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T1078.001 Valid Accounts: Default Accounts

Adversaries may obtain and abuse credentials of a default account as a means of gaining Initial Access, Persistence, Privilege Escalation, or Defense Evasion. MITRE ATT&CK

3 Sigma rules T1078.001 on attack.mitre.org

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T1078Valid Accounts

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process creation, the highest levels first
mediumCommvault QLogin with PublicSharingUser and GUID Password (CVE-2025-57788)Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems) · Windows
mediumRoot Account Enable Via DsenablerootSohan G (D4rkCiph3r) · macOS
lowGuest Account Enabled Via SysadminctlSohan G (D4rkCiph3r) · macOS