{'created': '2018-04-18T17:59:24.739Z',
 'created_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'description': 'Adversaries may exploit a system or application vulnerability '
                'to bypass security features. Exploitation of a vulnerability '
                'occurs when an adversary takes advantage of a programming '
                'error in a program, service, or within the operating system '
                'software or kernel itself to execute adversary-controlled '
                'code.\xa0Vulnerabilities may exist in defensive security '
                'software that can be used to disable or circumvent them.\n'
                '\n'
                'Adversaries may have prior knowledge through reconnaissance '
                'that security software exists within an environment or they '
                'may perform checks during or shortly after the system is '
                'compromised for [Security Software '
                'Discovery](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1518/001). '
                'The security software will likely be targeted directly for '
                'exploitation. There are examples of antivirus software being '
                'targeted by persistent threat groups to avoid detection.\n'
                '\n'
                'There have also been examples of vulnerabilities in public '
                'cloud infrastructure of SaaS applications that may bypass '
                'defense boundaries (Citation: Salesforce zero-day in facebook '
                'phishing attack), evade security logs (Citation: Bypassing '
                'CloudTrail in AWS Service Catalog), or deploy hidden '
                'infrastructure.(Citation: GhostToken GCP flaw)',
 'external_references': [{'external_id': 'T1211',
                          'source_name': 'mitre-attack',
                          'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1211'},
                         {'description': 'Bill Toulas. (2023, August 2). '
                                         'Hackers exploited Salesforce '
                                         'zero-day in Facebook phishing '
                                         'attack. Retrieved September 18, '
                                         '2023.',
                          'source_name': 'Salesforce zero-day in facebook '
                                         'phishing attack',
                          'url': 'https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-exploited-salesforce-zero-day-in-facebook-phishing-attack/'},
                         {'description': 'Nick Frichette. (2023, March 20). '
                                         'Bypassing CloudTrail in AWS Service '
                                         'Catalog, and Other Logging Research. '
                                         'Retrieved September 18, 2023.',
                          'source_name': 'Bypassing CloudTrail in AWS Service '
                                         'Catalog',
                          'url': 'https://securitylabs.datadoghq.com/articles/bypass-cloudtrail-aws-service-catalog-and-other/'},
                         {'description': 'Sergiu Gatlan. (2023, April 21). '
                                         'GhostToken GCP flaw let attackers '
                                         'backdoor Google accounts. Retrieved '
                                         'September 18, 2023.',
                          'source_name': 'GhostToken GCP flaw',
                          'url': 'https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ghosttoken-gcp-flaw-let-attackers-backdoor-google-accounts/'}],
 'id': 'attack-pattern--fe926152-f431-4baf-956c-4ad3cb0bf23b',
 'kill_chain_phases': [{'kill_chain_name': 'mitre-attack',
                        'phase_name': 'defense-evasion'}],
 'modified': '2025-10-24T17:49:39.960Z',
 'name': 'Exploitation for Defense Evasion',
 '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': ['John Lambert, Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center'],
 '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': ['Linux', 'Windows', 'macOS', 'SaaS', 'IaaS'],
 'x_mitre_version': '1.5'}