CISA has evidence that attackers are using it.1
Reports0
Detections
5 Sigma rules tagged T1078.003Local AccountsT1078.0035 general rules
- Root Account Enable Via Dsenablerootmediumtest
- User Added To Admin Group Via Dsclmediumtest
- User Added To Admin Group Via DseditGroupmediumtest
- User Added To Admin Group Via Sysadminctlmediumtest
- Admin User Remote Logonlowtest
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CVEs linked to Local Accounts
1 CVE, by priority. Each link shows its badge.- CVE-2021-44168Fortinet FortiOS Arbitrary File DownloadMITRE CTID mapping of the KEV entry · how it is exploited0.9%Top 40%60.4priority