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ESXi Matrix

Below are the tactics and techniques representing the MITRE ATT&CK® ESXi platform. The techniques below are known to target VMware ESXi hypervisors. The Matrix contains information for the ESXi platform. The Matrix contains information for the ESXi platform.

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Initial Access Execution Persistence Privilege Escalation Defense Evasion Credential Access Discovery Lateral Movement Collection Command and Control Exfiltration Impact
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Exploit Public-Facing Application
Valid Accounts (3)
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Command and Scripting Interpreter (3)
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ESXi Administration Command
Scheduled Task/Job (1)
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Account Manipulation (1)
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Boot or Logon Initialization Scripts (1)
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Compromise Host Software Binary
Create Account (1)
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Scheduled Task/Job (1)
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Server Software Component (1)
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Valid Accounts (3)
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Account Manipulation (1)
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Boot or Logon Initialization Scripts (1)
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Escape to Host
Scheduled Task/Job (1)
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Valid Accounts (3)
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Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information
Execution Guardrails
File and Directory Permissions Modification
Hide Artifacts (1)
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Impair Defenses (3)
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Indicator Removal (4)
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Masquerading (1)
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Obfuscated Files or Information
Valid Accounts (3)
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Brute Force (3)
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Account Discovery (1)
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File and Directory Discovery
Log Enumeration
Process Discovery
Remote System Discovery
Software Discovery
System Information Discovery
System Network Configuration Discovery (1)
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System Network Connections Discovery
System Time Discovery
Virtual Machine Discovery
Exploitation of Remote Services
Lateral Tool Transfer
Remote Services (1)
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Data from Local System
Data Staged (2)
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Application Layer Protocol (3)
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Data Encoding (2)
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Data Obfuscation (3)
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Dynamic Resolution (3)
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Encrypted Channel (2)
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Fallback Channels
Hide Infrastructure
Ingress Tool Transfer
Multi-Stage Channels
Non-Application Layer Protocol
Non-Standard Port
Protocol Tunneling
Proxy (4)
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Web Service (3)
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Data Transfer Size Limits
Exfiltration Over Alternative Protocol (3)
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Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Exfiltration Over Web Service (4)
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Account Access Removal
Data Destruction
Data Encrypted for Impact
Defacement (1)
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Inhibit System Recovery
Service Stop
System Shutdown/Reboot
Initial Access Execution Persistence Privilege Escalation Defense Evasion Credential Access Discovery Lateral Movement Collection Command and Control Exfiltration Impact
2 techniques 3 techniques 7 techniques 5 techniques 9 techniques 1 techniques 11 techniques 3 techniques 2 techniques 14 techniques 4 techniques 7 techniques
Exploit Public-Facing Application
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Valid Accounts (3)
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Command and Scripting Interpreter (3)
ESXi Administration Command
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Scheduled Task/Job (1)
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Account Manipulation (1)
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Boot or Logon Initialization Scripts (1)
Compromise Host Software Binary
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Create Account (1)
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Scheduled Task/Job (1)
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Server Software Component (1)
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Valid Accounts (3)
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Account Manipulation (1)
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Boot or Logon Initialization Scripts (1)
Escape to Host
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Scheduled Task/Job (1)
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Valid Accounts (3)
Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information
Execution Guardrails
File and Directory Permissions Modification
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Hide Artifacts (1)
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Impair Defenses (3)
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Indicator Removal (4)
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Masquerading (1)
Obfuscated Files or Information
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Valid Accounts (3)
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Brute Force (3)
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Account Discovery (1)
File and Directory Discovery
Log Enumeration
Process Discovery
Remote System Discovery
Software Discovery
System Information Discovery
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System Network Configuration Discovery (1)
System Network Connections Discovery
System Time Discovery
Virtual Machine Discovery
Exploitation of Remote Services
Lateral Tool Transfer
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Remote Services (1)
Data from Local System
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Data Staged (2)
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Application Layer Protocol (3)
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Data Encoding (2)
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Data Obfuscation (3)
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Dynamic Resolution (3)
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Encrypted Channel (2)
Fallback Channels
Hide Infrastructure
Ingress Tool Transfer
Multi-Stage Channels
Non-Application Layer Protocol
Non-Standard Port
Protocol Tunneling
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Proxy (4)
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Web Service (3)
Data Transfer Size Limits
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Exfiltration Over Alternative Protocol (3)
Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
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Exfiltration Over Web Service (4)
Account Access Removal
Data Destruction
Data Encrypted for Impact
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Defacement (1)
Inhibit System Recovery
Service Stop
System Shutdown/Reboot