T1569.002Service Execution
T1569.002 — Service Execution is a MITRE ATT&CK technique in the Execution tactic. Clankerusecase tracks 13 detection use cases covering it and 128 threat-intel articles citing it.
Execution
13Use cases
128Articles
0Sub-techniques
1Tactic
↑ Parent technique: T1569 · System Services
Use cases covering this technique (13)
Remote service execution — PsExec / SMB lateral movement Detect Renamed PSExec Excessive Usage Of SC Service Utility First Time Seen Running Windows Service Linux Auditd Service Started Malicious Powershell Executed As A Service Windows ScManager Security Descriptor Tampering Via Sc.EXE Windows Service Create SliverC2 Windows Service Created with Suspicious Service Name Windows Service Created with Suspicious Service Path Windows Service Execution RemCom Windows Snake Malware Service Create [LLM] OpenSSH reverse port-forward (-R) launched on a workstation - Cloud Atlas backup C2Articles citing this technique (128)
high A tale of two eras art-40
crit Researchers Build Self-Replicating AI Worm That Operates Entirely on Local, Open-Weight Models art-87
crit CISA KEV: CVE-2026-50751 — Check Point Security Gateway Improper Authentication Vulnerability art-111
crit Microsoft is named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Endpoint Protection art-178
crit Cloud Atlas activity in the second half of 2025 and early 2026: new tools and a new payload art-219
crit ESET Threat Report H2 2025 art-647
crit CISA KEV: CVE-2025-55182 — Meta React Server Components Remote Code Execution Vulnerability art-670
high In memoriam: David Harley art-713
crit CISA KEV: CVE-2025-53770 — Microsoft SharePoint Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability art-844
crit CISA KEV: CVE-2025-5777 — Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability art-848
crit CISA KEV: CVE-2025-24472 — Fortinet FortiOS and FortiProxy Authentication Bypass Vulnerability art-956
crit CISA KEV: CVE-2024-53704 — SonicWall SonicOS SSLVPN Improper Authentication Vulnerability art-998
crit CISA KEV: CVE-2024-55591 — Fortinet FortiOS and FortiProxy Authentication Bypass Vulnerability art-1032
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-2024-49039 — Microsoft Windows Task Scheduler Privilege Escalation Vulnerability art-1089
crit CISA KEV: CVE-2024-30088 — Microsoft Windows Kernel TOCTOU Race Condition Vulnerability art-1115