1200KM / simulation
T1202 Indirect Command Execution — Attack Simulation
Adversaries may abuse utilities that allow for command execution to bypass security restrictions that limit the use of command-line interpreters. Various Windows utilities may be used to execute commands, possibly without invoking cmd. For example, Forfiles, the Program Compatibility Assistant (`pcalua.exe`), components of the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), `Scriptrunner.exe`, as well as other utilities may invoke the execution of programs…
Technique description
Adversaries may abuse utilities that allow for command execution to bypass security restrictions that limit the use of command-line interpreters. Various Windows utilities may be used to execute commands, possibly without invoking cmd. For example, Forfiles, the Program Compatibility Assistant (`pcalua.exe`), components of the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), `Scriptrunner.exe`, as well as other utilities may invoke the execution of programs…
At least one platform-compatible Atomic procedure is documented. Individual review, lab prerequisites, and validation remain required.
Official ATT&CK definition · Detection rules and anomaly models
Documented simulation candidates
- Indirect Command Execution - Scriptrunner.exe
Procedure 0fd14730-6226-4f5e-8d67-43c65f1be940; elevation not declared required; cleanup not declared. Not executed or individually validated.
- Indirect Command Execution - forfiles.exe
Procedure 8b34a448-40d9-4fc3-a8c8-4bb286faf7dc; elevation not declared required; cleanup not declared. Not executed or individually validated.
- Indirect Command Execution - pcalua.exe
Procedure cecfea7a-5f03-4cdd-8bc8-6f7c22862440; elevation not declared required; cleanup not declared. Not executed or individually validated.
- Indirect Command Execution - conhost.exe
Procedure cf3391e0-b482-4b02-87fc-ca8362269b29; elevation not declared required; cleanup not declared. Not executed or individually validated.
- Indirect Command Execution - RunMRU Dialog
Procedure de323a93-2f18-4bd5-ba60-d6fca6aeff76; elevation not declared required; cleanup not declared. Not executed or individually validated.
Connected ecosystem references
Linked tags
Detection and collection
Attack tools
Threat actor context
These are explicit actor-to-technique associations in the existing Threat Matrix snapshot, not attribution of an event or proof that a detector identifies the actor. No tool-to-actor relationship is inferred.
Existing research
Pinned research references. No browser attack runner, live simulation result or validated detector is asserted. Source mappings and validation limits are preserved. ATT&CK / Atomic provenance · Detection provenance.