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Subtechnique · ATTACK:enterprise:T1053.003
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{
"id": "ATTACK:enterprise:T1053.003",
"title": "Cron",
"type": "Subtechnique",
"source_url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1053/003",
"snapshot": "enterprise-attack-20.0.json",
"status": "active",
"rights": "Source metadata only; source notices retained; no operational prose or payloads",
"review_status": "machine-extracted; source-specific checks passed, editorial review pending",
"stix_id": "attack-pattern--2acf44aa-542f-4366-b4eb-55ef5747759c",
"external_id": "T1053.003",
"domain": "enterprise",
"created": "2019-12-03T14:25:00.538Z",
"modified": "2025-10-24T17:48:33.856Z",
"version": "1.3",
"aliases": [
],
"tactics": [
"execution",
"persistence",
"privilege-escalation"
],
"source_references": [
{
"source_name": "CloudSEK ESXiArgs 2023",
"url": "https://www.cloudsek.com/blog/analysis-of-files-used-in-esxiargs-ransomware-attack-against-vmware-esxi-servers"
},
{
"source_name": "20 macOS Common Tools and Techniques",
"url": "https://labs.sentinelone.com/20-common-tools-techniques-used-by-macos-threat-actors-malware/"
}
]
}Explicit source assertions (22)
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ATTACK:enterprise:M1047 → mitigates → ATTACK:enterprise:T1053.003
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--06287ae2-325c-448e-8790-3c37492e1c29
ATTACK:enterprise:S9051 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1053.003
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--134c03c1-4b34-4c3c-912a-16792cb01ee2
CheckPointResearch_TheGentlemen_April2026ATTACK:enterprise:S0374 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1053.003
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--15e5ddeb-ad28-44c0-a7a7-0fe69e05456d
CheckPoint SpeakUp Feb 2019ATTACK:enterprise:S0504 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1053.003
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--36df9345-1175-4425-af6f-e40e393fc182
Medium Anchor DNS July 2020ATTACK:enterprise:S0163 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1053.003
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--3ec34d16-a4e6-4fc7-b819-5a041605aa42
JanicabATTACK:enterprise:S0468 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1053.003
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--40f49d74-4d0f-467a-be79-cd57559d8230
Trend Micro SkidmapATTACK:enterprise:G0106 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1053.003
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--49a68076-c596-412d-a8af-3e238dfef960
Talos Rocke August 2018 · Unit 42 Rocke January 2019 · Anomali Rocke March 2019ATTACK:enterprise:T1053.003 → subtechnique-of → ATTACK:enterprise:T1053
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--51194570-630f-4d23-ab45-234a0f048b94
ATTACK:enterprise:S0341 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1053.003
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--52c32b71-1b7c-45e9-b082-7f3f16b90f2b
Unit42 Xbash Sept 2018ATTACK:enterprise:C0064 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1053.003
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--5fd59476-a167-45f6-b5a5-08bd1a72ef75
AI-Mexico-Govt-BreachATTACK:enterprise:S0198 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1053.003
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--629775bc-6ca5-499c-b756-69017c064f37
Red Canary NETWIRE January 2020ATTACK:enterprise:S0588 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1053.003
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--67f336eb-31e7-4904-9ed4-07ca68cd3838
CrowdStrike StellarParticle January 2022ATTACK:enterprise:S1198 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1053.003
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--6dd0eb05-9cd9-492f-8733-4076bc96e4f0
Symantec Troll Stealer 2024ATTACK:enterprise:S9045 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1053.003
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--77a50a74-c1a5-4f06-b3c1-482a23d6886c
AI-Mexico-Govt-CompromiseATTACK:enterprise:S0587 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1053.003
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--7bd145ae-5ad2-48cc-8438-5b9ec8ed5414
Leonardo Turla Penquin May 2020ATTACK:enterprise:C0048 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1053.003
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--8fe80bc3-e9a8-404f-b5bc-6abeae05b5e1
Palo Alto MidnightEclipse APR 2024 · Volexity UPSTYLE 2024ATTACK:enterprise:G1023 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1053.003
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--b6f9bc1d-bc66-4627-a1fd-56276a957320
NSA APT5 Citrix Threat Hunting December 2022ATTACK:enterprise:S0599 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1053.003
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--b817a0c2-e93a-4bbd-ad96-b8a820562bc1
Aqua Kinsing April 2020ATTACK:enterprise:M1018 → mitigates → ATTACK:enterprise:T1053.003
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--be61d80d-2291-4572-960c-dd741534f855
ATTACK:enterprise:G0082 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1053.003
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--dedf19b5-f91d-4555-93fe-c551f9ca6302
CISA AA20-239A BeagleBoyz August 2020ATTACK:enterprise:S0401 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1053.003
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--e28ddc1d-83a4-4382-a4dc-e55a60aa399d
ESET TeleBots Oct 2018 · ANSSI Sandworm January 2021ATTACK:enterprise:S1107 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1053.003
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--f45cd713-5f87-4e81-95f2-471c7d9c4224
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