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T1059.006: T1059.006

View on MITRE ATT&CK The MITRE Corporation · Published 09/03/2020 15:38 · Modified 27/03/2026 01:11

Essential information

MITRE technique ID
T1059.006
Confidence
100/100
Revoked
No
Published
09/03/2020 15:38
Modified
27/03/2026 01:11
Author / Source
The MITRE Corporation

Aliases

Python

Platforms

windows macos linux ESXi

Description

Adversaries may abuse Python commands and scripts for execution. Python is a very popular scripting/programming language, with capabilities to perform many functions. Python can be executed interactively from the command-line (via the `python.exe` interpreter) or via scripts (.py) that can be written and distributed to different systems. Python code can also be compiled into binary executables.(Citation: Zscaler APT31 Covid-19 October 2020) Python comes with many built-in packages to interact with the underlying system, such as file operations and device I/O. Adversaries can use these libraries to download and execute commands or other scripts as well as perform various malicious behaviors.

Kill chain phases

Kill chainPhase
mitre-attack execution

Marking (TLP)

TLP:CLEAR Copyright 2015-2025, The MITRE Corporation. MITRE ATT&CK and ATT&CK are registered trademarks of The MITRE Corporation.

External references

Related entities

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