MITRE ATT&CKsub-technique

T1552.002 Credentials in Registry

Published 2020-02-04 Modified 2026-05-12 Official page ↗
Domain
enterprise
Tactics
Credential Access
Platforms
Windows
Version
1.2
Created
2020-02-04

Description

Adversaries may search the Registry on compromised systems for insecurely stored credentials. The Windows Registry stores configuration information that can be used by the system or other programs. Adversaries may query the Registry looking for credentials and passwords that have been stored for use by other programs or services. Sometimes these credentials are used for automatic logons. Example commands to find Registry keys related to password information: • Local Machine Hive: reg query HKLM /f password /t REG_SZ /s • Current User Hive: reg query HKCU /f password /t REG_SZ /s

Related

Subtechnique of · MITRE ATT&CK (1)

  • T1552 Unsecured Credentials technique

Tactic · MITRE ATT&CK (1)

  • TA0006 Credential Access tactic

Referenced by MITRE ATT&CK · mitigates (3)

  • M1047 Audit mitigation
  • M1026 Privileged Account Management mitigation
  • M1027 Password Policies mitigation

Referenced by MITRE ATT&CK · uses (10)

  • G1055 VOID MANTICORE group
  • S1183 StrelaStealer software (malware)
  • G1039 RedCurl group
  • S1022 IceApple software (malware)
  • S0476 Valak software (malware)
  • S0331 Agent Tesla software (malware)
  • S0266 TrickBot software (malware)
  • S0194 PowerSploit software (tool)
  • G0050 APT32 group
  • S0075 Reg software (tool)

Referenced by CAPEC · att&ck technique (1)

  • CAPEC-647 Collect Data from Registries attack pattern

Referenced by Compliance · mitigates (19)

  • CIS-4.11 Enforce Remote Wipe Capability on Portable End-User Devices CIS Safeguard v8.1
  • NIST-AC-17 Remote Access NIST 800-53 control
  • NIST-AC-2 Account Management NIST 800-53 control
  • NIST-AC-3 Access Enforcement NIST 800-53 control
  • NIST-AC-5 Separation of Duties NIST 800-53 control
  • NIST-AC-6 Least Privilege NIST 800-53 control
  • NIST-CA-7 Continuous Monitoring NIST 800-53 control
  • NIST-CM-2 Baseline Configuration NIST 800-53 control
  • NIST-CM-5 Access Restrictions for Change NIST 800-53 control
  • NIST-CM-6 Configuration Settings NIST 800-53 control
  • NIST-IA-2 Identification and Authentication (Organizational Users) NIST 800-53 control
  • NIST-IA-5 Authenticator Management NIST 800-53 control
  • NIST-RA-5 Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning NIST 800-53 control
  • NIST-SA-11 Developer Testing and Evaluation NIST 800-53 control
  • NIST-SA-15 Development Process, Standards, and Tools NIST 800-53 control
  • NIST-SC-12 Cryptographic Key Establishment and Management NIST 800-53 control
  • NIST-SC-28 Protection of Information at Rest NIST 800-53 control
  • NIST-SC-4 Information in Shared System Resources NIST 800-53 control
  • NIST-SI-4 System Monitoring NIST 800-53 control

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