T1216 - System Script Proxy Execution
Tactics:
Defense Evasion
Defense Evasion
Platforms:
Windows
Windows
Detection:
Not specified
Not specified
Description:
Adversaries may use trusted scripts, often signed with certificates, to proxy the execution of malicious files. Several Microsoft signed scripts that have been downloaded from Microsoft or are default on Windows installations can be used to proxy execution of other files.(Citation: LOLBAS Project) This behavior may be abused by adversaries to execute malicious files that could bypass application control and signature validation on systems.(Citation: GitHub Ultimate AppLocker Bypass List)
Metadata
| MITRE ID: | T1216 |
| STIX ID: | attack-pattern--f6fe9070-7a65-... |
| Platforms: | Windows |
| Created: | 13/01/2026 17:48 |
| Updated: | 14/03/2026 04:00 |