T1569.002 · ATT&CK technique
Service Execution
16 actors on record using it
Every mark is an actor ATT&CK records using this technique. Red ones also exploit a CVE in CISA KEV.
Open T1569.002 on attack.mitre.orgAdversaries may abuse the Windows service control manager to execute malicious commands or payloads. The Windows service control manager (services.exe) is an interface to manage and manipulate services. The service control manager is accessible to users via GUI components as well as system utilities such as sc.exe and Net.
Source: MITRE ATT&CK, T1569.002. © 2026 The MITRE Corporation. This work is reproduced and distributed with the permission of The MITRE Corporation.
Every one of the 16 is a mark on the map. Named now: 1 to 16, most on record first.
- APT41
- APT38
- Wizard Spider
- OceanLotus
- FIN7
- Chimera
- Ke3chang
- APT39
- Medusa Group
- BlackByte
- FIN6
- INC
- Moonstone Sleet
- Silence
- Blue Mockingbird
- Velvet Ant
Zoom in on the map and the dots under the middle of it are named where they are.
Data as of 2026-11-14. CVE List through 2026-11-14 · EPSS of 2026-11-14 · CISA KEV checked 2026-11-15. Sources: MITRE ATT&CK (© The MITRE Corporation, reproduced and distributed with its permission), the MISP Galaxy (CC0), and CyberSIXT's own coverage.