SLIGHTPULSE
MITRE
Malware Type:
Other
Other
First seen:
Unknown
Unknown
Last seen:
Unknown
Unknown
Details:
[SLIGHTPULSE](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S1110) is a web shell that was used by [APT5](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1023) as early as 2020 including against Pulse Secure VPNs at US Defense Industrial Base (DIB) entities.(Citation: Mandiant Pulse Secure Zero-Day April 2021)
Associated Techniques (9)
| ID | ATT&CK | Tactics |
|---|---|---|
| T1005 | Data from Local System | - |
| T1059 | Command and Scripting Interpreter | - |
| T1071.001 | Web Protocols | - |
| T1074.001 | Local Data Staging | - |
| T1105 | Ingress Tool Transfer | - |
| T1132.001 | Standard Encoding | - |
| T1140 | Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information | - |
| T1505.003 | Web Shell | - |
| T1573.001 | Symmetric Cryptography | - |
Used by Actors (1)
Metadata
| ID: | 573 |
| Created: | 13/01/2026 17:48 |
| Updated: | 06/03/2026 16:00 |