alirezaaminzadeh/secembed-pairs huggingface dataset:
Query: ATT&CK technique for Safe Mode Boot
Matching passage: T1688 Safe Mode Boot. Tactics: defense impairment. Description: Adversaries may abuse Windows safe mode to disable endpoint defenses. Safe mode starts up the Windows operating system with a limited set of drivers and services. Third-party security software such as endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools may not start after booting Windows in safe mode. There are two versions of safe mode: Safe Mode and Safe Mode with Networking. It is possible to start additional services after a safe mode boot.(Citation: Microsoft Windows Startup Settings)(Citation: Sophos Safe Mode Boot) Adversaries may abuse safe mode to disable endpoint defenses that may not start with a limited boot. Hosts can be forced into safe mode after the next reboot via modifications to Boot Configuration Data (BCD) stores, which are files that manage boot application settings.(Citation: Microsoft bcdedit) Adversaries may also add their malicious applications to the list of minimal services that start in safe mode by modifying relevant Registry values (i.e. [Modify Registry](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1112)). Malicious [Component Object Model](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1559/001) (COM) objects may also be registered and loaded in safe mode.(Citation: CyberArk Labs Safe Mode 2016)(Citation: Cybereason safe mode boot)(Citation: BleepingComputer REvil 2021)
Near-miss passage: T1601.002 Downgrade System Image. Tactics: defense impairment. Description: Adversaries may install an older version of the operating system of a network device to weaken security. Older operating system versions on network devices often have weaker encryption ciphers and, in general, fewer/less updated defensive features. (Citation: Cisco Synful Knock Evolution) On embedded devices, downgrading the version typically only requires replacing the operating system file in storage. With most embedded devices, this can be achieved by downloading a copy of the desired version of the operating system file and reconfiguring the device to boot from that file on next system restart. The adversary could then restart the device to implement the change immediately or they could wait until the next time the system restarts. Downgrading the system image to an older versions may allow an adversary to evade defenses by enabling behaviors such as [Weaken Encryption](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1600). Downgrading of a system image can be done on its own, or it can be used in conjunction with [Patch System Image](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1601/001).
Query: vulnerability: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Ex
Matching passage: CVE-2015-0022. CWE: CWE-399. CVSS: 9.300000190734863. Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-0017, CVE-2015-0020, CVE-2015-0026, CVE-2015-0030, CVE-2015-0031, CVE-2015-0036, and CVE-2015-0041.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-7944. CWE: CWE-399. CVSS: 7.5. The RESTful control interface (aka RAPI or ganeti-rapi) in Ganeti before 2.9.7, 2.10.x before 2.10.8, 2.11.x before 2.11.8, 2.12.x before 2.12.6, 2.13.x before 2.13.3, 2.14.x before 2.14.2, and 2.15.x before 2.15.2, when used in SSL mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via SSL parameter renegotiation.
Query: CVE similar to CVE-2015-2046
Matching passage: CVE-2015-2046. CWE: CWE-79. CVSS: 6.099999904632568. Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MantisBT 1.2.13 and later before 1.2.20.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-3988. CWE: CWE-79. CVSS: 3.5. Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in OpenStack Dashboard (Horizon) 2015.1.0 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the metadata to a (1) Glance image, (2) Nova flavor or (3) Host Aggregate.
