Vulnerabilities such as ProxyShell (CVE-2021-34473) and improper SQL sanitization (CVE-2021-20028) have been observed being utilized as footholds into the environment.
The ProxyShell elevation of privilege on the Exchange PowerShell Backend (CVE-2021-34523), Windows Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) improperly handling symbolic links (CVE-2020-0787), and abusing the CMSTPLUA COM interface have all been seen as methods of privilege escalation.
The ProxyShell elevation of privilege on the Exchange PowerShell Backend (CVE-2021-34523), Windows Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) improperly handling symbolic links (CVE-2020-0787), and abusing the CMSTPLUA COM interface have all been seen as methods of privilege escalation.
Vulnerabilities such as ProxyShell (CVE-2021-34473) and improper SQL sanitization (CVE-2021-20028) have been observed being utilized as footholds into the environment.
Source dataSource dataCopied from an authoritative feed: NVD, CVE.org, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS or MITRE CTID mappings, or labelled by the annotators of a published dataset. CTID Mappings Explorer KEV 07/28/2025 (ATT&CK 16.1); capability: Improper Privilege Management; TRAM2 annotated sentence label.MITRE CTID mapping of the KEV entry
ion for Privilege Escalation The ProxyShell elevation of privilege on the Exchange PowerShell Backend (CVE-2021-34523), Windows Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) improperly handling symbolic links (CVE-2020-0787), and abusing the CMSTPLUA COM interface have all been seen as methods of privilege escalation.
Machine-matchedMachine-matchedFound by keyword or pattern matching over threat-report text. Not reviewed by a person. TRAM2 annotated sentence label.Labelled by dataset annotators
ion for Privilege Escalation The ProxyShell elevation of privilege on the Exchange PowerShell Backend (CVE-2021-34523), Windows Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) improperly handling symbolic links (CVE-2020-0787), and abusing the CMSTPLUA COM interface have all been seen as methods of privilege escalation.