| name | T1652_device-driver-discovery |
| description | Adversaries may attempt to enumerate local device drivers on a victim host. |
| category | information-gathering |
| version | 18.1 |
| author | cyberstrike-official |
| tags | ["mitre-attack","enterprise","t1652","discovery","linux","macos","windows"] |
| technique_id | T1652 |
| tactic | discovery |
| all_tactics | ["discovery"] |
| platforms | ["Linux","macOS","Windows"] |
| mitre_url | https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1652 |
| tech_stack | ["linux","macos","windows"] |
| cwe_ids | ["CWE-200"] |
| chains_with | [] |
| prerequisites | [] |
| severity_boost | {} |
T1652 Device Driver Discovery
High-Level Description
Adversaries may attempt to enumerate local device drivers on a victim host. Information about device drivers may highlight various insights that shape follow-on behaviors, such as the function/purpose of the host, present security tools (i.e. Security Software Discovery) or other defenses (e.g., Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion), as well as potential exploitable vulnerabilities (e.g., Exploitation for Privilege Escalation).
Many OS utilities may provide information about local device drivers, such as driverquery.exe and the EnumDeviceDrivers() API function on Windows. Information about device drivers (as well as associated services, i.e., System Service Discovery) may also be available in the Registry.
On Linux/macOS, device drivers (in the form of kernel modules) may be visible within /dev or using utilities such as lsmod and modinfo.
Kill Chain Phase
Platforms: Linux, macOS, Windows
What to Check
How to Test
Atomic Red Team Tests
The following tests are from Atomic Red Team and provide actionable ways to test this technique:
Atomic Test 1: Device Driver Discovery
Displays a list of installed device drivers on the local computer and their properties. Threat actors use this command to enumerate the existing drivers on the computer.
Parameters:
/v /fo list - Displays verbose output in a list format - the /v parameter is not valid for signed drivers
/si /fo list - Provides information about signed drivers and outputs it in a list format
Supported Platforms: windows
driverquery /v /fo list
driverquery /si /fo list
Atomic Test 2: Device Driver Discovery (Linux)
Displays a list of loaded kernel modules on a Linux system, which is used to enumerate drivers.
