{'created': '2020-03-27T21:50:26.042Z',
 'created_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'description': 'Adversaries may use MSBuild to proxy execution of code '
                'through a trusted Windows utility. MSBuild.exe (Microsoft '
                'Build Engine) is a software build platform used by Visual '
                'Studio. It handles XML formatted project files that define '
                'requirements for loading and building various platforms and '
                'configurations.(Citation: MSDN MSBuild)\n'
                '\n'
                'Adversaries can abuse MSBuild to proxy execution of malicious '
                'code. The inline task capability of MSBuild that was '
                'introduced in .NET version 4 allows for C# or Visual Basic '
                'code to be inserted into an XML project file.(Citation: MSDN '
                'MSBuild)(Citation: Microsoft MSBuild Inline Tasks 2017) '
                'MSBuild will compile and execute the inline task. MSBuild.exe '
                'is a signed Microsoft binary, so when it is used this way it '
                'can execute arbitrary code and bypass application control '
                'defenses that are configured to allow MSBuild.exe '
                'execution.(Citation: LOLBAS Msbuild)',
 'external_references': [{'external_id': 'T1127.001',
                          'source_name': 'mitre-attack',
                          'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1127/001'},
                         {'description': 'LOLBAS. (n.d.). Msbuild.exe. '
                                         'Retrieved July 31, 2019.',
                          'source_name': 'LOLBAS Msbuild',
                          'url': 'https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Msbuild/'},
                         {'description': 'Microsoft. (2017, September 21). '
                                         'MSBuild inline tasks. Retrieved '
                                         'March 5, 2021.',
                          'source_name': 'Microsoft MSBuild Inline Tasks 2017',
                          'url': 'https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/msbuild/msbuild-inline-tasks?view=vs-2019#code-element'},
                         {'description': 'Microsoft. (n.d.). MSBuild1. '
                                         'Retrieved November 30, 2016.',
                          'source_name': 'MSDN MSBuild',
                          'url': 'https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/dd393574.aspx'}],
 'id': 'attack-pattern--c92e3d68-2349-49e4-a341-7edca2deff96',
 'kill_chain_phases': [{'kill_chain_name': 'mitre-attack',
                        'phase_name': 'defense-evasion'}],
 'modified': '2025-10-24T17:49:22.881Z',
 'name': 'MSBuild',
 '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': ['@ionstorm', 'Carrie Roberts, @OrOneEqualsOne'],
 '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': '1.4'}