{'created': '2020-11-23T15:35:53.793Z',
 'created_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'description': 'Adversaries may acquire credentials from the Windows '
                'Credential Manager. The Credential Manager stores credentials '
                'for signing into websites, applications, and/or devices that '
                'request authentication through NTLM or Kerberos in Credential '
                'Lockers (previously known as Windows Vaults).(Citation: '
                'Microsoft Credential Manager store)(Citation: Microsoft '
                'Credential Locker)\n'
                '\n'
                'The Windows Credential Manager separates website credentials '
                'from application or network credentials in two lockers. As '
                'part of [Credentials from Web '
                'Browsers](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1555/003), '
                'Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge website credentials are '
                'managed by the Credential Manager and are stored in the Web '
                'Credentials locker. Application and network credentials are '
                'stored in the Windows Credentials locker.\n'
                '\n'
                'Credential Lockers store credentials in encrypted `.vcrd` '
                'files, located under '
                '`%Systemdrive%\\Users\\\\[Username]\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\\\[Vault/Credentials]\\`. '
                'The encryption key can be found in a file named '
                '<code>Policy.vpol</code>, typically located in the same '
                'folder as the credentials.(Citation: passcape Windows '
                'Vault)(Citation: Malwarebytes The Windows Vault)\n'
                '\n'
                'Adversaries may list credentials managed by the Windows '
                'Credential Manager through several mechanisms. '
                '<code>vaultcmd.exe</code> is a native Windows executable that '
                'can be used to enumerate credentials stored in the Credential '
                'Locker through a command-line interface. Adversaries may also '
                'gather credentials by directly reading files located inside '
                'of the Credential Lockers. Windows APIs, such as '
                '<code>CredEnumerateA</code>, may also be absued to list '
                'credentials managed by the Credential Manager.(Citation: '
                'Microsoft CredEnumerate)(Citation: Delpy Mimikatz Crendential '
                'Manager)\n'
                '\n'
                'Adversaries may also obtain credentials from credential '
                'backups. Credential backups and restorations may be performed '
                'by running <code>rundll32.exe keymgr.dll KRShowKeyMgr</code> '
                'then selecting the “Back up...” button on the “Stored User '
                'Names and Passwords” GUI.\n'
                '\n'
                'Password recovery tools may also obtain plain text passwords '
                'from the Credential Manager.(Citation: Malwarebytes The '
                'Windows Vault)',
 'external_references': [{'external_id': 'T1555.004',
                          'source_name': 'mitre-attack',
                          'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1555/004'},
                         {'description': 'Arntz, P. (2016, March 30). The '
                                         'Windows Vault . Retrieved November '
                                         '23, 2020.',
                          'source_name': 'Malwarebytes The Windows Vault',
                          'url': 'https://blog.malwarebytes.com/101/2016/01/the-windows-vaults/'},
                         {'description': 'Delpy, B. (2017, December 12). howto '
                                         '~ credential manager saved '
                                         'credentials. Retrieved November 23, '
                                         '2020.',
                          'source_name': 'Delpy Mimikatz Crendential Manager',
                          'url': 'https://github.com/gentilkiwi/mimikatz/wiki/howto-~-credential-manager-saved-credentials'},
                         {'description': 'Microsoft. (2013, October 23). '
                                         'Credential Locker Overview. '
                                         'Retrieved November 24, 2020.',
                          'source_name': 'Microsoft Credential Locker',
                          'url': 'https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-8.1-and-8/jj554668(v=ws.11)?redirectedfrom=MSDN'},
                         {'description': 'Microsoft. (2016, August 31). Cached '
                                         'and Stored Credentials Technical '
                                         'Overview. Retrieved November 24, '
                                         '2020.',
                          'source_name': 'Microsoft Credential Manager store',
                          'url': 'https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2012-r2-and-2012/hh994565(v=ws.11)#credential-manager-store'},
                         {'description': 'Microsoft. (2018, December 5). '
                                         'CredEnumarateA function (wincred.h). '
                                         'Retrieved November 24, 2020.',
                          'source_name': 'Microsoft CredEnumerate',
                          'url': 'https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/wincred/nf-wincred-credenumeratea'},
                         {'description': 'Passcape. (n.d.). Windows Password '
                                         'Recovery - Vault Explorer and '
                                         'Decoder. Retrieved November 24, '
                                         '2020.',
                          'source_name': 'passcape Windows Vault',
                          'url': 'https://www.passcape.com/windows_password_recovery_vault_explorer'}],
 'id': 'attack-pattern--d336b553-5da9-46ca-98a8-0b23f49fb447',
 'kill_chain_phases': [{'kill_chain_name': 'mitre-attack',
                        'phase_name': 'credential-access'}],
 'modified': '2025-10-24T17:49:26.444Z',
 'name': 'Windows Credential Manager',
 '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': ['Bernaldo Penas Antelo',
                          'Mugdha Peter Bansode',
                          'Uriel Kosayev',
                          'Vadim Khrykov'],
 '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': '1.1'}

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