Group Policy Modification
Subtechnique · ATTACK:enterprise:T1484.001
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{
"id": "ATTACK:enterprise:T1484.001",
"title": "Group Policy Modification",
"type": "Subtechnique",
"source_url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1484/001",
"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--5d2be8b9-d24c-4e98-83bf-2f5f79477163",
"external_id": "T1484.001",
"domain": "enterprise",
"created": "2020-12-28T21:50:59.844Z",
"modified": "2026-05-12T15:12:00.635Z",
"version": "2.0",
"aliases": [
],
"tactics": [
"defense-impairment",
"privilege-escalation"
],
"source_references": [
{
"source_name": "Mandiant M Trends 2016",
"url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20211024160454/https://www.fireeye.com/content/dam/fireeye-www/current-threats/pdfs/rpt-mtrends-2016.pdf"
},
{
"source_name": "ADSecurity GPO Persistence 2016",
"url": "https://adsecurity.org/?p=2716"
},
{
"source_name": "Microsoft Hacking Team Breach",
"url": "https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2016/06/01/hacking-team-breach-a-cyber-jurassic-park/"
},
{
"source_name": "Wald0 Guide to GPOs",
"url": "https://wald0.com/?p=179"
},
{
"source_name": "Harmj0y Abusing GPO Permissions",
"url": "https://blog.harmj0y.net/redteaming/abusing-gpo-permissions/"
},
{
"source_name": "Harmj0y SeEnableDelegationPrivilege Right",
"url": "https://blog.harmj0y.net/activedirectory/the-most-dangerous-user-right-you-probably-have-never-heard-of/"
},
{
"source_name": "TechNet Group Policy Basics",
"url": "https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/musings_of_a_technical_tam/2012/02/13/group-policy-basics-part-1-understanding-the-structure-of-a-group-policy-object/"
}
]
}Explicit source assertions (20)
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ATTACK:enterprise:C0063 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1484.001
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--085fefba-527e-4e1a-8e62-08e3f58df674
CERT PolskaATTACK:enterprise:S1058 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1484.001
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--11285325-82f3-489a-9d10-05bd6564b423
Microsoft Prestige ransomware October 2022ATTACK:enterprise:S1202 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1484.001
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--12496398-56f0-4db2-aba7-6ded41768853
Joint Cybersecurity Advisory LockBit 3.0 MAR 2023ATTACK:enterprise:M1047 → mitigates → ATTACK:enterprise:T1484.001
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--19e387c4-0dd8-4c00-9195-73ed25ad061e
GitHub BloodhoundATTACK:enterprise:G1055 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1484.001
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--2520c8da-7587-4869-91a1-60b7fdca0573
Check Point VOID MANTICORE Handala Hack March 2026ATTACK:enterprise:G1053 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1484.001
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--26682a7a-d866-438c-a4c1-25b66e5b5356
Microsoft Storm-501 Sabbath Ransomware Embargo September 2024ATTACK:enterprise:S0697 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1484.001
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--2b7d386f-57b6-4ed2-a5bf-bcc20c92c95b
ESET Hermetic Wizard March 2022ATTACK:enterprise:G1021 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1484.001
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--3143fbc9-22cf-4278-a9cd-17be6389e375
Microsoft Ransomware as a ServiceATTACK:enterprise:S0363 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1484.001
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--39266465-987d-46f6-8680-4149a5bfea50
Github PowerShell EmpireATTACK:enterprise:C0058 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1484.001
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--4c9c2fb2-8e06-4ad8-93e5-45d4e8b2494c
Microsoft SharePoint Exploit JUL 2025ATTACK:enterprise:G0096 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1484.001
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--522d72b0-e8ff-43d9-bd2d-911f7b5c89a4
apt41_mandiantATTACK:enterprise:M1018 → mitigates → ATTACK:enterprise:T1484.001
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--57563748-1634-4625-baa4-73a4b1d7dbfb
Wald0 Guide to GPOs · Microsoft WMI Filters · Microsoft GPO Security FilteringATTACK:enterprise:S9051 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1484.001
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--5e82c1c5-21b2-406b-995f-7a1aa6234521
CheckPointResearch_TheGentlemen_April2026 · TrendAI_TheGentlemen_Sept2025ATTACK:enterprise:S1199 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1484.001
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--78ecd98e-4235-4672-9e07-834c39542b6d
Palo Alto Lockbit 2.0 JUN 2022 · FBI Lockbit 2.0 FEB 2022ATTACK:enterprise:G0119 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1484.001
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--89500cd9-c663-4b3e-bb20-b8fe1860891a
Crowdstrike Indrik November 2018 · Mandiant_UNC2165ATTACK:enterprise:S1242 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1484.001
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--a60bfbb3-243d-4706-923f-a084ae3a51db
Trend Micro Agenda Ransomware AUG 2022 · BushidoToken Qilin RaaS JUN 2024ATTACK:enterprise:T1484.001 → subtechnique-of → ATTACK:enterprise:T1484
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--cf07fdf9-9737-4fd9-876c-da96d5b8d1a1
ATTACK:enterprise:S0554 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1484.001
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--e50d74be-2705-4937-9bd9-7b0913901e27
Cybereason Egregor Nov 2020 · Intrinsec Egregor Nov 2020ATTACK:enterprise:S0688 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1484.001
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--f9b7c51c-fcb1-4cf7-b19d-ecd92291326c
Check Point Meteor Aug 2021ATTACK:enterprise:C0034 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1484.001
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--fc4e9563-4c5d-4b99-98ae-49b4ed93caf4
Mandiant-Sandworm-Ukraine-2022