Safe-mode boot evasion
Rebooting into safe mode where security tools do not load
categoryPhysical, insider and cross-cutting attacksseverityMediumdetectabilityNonelabnot yet measured
Classification
23 values: 9 reviewed, 9 imported, 5 derived. What do these mean?
Exploitability
| Attack vector | Post-compromise / campaign |
|---|---|
| Reach (CVSS) | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | High |
| User interaction | None |
| Attacker skill required | Medium |
| Resources required | Low |
| Likelihood / prevalence | Medium |
| Maturity | Established |
Impact & scope
| Severity | Medium |
|---|---|
| Impact | Availability |
| Platform | Windows |
| Environment | On-premises |
| Target asset class | EndpointServer |
| Kill-chain phase (tactic) | Defense Impairment |
Detection & telemetry
| Detectability | None |
|---|---|
| Data sources (ATT&CK data components) | Process CreationWindows Registry Key CreationWindows Registry Key Modification |
| Defense bypassed | Anti-virusHost intrusion prevention |
| Attack permissions (ATT&CK) | Administrator |
Detection & response
Mitigated by 6
Detected by 1
- DET0116 attack-detection-strategy
Framework references
- Primary source: https://www.picussecurity.com/resource/blog/t1562-impair-defenses
- attack: T1562.009 (primary)
Evidence & sources
- ev-0001 (Cyber Attack Taxonomy) — Name, definition and Example/ID taken verbatim from the 'Physical, insider and cross-cutting attacks' table, line 692 of Cyber-Attack-Taxonomy.md
- ev-0002 (MITRE Enterprise ATT&CK v19.2 (STIX 2.1)) — ATT&CK T1562.009 was revoked and replaced by T1688 in v19.2; facets imported from the replacement technique.
- ev-0003 (MITRE Enterprise ATT&CK v19.2 (STIX 2.1)) — ATT&CK usage prevalence: 7 groups/software/campaigns reference this technique (ATT&CK enterprise v19.2)