{
  "node_id": "mitre-attack-t1552-001-credentials-in-files",
  "title": "MITRE ATT&CK T1552.001: Credentials In Files (Enterprise Tactic TA0006 - Credential Access)",
  "domain": "Cybersecurity",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "last_updated": "2026-05-25",
  "bluf": "MITRE ATT&CK T1552.001 (Credentials In Files) is an Enterprise Credential Access sub-technique of T1552 (Unsecured Credentials). Adversaries may search local file systems and remote file shares for files containing insecurely stored credentials. These can be files created by users to store their own credentials, shared credential stores for a group of individuals, configuration files containing passwords for a system or service, or source code/binary files containing embedded passwords. It is possible to extract passwords from backups or saved virtual machines through OS Credential Dumping. Affected platforms: Windows, IaaS, Linux, macOS, Containers. MITRE-documented mitigations include M1017 User Training, M1047 Audit, M1022 Restrict File and Directory Permissions, M1027 Password Policies. The Center for Threat-Informed Defense maps this technique to NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 controls AC-02, AC-03, AC-04, AC-05, AC-06, AC-16, AC-17, AC-18.",
  "paywall": {
    "status": "LOCKED",
    "unlock_cost_usd": "0.01",
    "skyfire_id": "41779894-ece2-4163-9761-b3b1b76e19b0"
  },
  "crosswalks": {
    "_available_keys": [
      "nist_framework",
      "iso_standard",
      "industry_mapping",
      "mitre_d3fend"
    ],
    "_note": "Full crosswalk values included in vault response"
  },
  "dependencies": [
    "nist-cybersecurity-framework-2-0",
    "iso-27001-2022",
    "nist-sp-800-53-r5",
    "cis-controls-v8",
    "mitre-attack-t1552-unsecured-credentials"
  ],
  "primary_citations_count": 7
}