Downgrade Attack

Technique · ATTACK:enterprise:T1689

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{
  "id": "ATTACK:enterprise:T1689",
  "title": "Downgrade Attack",
  "type": "Technique",
  "source_url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1689",
  "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--30904c16-39f9-41c6-b01a-500eb8878442",
  "external_id": "T1689",
  "domain": "enterprise",
  "created": "2026-04-14T22:53:28.276Z",
  "modified": "2026-05-12T15:12:00.624Z",
  "version": "1.0",
  "aliases": [

  ],
  "tactics": [
    "defense-impairment"
  ],
  "source_references": [
    {
      "source_name": "SafeBreach",
      "url": "https://www.safebreach.com/blog/downgrade-attacks-using-windows-updates/"
    },
    {
      "source_name": "CrowdStrike Downgrade attack 2",
      "url": "https://www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/cybersecurity-101/cyberattacks/downgrade-attack/"
    },
    {
      "source_name": "Targeted SSL Stripping Attacks Are Real",
      "url": "https://blog.checkpoint.com/research/targeted-ssl-stripping-attacks-are-real/amp/"
    },
    {
      "source_name": "CrowdStrike downgrade attack",
      "url": "https://www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/blog/how-falcon-complete-stopped-a-big-game-hunting-ransomware-attack/"
    },
    {
      "source_name": "att_def_ps_logging",
      "url": "https://nsfocusglobal.com/attack-and-defense-around-powershell-event-logging/"
    },
    {
      "source_name": "Google Cloud downgrade attack",
      "url": "https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/bring-your-own-land-novel-red-teaming-technique/"
    },
    {
      "source_name": "Praetorian TLS Downgrade Attack 2014",
      "url": "https://www.praetorian.com/blog/man-in-the-middle-tls-ssl-protocol-downgrade-attack/"
    }
  ]
}

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