MITRE ATT&CK Technique
Discovery
T1069.001
Description
Adversaries may attempt to find local system groups and permission settings. The knowledge of local system permission groups can help adversaries determine which groups exist and which users belong to a particular group. Adversaries may use this information to determine which users have elevated permissions, such as the users found within the local administrators group. Commands such as <code>net localgroup</code> of the [Net](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0039) utility, <code>dscl . -list /Groups</code> on macOS, and <code>groups</code> on Linux can list local groups.
Supported Platforms
Linux
macOS
Windows
Created
April 29, 2026
Last Updated
April 29, 2026
STIX Data
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'created_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
'description': 'Adversaries may attempt to find local system groups and '
'permission settings. The knowledge of local system permission '
'groups can help adversaries determine which groups exist and '
'which users belong to a particular group. Adversaries may use '
'this information to determine which users have elevated '
'permissions, such as the users found within the local '
'administrators group.\n'
'\n'
'Commands such as <code>net localgroup</code> of the '
'[Net](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0039) utility, '
'<code>dscl . -list /Groups</code> on macOS, and '
'<code>groups</code> on Linux can list local groups.',
'external_references': [{'external_id': 'T1069.001',
'source_name': 'mitre-attack',
'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1069/001'}],
'id': 'attack-pattern--a01bf75f-00b2-4568-a58f-565ff9bf202b',
'kill_chain_phases': [{'kill_chain_name': 'mitre-attack',
'phase_name': 'discovery'}],
'modified': '2025-10-24T17:49:10.014Z',
'name': 'Local Groups',
'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': ['Harshal Tupsamudre, Qualys',
'Miriam Wiesner, @miriamxyra, Microsoft Security'],
'x_mitre_deprecated': False,
'x_mitre_detection': '',
'x_mitre_domains': ['enterprise-attack'],
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'x_mitre_platforms': ['Linux', 'macOS', 'Windows'],
'x_mitre_version': '1.2'}