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
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'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'}],
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'kill_chain_phases': [{'kill_chain_name': 'mitre-attack',
'phase_name': 'credential-access'}],
'modified': '2025-10-24T17:48:42.785Z',
'name': 'Unsecured Credentials',
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'revoked': False,
'spec_version': '2.1',
'type': 'attack-pattern',
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