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T1218.007: T1218.007

View on MITRE ATT&CK The MITRE Corporation · Published 24/01/2020 15:38 · Modified 27/03/2026 01:09

Essential information

MITRE technique ID
T1218.007
Confidence
100/100
Revoked
No
Published
24/01/2020 15:38
Modified
27/03/2026 01:09
Author / Source
The MITRE Corporation

Aliases

Msiexec

Platforms

windows

Description

Adversaries may abuse msiexec.exe to proxy execution of malicious payloads. Msiexec.exe is the command-line utility for the Windows Installer and is thus commonly associated with executing installation packages (.msi).(Citation: Microsoft msiexec) The Msiexec.exe binary may also be digitally signed by Microsoft. Adversaries may abuse msiexec.exe to launch local or network accessible MSI files. Msiexec.exe can also execute DLLs.(Citation: LOLBAS Msiexec)(Citation: TrendMicro Msiexec Feb 2018) Since it may be signed and native on Windows systems, msiexec.exe can be used to bypass application control solutions that do not account for its potential abuse. Msiexec.exe execution may also be elevated to SYSTEM privileges if the `AlwaysInstallElevated` policy is enabled.(Citation: Microsoft AlwaysInstallElevated 2018)

Kill chain phases

Kill chainPhase
mitre-attack defense-evasion

Marking (TLP)

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External references

Related entities

Intrusion sets, malware, reports, vulnerabilities, indicators and other entities linked to this technique.