MITRE ATT&CK Technique
Credential Access T1552
Description

Adversaries may search compromised systems to find and obtain insecurely stored credentials. These credentials can be stored and/or misplaced in many locations on a system, including plaintext files (e.g. [Shell History](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1552/003)), operating system or application-specific repositories (e.g. [Credentials in Registry](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1552/002)), or other specialized files/artifacts (e.g. [Private Keys](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1552/004)).(Citation: Brining MimiKatz to Unix)

Supported Platforms
Windows SaaS IaaS Linux macOS Containers Network Devices Office Suite Identity Provider
Created

April 29, 2026

Last Updated

April 29, 2026

STIX Data
{'created': '2020-02-04T12:47:23.631Z',
 'created_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'description': 'Adversaries may search compromised systems to find and obtain '
                'insecurely stored credentials. These credentials can be '
                'stored and/or misplaced in many locations on a system, '
                'including plaintext files (e.g. [Shell '
                'History](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1552/003)), '
                'operating system or application-specific repositories (e.g. '
                '[Credentials in '
                'Registry](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1552/002)),  '
                'or other specialized files/artifacts (e.g. [Private '
                'Keys](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1552/004)).(Citation: '
                'Brining MimiKatz to Unix)',
 'external_references': [{'external_id': 'T1552',
                          'source_name': 'mitre-attack',
                          'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1552'},
                         {'description': 'Tim Wadhwa-Brown. (2018, November). '
                                         'Where 2 worlds collide Bringing '
                                         'Mimikatz et al to UNIX. Retrieved '
                                         'October 13, 2021.',
                          'source_name': 'Brining MimiKatz to Unix',
                          'url': 'https://labs.portcullis.co.uk/download/eu-18-Wadhwa-Brown-Where-2-worlds-collide-Bringing-Mimikatz-et-al-to-UNIX.pdf'}],
 'id': 'attack-pattern--435dfb86-2697-4867-85b5-2fef496c0517',
 'kill_chain_phases': [{'kill_chain_name': 'mitre-attack',
                        'phase_name': 'credential-access'}],
 'modified': '2025-10-24T17:48:42.785Z',
 'name': 'Unsecured Credentials',
 'object_marking_refs': ['marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168'],
 'revoked': False,
 'spec_version': '2.1',
 'type': 'attack-pattern',
 'x_mitre_attack_spec_version': '3.2.0',
 'x_mitre_contributors': ['Austin Clark, @c2defense'],
 'x_mitre_deprecated': False,
 'x_mitre_detection': '',
 'x_mitre_domains': ['enterprise-attack'],
 'x_mitre_is_subtechnique': False,
 'x_mitre_modified_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'x_mitre_platforms': ['Windows',
                       'SaaS',
                       'IaaS',
                       'Linux',
                       'macOS',
                       'Containers',
                       'Network Devices',
                       'Office Suite',
                       'Identity Provider'],
 'x_mitre_version': '1.5'}
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