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T1189 · ATT&CK technique

Drive-by Compromise

31 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 T1189 on attack.mitre.org

Adversaries may gain access to a system through a user visiting a website over the normal course of browsing. Multiple ways of delivering exploit code to a browser exist (i.e., Drive-by Target), including:

Source: MITRE ATT&CK, T1189. © 2026 The MITRE Corporation. This work is reproduced and distributed with the permission of The MITRE Corporation.

Every one of the 31 is a mark on the map. Named now: 1 to 26, most on record first.

  1. APT28Russia12 CVEs · 93 techniques · 30 software · 11 in CISA KEV
  2. Lazarus GroupNorth Korea5 CVEs · 94 techniques · 26 software · 5 in CISA KEV
  3. APT38G0082115 techniques · 6 software
  4. TurlaRussia1 CVE · 68 techniques · 30 software · 1 in CISA KEV
  5. Threat Group-3390China8 CVEs · 57 techniques · 24 software · 8 in CISA KEV
  6. OceanLotusVietnam2 CVEs · 78 techniques · 15 software · 2 in CISA KEV
  7. APT35Iran9 CVEs · 78 techniques · 13 software · 9 in CISA KEV
  8. Berserk BearRussia5 CVEs · 58 techniques · 10 software · 5 in CISA KEV
  9. LeviathanChina3 CVEs · 50 techniques · 17 software · 3 in CISA KEV
  10. FishMongerChina1 CVE · 44 techniques · 9 software · 1 in CISA KEV
  11. BRONZE BUTLERChina3 CVEs · 40 techniques · 14 software · 3 in CISA KEV
  12. PatchworkIndia6 CVEs · 41 techniques · 9 software · 6 in CISA KEV
  13. APT37North Korea6 CVEs · 29 techniques · 13 software · 5 in CISA KEV
  14. TortoiseshellIran19 techniques · 1 software
  15. WindshiftG011236 techniques · 1 software
  16. DarkhotelSouth Korea1 CVE · 24 techniques · 1 in CISA KEV
  17. ElderwoodChina9 techniques · 9 software
  18. DaggerflyChina17 techniques · 6 software
  19. MacheteG009511 techniques · 1 software
  20. AxiomG00014 CVEs · 16 techniques · 8 software · 4 in CISA KEV
  21. Winter VivernRussia27 techniques
  22. APT36Pakistan2 CVEs · 14 techniques · 5 software · 2 in CISA KEV
  23. APT19G007321 techniques · 2 software
  24. LeafminerG007717 techniques · 4 software
  25. PLATINUMG006811 techniques · 3 software
  26. Dark CaracalLebanon14 techniques · 4 software

Zoom in on the map and the dots under the middle of it are named where they are.

Data as of 2026-11-15. CVE List through 2026-11-15 · 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.