RAPIDPULSE

MITRE ATT&CK: S1113 View on attack.mitre.org

Aliases: RAPIDPULSE

First seen
2021-01-01 00:00:00
Malware type
webshell
Family
Malware family
Operating systems
network-devices, linux
Profile updated
2026-07-07 13:23:25

Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector technology-and-telecommunications

Context

RAPIDPULSE is a web shell that exists as a modification to a legitimate Pulse Secure file that has been used by APT5 since at least 2021.

Detection coverage

  • 49 Sigma rules

Malware & tools used

  • Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information (attack-pattern)
  • Data from Local System (attack-pattern)
  • Web Shell (attack-pattern)
  • Encrypted/Encoded File (attack-pattern)

Used by threat actors

  • APT5 (threat-actor)

Reports & references

  • Mandiant — Updates On Chinese Apt Compromising Pulse Secure Vpn Devices (report)
  • MITRE ATT&CK — S1113 (report)

External references