Component Object Model
Subtechnique · ATTACK:enterprise:T1559.001
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{
"id": "ATTACK:enterprise:T1559.001",
"title": "Component Object Model",
"type": "Subtechnique",
"source_url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1559/001",
"snapshot": "enterprise-attack-20.0.json",
"status": "active",
"rights": "Source metadata only; source notices retained; no operational prose or payloads",
"review_status": "machine-extracted; source-specific checks passed, editorial review pending",
"stix_id": "attack-pattern--2f6b4ed7-fef1-44ba-bcb8-1b4beb610b64",
"external_id": "T1559.001",
"domain": "enterprise",
"created": "2020-02-12T14:09:53.107Z",
"modified": "2026-05-12T15:12:00.624Z",
"version": "1.2",
"aliases": [
],
"tactics": [
"execution"
],
"source_references": [
{
"source_name": "ProjectZero File Write EoP Apr 2018",
"url": "https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2018/04/windows-exploitation-tricks-exploiting.html"
},
{
"source_name": "Fireeye Hunting COM June 2019",
"url": "https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2019/06/hunting-com-objects.html"
},
{
"source_name": "Microsoft COM",
"url": "https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/windows/desktop/ms680573.aspx"
},
{
"source_name": "Enigma MMC20 COM Jan 2017",
"url": "https://enigma0x3.net/2017/01/05/lateral-movement-using-the-mmc20-application-com-object/"
},
{
"source_name": "Enigma Outlook DCOM Lateral Movement Nov 2017",
"url": "https://enigma0x3.net/2017/11/16/lateral-movement-using-outlooks-createobject-method-and-dotnettojscript/"
}
]
}Explicit source assertions (25)
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ATTACK:enterprise:S0223 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1559.001
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--048df7c4-96b0-4b76-9e21-f9ad70a2ce9b
FireEye MuddyWater Mar 2018ATTACK:enterprise:S0266 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1559.001
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--17525c42-6859-4175-841c-272e85f68be9
ESET Trickbot Oct 2020ATTACK:enterprise:S1236 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1559.001
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--1b9ba43c-4ab8-41e0-ac09-a5de205c18c1
2025_IBM_PUBLOAD_TONESHELL_HIUPAN_CLAIMLOADER_MUSTANG PANDAATTACK:enterprise:G0094 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1559.001
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--26febb57-254c-40cb-b2f4-d2666bf95db2
Gen Digital Kimsuky HTTPTroy October 2025 · Aryaka Kimsuky July 2025ATTACK:enterprise:S0260 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1559.001
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--2cae8d8d-e0de-4793-9acf-d21508189bf9
ESET InvisiMole June 2020ATTACK:enterprise:S1044 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1559.001
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--30e3ae03-ffd2-4ad0-822c-018b08079dd9
Bitdefender FunnyDream Campaign November 2020ATTACK:enterprise:G0069 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1559.001
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--319dbc0e-5026-4796-bfd9-43ef3d30eb8d
ClearSky MuddyWater June 2019 · DHS CISA AA22-055A MuddyWater February 2022 · Securelist MuddyWater Oct 2018ATTACK:enterprise:S0386 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1559.001
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--3c4d8c8f-9676-48c5-b902-e95a2411e266
Bromium Ursnif Mar 2017ATTACK:enterprise:S1015 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1559.001
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--5b2b610f-7563-49d0-8ee3-066cc82fd35c
ClearSky Siamesekitten August 2021ATTACK:enterprise:S1160 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1559.001
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--5cdc3bec-bc58-4e23-97a1-cde538035a35
Bitsight Latrodectus June 2024 · Elastic Latrodectus May 2024ATTACK:enterprise:M1026 → mitigates → ATTACK:enterprise:T1559.001
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--67a63d3a-30a5-43b6-a593-dc08581b460a
Microsoft Process Wide Com Keys · Microsoft System Wide Com Keys · Microsoft COM ACLATTACK:enterprise:G0047 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1559.001
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--69513daf-2acd-4b04-a7be-9f31174a2ae9
ESET Gamaredon June 2020 · ESET Gamaredon Sept2024ATTACK:enterprise:M1048 → mitigates → ATTACK:enterprise:T1559.001
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--7b0c5b20-7c34-4939-a790-97853919b5dc
Microsoft Protected ViewATTACK:enterprise:G1051 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1559.001
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--846b91d5-1e97-4fb2-a7ae-a8088e06566a
Intel471 Medusa Ransomware May 2025ATTACK:enterprise:S1130 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1559.001
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--9180d2f8-0bfe-40f3-a92b-36de31df76b4
TrendMicro RaspberryRobin 2022ATTACK:enterprise:S0698 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1559.001
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--b5468863-0a1f-433a-99d6-8f94765107fc
ESET Hermetic Wizard March 2022ATTACK:enterprise:S9037 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1559.001
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--b6ab77f2-e201-4184-b093-d6f54ada594b
CloudSEK_RustyWater_Jan2026ATTACK:enterprise:S1066 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1559.001
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--bb88cf08-f9af-44af-b082-96100a7fc3f4
Secureworks DarkTortilla Aug 2022ATTACK:enterprise:S0691 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1559.001
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--c5331cc2-89e2-40e2-a8b4-7a00198df492
Microsoft NICKEL December 2021ATTACK:enterprise:S0692 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1559.001
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--c8b5bdf8-3d26-4ed7-ad0d-54e6a35a5d59
Github_SILENTTRINITYATTACK:enterprise:T1559.001 → subtechnique-of → ATTACK:enterprise:T1559
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--c9005a9a-c6c5-4044-82d7-f108b2e72f93
ATTACK:enterprise:S1238 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1559.001
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--cbe72216-18f6-4b93-aaa7-6c7b7b6d50ff
Google Threat Intelligence Group MUSTANG PANDA PLUGX August 2025ATTACK:enterprise:S1039 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1559.001
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--eedbb286-aa6f-49a6-8e6a-283ad45f8938
Proofpoint Bumblebee April 2022ATTACK:enterprise:S0458 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1559.001
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--f1c2c698-e374-4ab1-b478-49e987d3a184
Eset Ramsay May 2020ATTACK:enterprise:S0666 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1559.001
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--fa939612-0aa1-40b6-aab6-7a1b1872c93b
ESET Gelsemium June 2021