T1018 Remote System Discovery

Enterprise

Adversaries may attempt to get a listing of other systems by IP address, hostname, or other logical identifier on a network that may be used for Lateral Movement from the current system. Functionality could exist within remote access tools to enable this, but utilities available on the operating system could also be used such as Ping, <code>net view</code> using Net, or, on ESXi servers, `esxcli network diag ping`. Adversaries may also analyze data from local host files (ex: <code>C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc\hosts</code> or <code>/etc/hosts</code>) or other passive means (such as local Arp cache entries) in order to discover the presence of remote systems in an environment. Adversaries may also target discovery of network infrastructure as well as leverage Network Device CLI commands on network devices to gather detailed information about systems within a network (e.g. <code>show cdp neighbors</code>, <code>show arp</code>).

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platforms

Platforms this applies to.

ESXiLinuxmacOSNetwork DevicesWindows
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tactics

ATT&CK tactics this technique serves.

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countered by (D3FEND)

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known-exploited CVEs (2)

Related CVEs.

IDseverity exploitable
CVE-2025-0282UScritical9.0OT criticalKEV
A stack-based buffer overflow in Ivanti Connect Secure before version 22.7R2.5, Ivanti Policy Secure before version 22.7R1.2, and Ivanti Neurons for ZTA gateways before version 22.…
CVE-2023-38035UScritical9.8OT criticalKEV
A security vulnerability in MICS Admin Portal in Ivanti MobileIron Sentry versions 9.18.0 and below, which may allow an attacker to bypass authentication controls on the administra…
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attack patterns (1)

CAPEC attack patterns that exploit this.

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groups (43)

Threat groups associated with this.

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software (55)

Malware and tools associated with this.

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Detected by (Sigma) (17)

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