T1071Application Layer Protocol
T1071 — Application Layer Protocol is a MITRE ATT&CK technique in the Command and Control tactic. Clankerusecase tracks 10 detection use cases covering it and 238 threat-intel articles citing it.
Command and Control
10Use cases
238Articles
5Sub-techniques
1Tactic
Sub-techniques (5)
Use cases covering this technique (10)
Network connections to article IPs / domains [WEEKLY] Auth-Bypass on Public-Facing Service → Post-Exploit Action on Same Host (≤10 min) Windows App Layer Protocol Qakbot NamedPipe Windows App Layer Protocol Wermgr Connect To NamedPipe Windows Application Layer Protocol RMS Radmin Tool Namedpipe Cisco Secure Firewall - High Priority Intrusion Classification Cisco Secure Firewall - High Volume of Intrusion Events Per Host [LLM] Sniper Dz seized phishing infrastructure callback (post-takedown beacons) [LLM] Network egress to OceanLotus SPECTRALVIPER C2 IPs (2024-2026 campaigns) [LLM] Outbound C2 to sfrclak.com / 142.11.206.73:8000 (Axios npm RAT beacon)Articles citing this technique (238)
crit 400+ AUR Packages Hijacked: What the “Atomic Arch” Campaign Means for Supply-Chain Security art-14
high Malicious npm Campaign Steals SSH Keys, API Tokens, Cloud Credentials, and Wallet Secrets art-26
crit ShinyHunters Exploits Oracle PeopleSoft Zero-Day (CVE-2026-35273) to Breach Universities art-37
crit CISA KEV: CVE-2026-50751 — Check Point Security Gateway Improper Authentication Vulnerability art-111
crit [GHSA / CRITICAL] GHSA-jpvj-wpmj-h7rv: Supply chain compromise via malicious @cap-js/openapi art-123
crit Cloud Atlas activity in the second half of 2025 and early 2026: new tools and a new payload art-219
med Foul play: Fake FIFA websites target soccer fans looking for World Cup tickets, merchandise art-220
high GitHub breached via a malicious VS Code extension: why developer devices are the real target art-238
crit The AntV Supply Chain Campaign Expands: Microsoft's `durabletask` PyPI Package Compromised art-248
high Microsoft's durabletask package on PyPi Compromised. Mini Shai Hulud attacks again... again! art-254
crit From PDB strings to MaaS: Tracking a commodity BadIIS ecosystem used by Chinese-speaking threat art-265
crit [GHSA / CRITICAL] GHSA-wx9m-wx4f-4cmg: Malicious dropper in mistralai 2.4.6 PyPI package art-272
crit Malicious node-ipc versions published to npm in suspected maintainer account compromise art-284
crit Mini Shai-Hulud Is Back: npm Worm Hits over 160 Packages, including Mistral and Tanstack art-315
high Malicious Release of elementary-data PyPI Package Steals Cloud Credentials from Data Engineers art-352
high CanisterWorm: How a Self-Propagating npm Worm Is Spreading Backdoors Across the Ecosystem art-429
crit Malicious Polymarket Bot Hides in Hijacked dev-protocol GitHub Org and Steals Wallet Keys art-433
crit ForceMemo: Hundreds of GitHub Python Repos Compromised via Account Takeover and Force-Push art-434
high DRILLAPP: new backdoor targeting Ukrainian entities with possible links to Laundry Bear art-470
high How Harden Runner Detected the Sha1-Hulud Supply Chain Attack in CNCF's Backstage Repository art-652
high Security Advisory: Critical RCE Vulnerabilities in React Server Components (CVE-2025-55182) art-673
crit CISA KEV: CVE-2025-54236 — Adobe Commerce and Magento Improper Input Validation Vulnerability art-732
crit CISA KEV: CVE-2010-3765 — Mozilla Multiple Products Remote Code Execution Vulnerability art-763
crit CISA KEV: CVE-2013-3893 — Microsoft Internet Explorer Resource Management Errors Vulnerability art-822
crit CISA KEV: CVE-2025-53770 — Microsoft SharePoint Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability art-844
crit CISA KEV: CVE-2025-24016 — Wazuh Server Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability art-875
crit CISA KEV: CVE-2024-11182 — MDaemon Email Server Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability art-902
crit CISA KEV: CVE-2025-4428 — Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) Code Injection Vulnerability art-903
crit CISA KEV: CVE-2025-32756 — Fortinet Multiple Products Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability art-906
crit CISA KEV: CVE-2025-24054 — Microsoft Windows NTLM Hash Disclosure Spoofing Vulnerability art-929
crit CISA KEV: CVE-2021-20035 — SonicWall SMA100 Appliances OS Command Injection Vulnerability art-933
crit CISA KEV: CVE-2025-24472 — Fortinet FortiOS and FortiProxy Authentication Bypass Vulnerability art-956
crit CISA KEV: CVE-2024-55591 — Fortinet FortiOS and FortiProxy Authentication Bypass Vulnerability art-1032
crit CISA KEV: CVE-2021-44207 — Acclaim Systems USAHERDS Use of Hard-Coded Credentials Vulnerability art-1044
crit CISA KEV: CVE-2024-55956 — Cleo Multiple Products Unauthenticated File Upload Vulnerability art-1051
crit CISA KEV: CVE-2024-50623 — Cleo Multiple Products Unrestricted File Upload Vulnerability art-1054
crit CISA KEV: CVE-2024-43451 — Microsoft Windows NTLMv2 Hash Disclosure Spoofing Vulnerability art-1088
crit CISA KEV: CVE-2024-49039 — Microsoft Windows Task Scheduler Privilege Escalation Vulnerability art-1089
crit CISA KEV: CVE-2024-8956 — PTZOptics PT30X-SDI/NDI Cameras Authentication Bypass Vulnerability art-1094
crit CISA KEV: CVE-2024-8963 — Ivanti Cloud Services Appliance (CSA) Path Traversal Vulnerability art-1140