PsExec, a tool that has been used by adversaries, writes programs to the ADMIN$ network share to execute commands on remote systems.3
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PsExec S0029
- Type
- tool
- Platform
- Windows
- Created
- 31 May 2017
- Last modified
- 12 May 2026
PsExec is a free Microsoft tool that can be used to execute a program on another computer. It is used by IT administrators and attackers.[1][2]
5
TechniquesBottom 23%
4
Tactics32nd pct
38
Threat groupsunranked
6
Campaignsunranked
Enterprise ATT&CK only. Any Mobile or ICS rows on the same ATT&CK page are not carried.
MITRE reference S0029
PsExec has the ability to remotely create accounts on target systems.4
PsExec can leverage Windows services to escalate privileges from administrator to SYSTEM with the -s argument.5
Microsoft Sysinternals PsExec is a popular administration tool that can be used to execute binaries on remote systems using a temporary Windows service.6
PsExec can be used to download or upload a file over a network share.7
Standing S0029
Reach is how much of ATT&CK this tool touches. Coverage is how well defended each thing it does is, as a median per technique rather than a total — a total would just restate the reach. Each figure is ranked against all 825 ATT&CK software entries only where that population actually spreads. Where most of the population shares one value, a percentile would rank the tie instead of the entity, so the raw value is shown and no rank is claimed.
Reach
Techniques5Bottom 23%
23rd percentile · 77% of 825 ATT&CK software entries have more Enterprise techniques.
Tactics432nd pct
32nd percentile · 68% of 825 ATT&CK software entries have more tactics spanned.
Threat groups3861% tie · 22 values
61% of the population shares a single value across only 22 distinct values, so a percentile here would rank the tie, not the entity.
Campaigns685% tie · 8 values
85% of the population shares a single value across only 8 distinct values, so a percentile here would rank the tie, not the entity.
Coverage
Rules / technique54medTop 6%
94th percentile · 94% of 825 ATT&CK software entries have this many detection rules per technique or fewer.
Tests / technique5med
Detection coverage S0029
175 distinct rules cover the 5 techniques recorded for this tool. The 201 technique-to-rule mappings resolve to 175 distinct rules, because one rule can cover several techniques. 127 Sigma · 48 Splunk.
5 covered by at least one rule175 distinct rules in total
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