PITSTOP
PITSTOP is a backdoor that was deployed on compromised Ivanti Connect Secure VPNs during Cutting Edge to enable command execution and file read/write.[1]
ID: S1123
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Type: MALWARE
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Platforms: Network Devices
Version: 1.1
Created: 13 March 2024
Last Modified: 15 April 2025
Techniques Used
| Domain | ID | Name | Use | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise | T1059 | .004 | Command and Scripting Interpreter: Unix Shell |
PITSTOP has the ability to receive shell commands over a Unix domain socket.[1] |
| Enterprise | T1140 | Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information |
PITSTOP can deobfuscate base64 encoded and AES encrypted commands.[1] |
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| Enterprise | T1573 | .002 | Encrypted Channel: Asymmetric Cryptography | |
| Enterprise | T1559 | Inter-Process Communication |
PITSTOP can listen over the Unix domain socket located at |
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| Enterprise | T1205 | .002 | ||