t1652-device-driver-discovery

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

• Discovery (TA0007)

Platforms: Linux, macOS, Windows

What to Check

• Identify if Device Driver Discovery technique is applicable to target environment
• Check Linux systems for indicators of Device Driver Discovery
• Check macOS systems for indicators of Device Driver Discovery
• Check Windows systems for indicators of Device Driver Discovery
• Assess detection coverage (1 detection strategies)

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.