{'created': '2017-12-14T16:46:06.044Z',
 'created_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'description': 'Launchctl controls the macOS launchd process which handles '
                'things like launch agents and launch daemons, but can execute '
                'other commands or programs itself. Launchctl supports taking '
                'subcommands on the command-line, interactively, or even '
                'redirected from standard input. By loading or reloading '
                'launch agents or launch daemons, adversaries can install '
                'persistence or execute changes they made  (Citation: Sofacy '
                'Komplex Trojan). Running a command from launchctl is as '
                'simple as <code>launchctl submit -l <labelName> -- '
                '/Path/to/thing/to/execute "arg" "arg" "arg"</code>. Loading, '
                'unloading, or reloading launch agents or launch daemons can '
                'require elevated privileges. \n'
                '\n'
                'Adversaries can abuse this functionality to execute code or '
                'even bypass whitelisting if launchctl is an allowed process.',
 'external_references': [{'external_id': 'T1152',
                          'source_name': 'mitre-attack',
                          'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1152'},
                         {'description': 'Dani Creus, Tyler Halfpop, Robert '
                                         'Falcone. (2016, September 26). '
                                         "Sofacy's 'Komplex' OS X Trojan. "
                                         'Retrieved July 8, 2017.',
                          'source_name': 'Sofacy Komplex Trojan',
                          'url': 'https://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2016/09/unit42-sofacys-komplex-os-x-trojan/'}],
 'id': 'attack-pattern--53bfc8bf-8f76-4cd7-8958-49a884ddb3ee',
 'kill_chain_phases': [{'kill_chain_name': 'mitre-attack',
                        'phase_name': 'defense-evasion'},
                       {'kill_chain_name': 'mitre-attack',
                        'phase_name': 'execution'},
                       {'kill_chain_name': 'mitre-attack',
                        'phase_name': 'persistence'}],
 'modified': '2025-10-24T17:48:48.110Z',
 'name': 'Launchctl',
 'object_marking_refs': ['marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168'],
 'revoked': True,
 'spec_version': '2.1',
 'type': 'attack-pattern',
 'x_mitre_attack_spec_version': '3.2.0',
 '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': ['macOS'],
 'x_mitre_version': '1.1'}