Query: Encoded PowerShell / command-line abuse matching PowerShell
Matching passage: T1059.001 PowerShell. Tactics: execution. Description: Adversaries may abuse PowerShell commands and scripts for execution. PowerShell is a powerful interactive command-line interface and scripting environment included in the Windows operating system.(Citation: TechNet PowerShell) Adversaries can use PowerShell to perform a number of actions, including discovery of information and execution of code. Examples include the <code>Start-Process</code> cmdlet which can be used to run an executable and the <code>Invoke-Command</code> cmdlet which runs a command locally or on a remote computer (though administrator permissions are required to use PowerShell to connect to remote systems). PowerShell may also be used to download and run executables from the Internet, which can be executed from disk or in memory without touching disk. A number of PowerShell-based offensive testing tools are available, including [Empire](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0363), [PowerSploit](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0194), [PoshC2](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0378), and PSAttack.(Citation: Github PSAttack) PowerShell commands/scripts can also be executed without directly invoking the <code>powershell.exe</code> binary through interfaces to PowerShell's underlying <code>System.Management.Automation</code> assembly DLL exposed through the .NET framework and Windows Common Language Interface (CLI).(Citation: Sixdub PowerPick Jan 2016)(Citation: SilentBreak Offensive PS Dec 2015)(Citation: Microsoft PSfromCsharp APR 2014)
Near-miss passage: T1059.012 Hypervisor CLI. Tactics: execution. Description: Adversaries may abuse hypervisor command line interpreters (CLIs) to execute malicious commands. Hypervisor CLIs typically enable a wide variety of functionality for managing both the hypervisor itself and the guest virtual machines it hosts. For example, on ESXi systems, tools such as `esxcli` and `vim-cmd` allow administrators to configure firewall rules and log forwarding on the hypervisor, list virtual machines, start and stop virtual machines, and more.(Citation: Broadcom ESXCLI Reference)(Citation: Crowdstrike Hypervisor Jackpotting Pt 2 2021)(Citation: LOLESXi) Adversaries may be able to leverage these tools in order to support further actions, such as [File and Directory Discovery](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1083) or [Data Encrypted for Impact](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1486).
Query: detection engineering for Shared Webroot
Matching passage: T1051 Shared Webroot. Tactics: lateral movement. Description: **This technique has been deprecated and should no longer be used.** Adversaries may add malicious content to an internally accessible website through an open network file share that contains the website's webroot or Web content directory (Citation: Microsoft Web Root OCT 2016) (Citation: Apache Server 2018) and then browse to that content with a Web browser to cause the server to execute the malicious content. The malicious content will typically run under the context and permissions of the Web server process, often resulting in local system or administrative privileges, depending on how the Web server is configured. This mechanism of shared access and remote execution could be used for lateral movement to the system running the Web server. For example, a Web server running PHP with an open network share could allow an adversary to upload a remote access tool and PHP script to execute the RAT on the system running the Web server when a specific page is visited. (Citation: Webroot PHP 2011)
Near-miss passage: T1534 Internal Spearphishing. Tactics: lateral movement. Description: After they already have access to accounts or systems within the environment, adversaries may use internal spearphishing to gain access to additional information or compromise other users within the same organization. Internal spearphishing is multi-staged campaign where a legitimate account is initially compromised either by controlling the user's device or by compromising the account credentials of the user. Adversaries may then attempt to take advantage of the trusted internal account to increase the likelihood of tricking more victims into falling for phish attempts, often incorporating [Impersonation](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1684/001).(Citation: Trend Micro - Int SP) For example, adversaries may leverage [Spearphishing Attachment](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1566/001) or [Spearphishing Link](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1566/002) as part of internal spearphishing to deliver a payload or redirect to an external site to capture credentials through [Input Capture](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1056) on sites that mimic login interfaces. Adversaries may also leverage internal chat apps, such as Microsoft Teams, to spread malicious content or engage users in attempts to capture sensitive information and/or credentials.(Citation: Int SP - chat apps)
Query: vulnerability: The web-based administrative interface in Cisco WebEx Meeting Center provides different error messages for failed login attempts depending on whether the username exists or corresp
Matching passage: CVE-2015-4194. CWE: CWE-200. CVSS: 5.0. The web-based administrative interface in Cisco WebEx Meeting Center provides different error messages for failed login attempts depending on whether the username exists or corresponds to a privileged account, which allows remote attackers to enumerate account names and obtain sensitive information via a series of requests, aka Bug ID CSCuf28861.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-5268. CWE: CWE-200. CVSS: 4.300000190734863. The rating component in Moodle through 2.6.11, 2.7.x before 2.7.10, 2.8.x before 2.8.8, and 2.9.x before 2.9.2 mishandles group-based authorization checks, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information by reading a rating value.
