T1036 Masquerading
EnterpriseAdversaries may attempt to manipulate features of their artifacts to make them appear legitimate or benign to users and/or security tools. Masquerading occurs when the name or location of an object, legitimate or malicious, is manipulated or abused for the sake of evading defenses and observation. This may include manipulating file metadata, tricking users into misidentifying the file type, and giving legitimate task or service names. Renaming abusable system utilities to evade security monitoring is also a form of Masquerading.
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NIST CSF 2.0 — areas of relevance (Protect / Detect)
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- PR.DSData Securitystrong · backed by 6 of 12 mapped controls
- DE.CMContinuous Monitoringmoderate · backed by 5 of 12 mapped controls
- PR.AAIdentity Management, Authentication, and Access Controlmoderate · backed by 4 of 12 mapped controls
Derived from MITRE CTID (Apache-2.0) and the NIST 800-53 ↔ CSF crosswalk (public domain). Indicative relevance along the Protect/Detect axis — not a compliance assessment or coverage claim.
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known-exploited CVEs (2)
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| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2022-26501US | critical9.8OT critical | KEV | ||
Veeam Backup & Replication 10.x and 11.x has Incorrect Access Control (issue 1 of 2). | ||||
| CVE-2022-26500US | high8.8OT critical | KEV | ||
Improper limitation of path names in Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5U3, 9.5U4,10.x, and 11.x allows remote authenticated users access to internal API functions that allows attackers… | ||||
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