{'created': '2020-02-18T16:39:06.289Z',
 'created_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'description': "Adversaries may duplicate then impersonate another user's "
                'existing token to escalate privileges and bypass access '
                'controls. For example, an adversary can duplicate an existing '
                'token using `DuplicateToken` or `DuplicateTokenEx`.(Citation: '
                'DuplicateToken function) The token can then be used with '
                '`ImpersonateLoggedOnUser` to allow the calling thread to '
                "impersonate a logged on user's security context, or with "
                '`SetThreadToken` to assign the impersonated token to a '
                'thread.\n'
                '\n'
                'An adversary may perform [Token '
                'Impersonation/Theft](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1134/001) '
                'when they have a specific, existing process they want to '
                'assign the duplicated token to. For example, this may be '
                'useful for when the target user has a non-network logon '
                'session on the system.\n'
                '\n'
                'When an adversary would instead use a duplicated token to '
                'create a new process rather than attaching to an existing '
                'process, they can additionally [Create Process with '
                'Token](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1134/002) using '
                '`CreateProcessWithTokenW` or `CreateProcessAsUserW`. [Token '
                'Impersonation/Theft](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1134/001) '
                'is also distinct from [Make and Impersonate '
                'Token](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1134/003) in that '
                'it refers to duplicating an existing token, rather than '
                'creating a new one.',
 'external_references': [{'external_id': 'T1134.001',
                          'source_name': 'mitre-attack',
                          'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1134/001'},
                         {'description': 'Mathers, B. (2017, March 7). Command '
                                         'line process auditing. Retrieved '
                                         'April 21, 2017.',
                          'source_name': 'Microsoft Command-line Logging',
                          'url': 'https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server-docs/identity/ad-ds/manage/component-updates/command-line-process-auditing'},
                         {'description': 'Microsoft. (2021, October 12). '
                                         'DuplicateToken function '
                                         '(securitybaseapi.h). Retrieved '
                                         'January 8, 2024.',
                          'source_name': 'DuplicateToken function',
                          'url': 'https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/securitybaseapi/nf-securitybaseapi-duplicatetoken'}],
 'id': 'attack-pattern--86850eff-2729-40c3-b85e-c4af26da4a2d',
 'kill_chain_phases': [{'kill_chain_name': 'mitre-attack',
                        'phase_name': 'defense-evasion'},
                       {'kill_chain_name': 'mitre-attack',
                        'phase_name': 'privilege-escalation'}],
 'modified': '2025-10-24T17:49:04.117Z',
 'name': 'Token Impersonation/Theft',
 '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': ['Jonny Johnson'],
 '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': ['Windows'],
 'x_mitre_version': '1.3'}

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