Query: describe CVE-2015-4616
Matching passage: CVE-2015-4616. CWE: CWE-22. CVSS: 5.0. Directory traversal vulnerability in includes/MapPinImageSave.php in the Easy2Map plugin before 1.2.5 for WordPress allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the map_id parameter.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-2965. CWE: CWE-22. CVSS: 4.0. Directory traversal vulnerability in osCommerce Japanese 2.2ms1j-R8 and earlier allows remote authenticated administrators to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.
Query: alert when Detects suspicious access to the "svchost" process such as that used by Invoke-Phantom to kill the thread of the Windows
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects suspicious access to the "svchost" process such as that used by Invoke-Phantom to kill the thread of the Windows. Logsource: windows / process_access. Rule: title: Suspicious Svchost Process Access id: 166e9c50-8cd9-44af-815d-d1f0c0e90dde status: test description: Detects suspicious access to the "svchost" process such as that used by Invoke-Phantom to kill the thread of the Windows event logging service. references: - https://github.com/hlldz/Invoke-Phant0m - https://twitter.com/timbmsft/status/900724491076214784 author: Tim Burrell date: 2020-01-02 modified: 2023-01-30 tags: - attack.defense-impairment - attack.t1685.001 logsource: category: process_access product: windows detection: selection: TargetImage|endswith: :\Windows\System32\svchost.exe GrantedAccess: '0x1F3FFF' CallTrace|contains: UNKNOWN filter_main_msbuild: SourceImage|contains: :\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\ SourceImage|endswith: \MSBuild\Current\Bin\MSBuild.exe CallTrace|contains: - Microsoft.Build.ni.dll - System.ni.dll condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_* falsepositives: - Unknown level: high
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects suspicious execution patterns where users are tricked into running malicious commands via clipboard manipulation. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Suspicious ClickFix/FileFix Execution Pattern id: d487ed4a-fd24-436d-a0b2-f4e95f7b2635 related: - id: f5fe36cf-f1ec-4c23-903d-09a3110f6bbb type: similar status: experimental description: 'Detects suspicious execution patterns where users are tricked into running malicious commands via clipboard manipulation, either through the Windows Run dialog (ClickFix) or File Explorer address bar (FileFix). Attackers leverage social engineering campaigns—such as fake CAPTCHA challenges or urgent alerts—encouraging victims to paste clipboard contents, often executing mshta.exe, powershell.exe, or similar commands to infect systems. ' references: - https://github.com/JohnHammond/recaptcha-phish - https://www.zscaler.com/blogs/security-research/deepseek-lure-using-captchas-spread-malware - https://www.threatdown.com/blog/clipboard-hijacker-tries-to-install-a-trojan/ - https://app.any.run/tasks/5c16b4db-4b36-4039-a0ed-9b09abff8be2 - https://www.esentire.com/security-advisories/netsupport-rat-clickfix-distribution - https://www.scpx.com.au/2025/11/16/decades-old-finger-protocol-abused-in-clickfix-malware-attacks/ author: montysecurity, Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems) date: 2025-11-19 tags: - attack.execution - attack.t1204.001 - attack.t1204.004 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection_parent: ParentImage|endswith: \explorer.exe CommandLine|contains: '#' selection_cli_captcha: CommandLine|contains: - account - anti-bot - botcheck - captcha - challenge - confirmation - fraud - human - identification - identificator - identity - robot - validation - verification - verify condition: all of selection_* falsepositives: - Unlikely level: high
Query: vulnerability: The FTP server in Pro-face GP-Pro EX EX-ED before 4.05.000, PFXEXEDV before 4.05.000, PFXEXEDLS before 4.05.000, and PFXEXGRPLS before 4.05.000 has hardcoded credentials, which mak
Matching passage: CVE-2015-7921. CWE: CWE-255. CVSS: 9.100000381469727. The FTP server in Pro-face GP-Pro EX EX-ED before 4.05.000, PFXEXEDV before 4.05.000, PFXEXEDLS before 4.05.000, and PFXEXGRPLS before 4.05.000 has hardcoded credentials, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass authentication by leveraging knowledge of these credentials.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-7280. CWE: CWE-255. CVSS: 9.800000190734863. The web administration interface on ReadyNet WRT300N-DD devices with firmware 1.0.26 has a default password of admin for the admin account, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative privileges by leveraging a LAN session.
