MITRE ATT&CK Technique
Discovery
T1069.002
Description
Adversaries may attempt to find domain-level groups and permission settings. The knowledge of domain-level permission groups can help adversaries determine which groups exist and which users belong to a particular group. Adversaries may use this information to determine which users have elevated permissions, such as domain administrators. Commands such as <code>net group /domain</code> of the [Net](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0039) utility, <code>dscacheutil -q group</code> on macOS, and <code>ldapsearch</code> on Linux can list domain-level groups.
Supported Platforms
Linux
macOS
Windows
Created
April 29, 2026
Last Updated
April 29, 2026
STIX Data
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'description': 'Adversaries may attempt to find domain-level groups and '
'permission settings. The knowledge of domain-level permission '
'groups can help adversaries determine which groups exist and '
'which users belong to a particular group. Adversaries may use '
'this information to determine which users have elevated '
'permissions, such as domain administrators.\n'
'\n'
'Commands such as <code>net group /domain</code> of the '
'[Net](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0039) utility, '
'<code>dscacheutil -q group</code> on macOS, and '
'<code>ldapsearch</code> on Linux can list domain-level '
'groups.',
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'modified': '2025-10-24T17:48:33.946Z',
'name': 'Domain Groups',
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'revoked': False,
'spec_version': '2.1',
'type': 'attack-pattern',
'x_mitre_attack_spec_version': '3.2.0',
'x_mitre_contributors': ['Harshal Tupsamudre, Qualys',
'Miriam Wiesner, @miriamxyra, Microsoft Security'],
'x_mitre_deprecated': False,
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