ATT&CKReferencesESET ToolShell JUL 2025

ESET ToolShell JUL 2025

ESET Research. (2025, July 24). ToolShell: An all-you-can-eat buffet for threat actors. Retrieved October 15, 2025.

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Procedure examples5

TechniqueUsed byProcedure example
T1005
Data from Local System
CampaignSharePoint ToolShell Exploitation

During SharePoint ToolShell Exploitation, threat actors extracted information from the compromised systems.

T1059.003
Windows Command Shell
CampaignSharePoint ToolShell Exploitation

During SharePoint ToolShell Exploitation, threat actors utilized `cmd.exe` and batch scripts within the victim environment.

T1090
Proxy
CampaignSharePoint ToolShell Exploitation

During SharePoint ToolShell Exploitation, threat actors used Fast Reverse Proxy to communicate with C2.

T1190
Exploit Public-Facing Application
CampaignSharePoint ToolShell Exploitation

During SharePoint ToolShell Exploitation, threat actors exploited authentication bypass and remote code execution vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-49706 and CVE-2025-49704) against on-premises SharePoint servers. This activity was characterized by crafted `POST` requests to the ToolPane endpoint `/_layouts/15/ToolPane.aspx`.

T1505.003
Web Shell
CampaignSharePoint ToolShell Exploitation

During SharePoint ToolShell Exploitation, threat actors followed exploitation of SharePoint servers with installation of a malicious .aspx web shell (spinstall0.aspx) that was written to the `_layouts/15/` directory, granting persistent HTTP-based access.

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