{'created': '2018-04-18T17:59:24.739Z',
 'created_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'description': 'Windows Control Panel items are utilities that allow users to '
                'view and adjust computer settings. Control Panel items are '
                'registered executable (.exe) or Control Panel (.cpl) files, '
                'the latter are actually renamed dynamic-link library (.dll) '
                'files that export a CPlApplet function. (Citation: Microsoft '
                'Implementing CPL) (Citation: TrendMicro CPL Malware Jan 2014) '
                'Control Panel items can be executed directly from the command '
                'line, programmatically via an application programming '
                'interface (API) call, or by simply double-clicking the file. '
                '(Citation: Microsoft Implementing CPL) (Citation: TrendMicro '
                'CPL Malware Jan 2014) (Citation: TrendMicro CPL Malware Dec '
                '2013)\n'
                '\n'
                'For ease of use, Control Panel items typically include '
                'graphical menus available to users after being registered and '
                'loaded into the Control Panel. (Citation: Microsoft '
                'Implementing CPL)\n'
                '\n'
                'Adversaries can use Control Panel items as execution payloads '
                'to execute arbitrary commands. Malicious Control Panel items '
                'can be delivered via [Spearphishing '
                'Attachment](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1193) '
                'campaigns (Citation: TrendMicro CPL Malware Jan 2014) '
                '(Citation: TrendMicro CPL Malware Dec 2013) or executed as '
                'part of multi-stage malware. (Citation: Palo Alto Reaver Nov '
                '2017) Control Panel items, specifically CPL files, may also '
                'bypass application and/or file extension whitelisting.',
 'external_references': [{'external_id': 'T1196',
                          'source_name': 'mitre-attack',
                          'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1196'},
                         {'description': 'M. (n.d.). Implementing Control '
                                         'Panel Items. Retrieved January 18, '
                                         '2018.',
                          'source_name': 'Microsoft Implementing CPL',
                          'url': 'https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/windows/desktop/cc144185.aspx'},
                         {'description': 'Mercês, F. (2014, January 27). CPL '
                                         'Malware - Malicious Control Panel '
                                         'Items. Retrieved January 18, 2018.',
                          'source_name': 'TrendMicro CPL Malware Jan 2014',
                          'url': 'https://www.trendmicro.de/cloud-content/us/pdfs/security-intelligence/white-papers/wp-cpl-malware.pdf'},
                         {'description': 'Bernardino, J. (2013, December 17). '
                                         'Control Panel Files Used As '
                                         'Malicious Attachments. Retrieved '
                                         'January 18, 2018.',
                          'source_name': 'TrendMicro CPL Malware Dec 2013',
                          'url': 'https://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/control-panel-files-used-as-malicious-attachments/'},
                         {'description': 'Grunzweig, J. and Miller-Osborn, J. '
                                         '(2017, November 10). New Malware '
                                         'with Ties to SunOrcal Discovered. '
                                         'Retrieved November 16, 2017.',
                          'source_name': 'Palo Alto Reaver Nov 2017',
                          'url': 'https://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2017/11/unit42-new-malware-with-ties-to-sunorcal-discovered/'}],
 'id': 'attack-pattern--8df54627-376c-487c-a09c-7d2b5620f56e',
 'kill_chain_phases': [{'kill_chain_name': 'mitre-attack',
                        'phase_name': 'defense-evasion'},
                       {'kill_chain_name': 'mitre-attack',
                        'phase_name': 'execution'}],
 'modified': '2025-10-24T17:49:05.377Z',
 'name': 'Control Panel Items',
 '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': ['Windows'],
 'x_mitre_version': '1.1'}