{'created': '2025-03-20T18:46:24.598Z',
 'created_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'description': 'Adversaries may abuse Integrated Development Environment '
                '(IDE) software with remote development features to establish '
                'an interactive command and control channel on target systems '
                'within a network. IDE tunneling combines SSH, port '
                'forwarding, file sharing, and debugging into a single secure '
                'connection, letting developers work on remote systems as if '
                'they were local. Unlike SSH and port forwarding, IDE '
                'tunneling encapsulates an entire session and may use '
                'proprietary tunneling protocols alongside SSH, allowing '
                'adversaries to blend in with legitimate development '
                'workflows. Some IDEs, like Visual Studio Code, also provide '
                'CLI tools (e.g., `code tunnel`) that adversaries may use to '
                'programmatically establish tunnels and generate '
                'web-accessible URLs for remote access. These tunnels can be '
                'authenticated through accounts such as GitHub, enabling the '
                'adversary to control the compromised system via a legitimate '
                'developer portal.(Citation: sentinelone operationDigitalEye '
                'Dec 2024)(Citation: Unit42 Chinese VSCode 06 September '
                '2024)(Citation: Thornton tutorial VSCode shell September '
                '2023)\n'
                '\n'
                'Additionally, adversaries may use IDE tunneling for '
                'persistence. Some IDEs, such as Visual Studio Code and '
                'JetBrains, support automatic reconnection. Adversaries may '
                'configure the IDE to auto-launch at startup, re-establishing '
                'the tunnel upon execution. Compromised developer machines may '
                'also be exploited as jump hosts to move further into the '
                'network.\n'
                '\n'
                'IDE tunneling tools may be built-in or installed as [IDE '
                'Extensions](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1176/002).',
 'external_references': [{'external_id': 'T1219.001',
                          'source_name': 'mitre-attack',
                          'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1219/001'},
                         {'description': 'Aleksandar Milenkoski, Luigi '
                                         'Martire. (2024, December 10). '
                                         'Operation Digital Eye | Chinese APT '
                                         'Compromises Critical Digital '
                                         'Infrastructure via Visual Studio '
                                         'Code Tunnels. Retrieved February 27, '
                                         '2025.',
                          'source_name': 'sentinelone operationDigitalEye Dec '
                                         '2024',
                          'url': 'https://www.sentinelone.com/labs/operation-digital-eye-chinese-apt-compromises-critical-digital-infrastructure-via-visual-studio-code-tunnels/'},
                         {'description': 'Tom Fakterman. (2024, September 6). '
                                         'Chinese APT Abuses VSCode to Target '
                                         'Government in Asia. Retrieved March '
                                         '24, 2025.',
                          'source_name': 'Unit42 Chinese VSCode 06 September '
                                         '2024',
                          'url': 'https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/stately-taurus-abuses-vscode-southeast-asian-espionage/'},
                         {'description': 'Truvis Thornton. (2023, September '
                                         '25). Visual Studio Code: embedded '
                                         'reverse shell and how to block, '
                                         'create Sentinel Detection, and add '
                                         'Environment Prevention. Retrieved '
                                         'March 24, 2025.',
                          'source_name': 'Thornton tutorial VSCode shell '
                                         'September 2023',
                          'url': 'https://medium.com/@truvis.thornton/visual-studio-code-embedded-reverse-shell-and-how-to-block-create-sentinel-detection-and-add-e864ebafaf6d'}],
 'id': 'attack-pattern--77e29a47-e263-4f11-8692-e5012f44dbac',
 'kill_chain_phases': [{'kill_chain_name': 'mitre-attack',
                        'phase_name': 'command-and-control'}],
 'modified': '2025-04-22T16:34:13.454Z',
 'name': 'IDE Tunneling',
 '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': ['Purinut Wongwaiwuttiguldej'],
 'x_mitre_deprecated': False,
 'x_mitre_detection': '',
 'x_mitre_domains': ['enterprise-attack'],
 'x_mitre_is_subtechnique': True,
 'x_mitre_modified_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'x_mitre_platforms': ['Linux', 'macOS', 'Windows'],
 'x_mitre_version': '1.0'}