Windows Host Firewall
Subtechnique · ATTACK:enterprise:T1686.003
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{
"id": "ATTACK:enterprise:T1686.003",
"title": "Windows Host Firewall",
"type": "Subtechnique",
"source_url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1686/003",
"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--291ede6c-1473-454c-b614-5ac5ea63c987",
"external_id": "T1686.003",
"domain": "enterprise",
"created": "2026-04-14T22:54:05.494Z",
"modified": "2026-05-12T15:12:00.623Z",
"version": "1.0",
"aliases": [
],
"tactics": [
"defense-impairment"
],
"source_references": [
{
"source_name": "Nearest Neighbor Volexity",
"url": "https://www.volexity.com/blog/2024/11/22/the-nearest-neighbor-attack-how-a-russian-apt-weaponized-nearby-wi-fi-networks-for-covert-access/"
}
]
}Explicit source assertions (23)
First 80 shown here; the complete set is in this record’s JSON and plaintext. Each relationship retains its source and locator. No inferred relationships are added.
ATTACK:enterprise:S0245 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1686.003
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--02a62208-38a1-4fad-a706-22bf01426c44
US-CERT BADCALLATTACK:enterprise:S0334 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1686.003
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--0bdf79b8-64d2-4403-b14a-4000c5867e05
Malwarebytes DarkComet March 2018 · TrendMicro DarkComet Sept 2014ATTACK:enterprise:G1054 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1686.003
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--13bac5f1-7111-4025-901b-aa99823b9f53
JPCERT MirrorFace JUL 2024ATTACK:enterprise:S0125 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1686.003
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--190cd440-8b48-4b39-b9de-cb86c2f5a8ec
Kaspersky ProjectSauron Technical AnalysisATTACK:enterprise:G0049 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1686.003
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--1fc6a16e-a595-4c72-9e2f-ca9acfbe62f7
Symantec Crambus OCT 2023ATTACK:enterprise:C0051 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1686.003
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--26a1086a-ce91-4e8e-a422-a96077e36969
Nearest Neighbor VolexityATTACK:enterprise:T1686.003 → subtechnique-of → ATTACK:enterprise:T1686
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--2c465873-a6a2-456b-b30e-3358f1e90dad
ATTACK:enterprise:C0014 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1686.003
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--3218d9f3-7179-4e47-b68f-8ff2a4266bd2
FoxIT Wocao December 2019ATTACK:enterprise:M1022 → mitigates → ATTACK:enterprise:T1686.003
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--3b6649ea-cd97-435e-8257-78e209638300
ATTACK:enterprise:G1009 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1686.003
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--48cfd06c-280b-486d-a95b-c50f1e6f4be7
Checkpoint MosesStaff Nov 2021ATTACK:enterprise:S0263 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1686.003
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--5e88cd82-be7c-45a4-a318-c3061bfd515b
US-CERT TYPEFRAME June 2018ATTACK:enterprise:S0132 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1686.003
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--7b74386d-5f8f-4b07-9c8c-f4cb7b08637e
Cisco H1N1 Part 2ATTACK:enterprise:G1055 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1686.003
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--7bf0fd88-6289-4dfe-8ba7-508e89ddcee9
Check Point VOID MANTICORE Handala Hack March 2026ATTACK:enterprise:M1024 → mitigates → ATTACK:enterprise:T1686.003
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--a58e681b-7b34-426b-ba4f-2983c9de6316
ATTACK:enterprise:S0385 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1686.003
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--ab464bce-f384-45df-b2b8-7db2be236aa5
Fidelis njRAT June 2013 · Trend Micro njRAT 2018ATTACK:enterprise:G0059 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1686.003
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--b3bfde12-f470-46fc-abb3-dded4d92b5c5
DFIR Phosphorus November 2021 · DFIR Report APT35 ProxyShell March 2022ATTACK:enterprise:S0246 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1686.003
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--c64da91b-77e2-4da8-9281-d363d490bd49
US-CERT HARDRAIN March 2018ATTACK:enterprise:G0032 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1686.003
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--de8d46b7-d34d-4ea9-8d49-54eedd104c46
Novetta Blockbuster Loaders · Novetta Blockbuster Tools · Novetta BlockbusterATTACK:enterprise:S9051 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1686.003
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--e22b3b91-73af-415f-b503-264fcbe75267
CheckPointResearch_TheGentlemen_April2026 · MSTI_GentelmenRansomware_May2026 · TrendAI_TheGentlemen_Sept2025ATTACK:enterprise:M1018 → mitigates → ATTACK:enterprise:T1686.003
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--f3870f8f-1925-4a3d-863f-0461e0c11f7f
ATTACK:enterprise:M1047 → mitigates → ATTACK:enterprise:T1686.003
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--f4f4909b-bf81-47d2-b57c-0a2187f5f4b7
ATTACK:enterprise:S1181 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1686.003
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--f92b4936-c915-47b5-9935-fd887580ccb1
Microsoft BlackByte 2023ATTACK:enterprise:S9023 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1686.003
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--fbb495aa-063b-45c4-829a-a9499a66e525
ESET HiddenFace 2024 · Trend Micro Earth Kasha NOV 2024