T1069.001sub-technique of T1069 Permission Groups Discovery

Local Groups

Linux · macOS · Windowsnothing on this site yetT1069.001 on attack.mitre.org

Adversaries may attempt to find local system groups and permission settings. The knowledge of local system permission groups can help adversaries determine which groups exist and which users belong to a particular group. Adversaries may use this information to determine which users have elevated permissions, such as the users found within the local administrators group. Commands such as `net localgroup` of the Net utility, `dscl.
MITRE ATT&CK 19.2, retrieved 2026-09-12

how MITRE says to see it

Behavioral Detection of Local Group Enumeration Across OS Platforms

Detects attempts to enumerate local groups via Net.exe, PowerShell, or native API calls that precede lateral movement or privilege abuse.
Detects enumeration of local groups using common binaries (groups, getent, cat /etc/group) or scripting with suspicious lineage.
Detects use of dscl or id/group commands to enumerate local system groups, often by post-exploitation tools or persistence checks.

the rest of T1069

T1069.002 Domain Groups · not covered yet
T1069.003 Cloud Groups · not covered yet

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