ATT&CK technique · T1005
Data from Local System
Collection· seen in 46 CISA KEV exploits
Full description, procedures and detections on attack.mitre.org
Who uses it
ATT&CK groups and malware with this technique. Highlighted: in SecurityTabs news this month.
Weaknesses that lead here
Classes of exploited vulnerability that CTID maps to this technique.
- CWE-227 KEV CVEsImproper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')Sequences like ../ in a file path escape the intended folder, exposing or overwriting other files.
- CWE-237 KEV CVEsRelative Path TraversalRelative ../ segments in input climb out of the allowed directory.
- CWE-367 KEV CVEsAbsolute Path TraversalAn absolute path in input points straight at a file outside the allowed directory.
- CWE-2846 KEV CVEsImproper Access ControlRestrictions on who can access a resource are missing or wrong.
- CWE-2856 KEV CVEsImproper AuthorizationThe system checks who you are but not whether you're allowed to do what you're asking.
- CWE-6396 KEV CVEsAuthorization Bypass Through User-Controlled KeyChanging an id in a request (an IDOR) returns another user's data.
- CWE-8626 KEV CVEsMissing AuthorizationNo permission check is made before the action, so any logged-in user can perform it.
- CWE-8636 KEV CVEsIncorrect AuthorizationA permission check exists but is wrong, letting users act beyond their role.
Controls that mitigate it (13)
NIST SP 800-53 rev5, grouped by family (CTID mapping).
AC · Access Control
CM · Configuration Management
CP · Contingency Planning
SA · System and Services Acquisition
SC · System and Communications Protection
SI · System and Information Integrity
Weaknesses from each CVE's CVE Record (CWE, © MITRE). Techniques: MITRE ATT&CK®. Technique ↔ control and CVE ↔ technique links: Center for Threat-Informed Defense Mappings Explorer (NIST SP 800-53 rev5; CISA KEV). Plain-language explainers are SecurityTabs editorial.