Query: CVE similar to CVE-2015-6107
Matching passage: CVE-2015-6107. CWE: CWE-119. CVSS: 9.300000190734863. The Windows font library in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT Gold and 8.1, Windows 10 Gold and 1511, Office 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Word Viewer, Skype for Business 2016, Lync 2010, Lync 2013 SP1, and Live Meeting 2007 Console allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted embedded font, aka "Graphics Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-5877. CWE: CWE-119. CVSS: 7.199999809265137. The Intel Graphics Driver component in Apple OS X before 10.11 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-5830.
Query: vulnerability: The simulate dbus method in aptdaemon before 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu3.1 as packaged in Ubuntu 15.04, before 1.1.1+bzr980-0ubuntu1.1 as packaged in Ubuntu 14.10, before 1.1.1-1ubuntu5.
Matching passage: CVE-2015-1323. CWE: CWE-200. CVSS: 5.5. The simulate dbus method in aptdaemon before 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu3.1 as packaged in Ubuntu 15.04, before 1.1.1+bzr980-0ubuntu1.1 as packaged in Ubuntu 14.10, before 1.1.1-1ubuntu5.2 as packaged in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, before 0.43+bzr805-0ubuntu10 as packaged in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS allows local users to obtain sensitive information, or access files with root permissions.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-8374. CWE: CWE-200. CVSS: 4.0. fs/btrfs/inode.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3.3 mishandles compressed inline extents, which allows local users to obtain sensitive pre-truncation information from a file via a clone action.
Query: Sigma rule for Detects execution of the "cloudflared" tool to connect back to a tunnel. This was seen used by threat actors to maintain
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects execution of the "cloudflared" tool to connect back to a tunnel. This was seen used by threat actors to maintain. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Cloudflared Tunnel Execution id: 9a019ffc-3580-4c9d-8d87-079f7e8d3fd4 status: test description: Detects execution of the "cloudflared" tool to connect back to a tunnel. This was seen used by threat actors to maintain persistence and remote access to compromised networks. references: - https://blog.reconinfosec.com/emergence-of-akira-ransomware-group - https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflared - https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/connections/connect-apps author: Janantha Marasinghe, Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) date: 2023-05-17 modified: 2023-12-20 tags: - attack.command-and-control - attack.t1102 - attack.t1090 - attack.t1572 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection: CommandLine|contains|all: - ' tunnel ' - ' run ' CommandLine|contains: - '-config ' - '-credentials-contents ' - '-credentials-file ' - '-token ' condition: selection falsepositives: - Legitimate usage of Cloudflared tunnel. level: medium
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Compress target file into a cab file stored in the Alternate Data Stream (ADS) of the target file.. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Suspicious Diantz Alternate Data Stream Execution id: 6b369ced-4b1d-48f1-b427-fdc0de0790bd status: test description: Compress target file into a cab file stored in the Alternate Data Stream (ADS) of the target file. references: - https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Diantz/ author: frack113 date: 2021-11-26 modified: 2022-12-31 tags: - attack.stealth - attack.t1564.004 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection: CommandLine|contains|all: - diantz.exe - .cab CommandLine|re: :[^\\] condition: selection falsepositives: - Very Possible level: medium
Query: vulnerability: Directory traversal vulnerability in the Brandon Bowles Open Explorer application before 0.254 Beta for Android allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted fi
Matching passage: CVE-2015-2950. CWE: CWE-22. CVSS: 6.400000095367432. Directory traversal vulnerability in the Brandon Bowles Open Explorer application before 0.254 Beta for Android allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted filename.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-7888. CWE: CWE-22. CVSS: 7.5. Directory traversal vulnerability in the WifiHs20UtilityService on the Samsung S6 Edge LRX22G.G925VVRU1AOE2 allows remote attackers to overwrite or create arbitrary files as the system-level user via a .. (dot dot) in the name of a file, compressed into a zipped file named cred.zip, and downloaded to /sdcard/Download.
Query: patch priority for CVE-2015-3010
Matching passage: CVE-2015-3010. CWE: CWE-200. CVSS: 2.0999999046325684. ceph-deploy before 1.5.23 uses weak permissions (644) for ceph/ceph.client.admin.keyring, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the file.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-7731. CWE: CWE-200. CVSS: 5.5. SAP Mobile Platform 3.0 SP05 ClientHub allows attackers to obtain the keystream and other sensitive information via the DataVault, aka SAP Security Note 2094830.
Query: CVE similar to CVE-2015-1698
Matching passage: CVE-2015-1698. CWE: CWE-94. CVSS: 9.300000190734863. Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Journal file, aka "Windows Journal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-1675, CVE-2015-1695, CVE-2015-1696, CVE-2015-1697, and CVE-2015-1699.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-1597. CWE: CWE-94. CVSS: 6.800000190734863. The Siemens SPCanywhere application for Android does not use encryption during the loading of code, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code by modifying the client-server data stream.
Query: SIEM correlation: discovery activity consistent with Email Account
Matching passage: T1087.003 Email Account. Tactics: discovery. Description: Adversaries may attempt to get a listing of email addresses and accounts. Adversaries may try to dump Exchange address lists such as global address lists (GALs).(Citation: Microsoft Exchange Address Lists) In on-premises Exchange and Exchange Online, the <code>Get-GlobalAddressList</code> PowerShell cmdlet can be used to obtain email addresses and accounts from a domain using an authenticated session.(Citation: Microsoft getglobaladdresslist)(Citation: Black Hills Attacking Exchange MailSniper, 2016) In Google Workspace, the GAL is shared with Microsoft Outlook users through the Google Workspace Sync for Microsoft Outlook (GWSMO) service. Additionally, the Google Workspace Directory allows for users to get a listing of other users within the organization.(Citation: Google Workspace Global Access List)
Near-miss passage: T1087.004 Cloud Account. Tactics: discovery. Description: Adversaries may attempt to get a listing of cloud accounts. Cloud accounts are those created and configured by an organization for use by users, remote support, services, or for administration of resources within a cloud service provider or SaaS application. With authenticated access there are several tools that can be used to find accounts. The <code>Get-MsolRoleMember</code> PowerShell cmdlet can be used to obtain account names given a role or permissions group in Office 365.(Citation: Microsoft msolrolemember)(Citation: GitHub Raindance) The Azure CLI (AZ CLI) also provides an interface to obtain user accounts with authenticated access to a domain. The command <code>az ad user list</code> will list all users within a domain.(Citation: Microsoft AZ CLI)(Citation: Black Hills Red Teaming MS AD Azure, 2018) The AWS command <code>aws iam list-users</code> may be used to obtain a list of users in the current account while <code>aws iam list-roles</code> can obtain IAM roles that have a specified path prefix.(Citation: AWS List Roles)(Citation: AWS List Users) In GCP, <code>gcloud iam service-accounts list</code> and <code>gcloud projects get-iam-policy</code> may be used to obtain a listing of service accounts and users in a project.(Citation: Google Cloud - IAM Servie Accounts List API)
Query: CVE similar to CVE-2015-3212
Matching passage: CVE-2015-3212. CWE: CWE-362. CVSS: 4.900000095367432. Race condition in net/sctp/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 4.1.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (list corruption and panic) via a rapid series of system calls related to sockets, as demonstrated by setsockopt calls.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-8839. CWE: CWE-362. CVSS: 5.099999904632568. Multiple race conditions in the ext4 filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel before 4.5 allow local users to cause a denial of service (disk corruption) by writing to a page that is associated with a different user's file after unsynchronized hole punching and page-fault handling.