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ATT&CK techniqueReconnaissance

T1592.004 Client Configurations

ReconnaissanceEnterpriseSub-technique

As of 2026-10-05, T1592.004 (Client Configurations) appears in 17 tracked threats, first reported 2026-06-09 and most recently 2026-08-25, with linked actors including Storm-2755; it most often appears alongside T1588.006 (Vulnerabilities).

Tracked threats
175 critical, 10 high, 2 medium
First seen
2026-06-09
Last seen
2026-08-25
Threat actors
1In the threats using it
Detection rules
18Blue tier and above

Data as of:

Activity timeline

T1592.004 first appeared in tracked threats on and was most recently reported on . The busiest month was 2026-07 with 8 reports, and 17 of the 17 threats were reported in the twelve months to 2026-08.

How adversaries use it

T1592.004 Client Configurations is catalogued by MITRE ATT&CK under the Reconnaissance tactic in the Enterprise matrix, as a sub-technique of T1592 Gather Victim Host Information. Threadlinqs maps 17 of 2623 tracked threats (0.6%) to it; by severity that is 5 critical, 10 high, 2 medium.

Threats that use T1592.004 most often also use T1588.006 Vulnerabilities (10 threats), T1119 Automated Collection (8 threats), T1005 Data from Local System (7 threats), T1082 System Information Discovery (7 threats), T1587.004 Exploits (7 threats). These are the techniques an intrusion set tends to chain with it, so they are the natural next places to look when it is observed.

1 tracked threat actor appear in the threats that use T1592.004; the most frequent are Storm-2755 (1).

Mitigations

MITRE ATT&CK lists 1 mitigation for T1592.004.

Data sources

Telemetry that can reveal T1592.004, per MITRE ATT&CK.

  • Internet Scan — Response Content

Threat actors using it

Tracked threats

17 tracked threats use T1592.004.

Detection coverage

Threadlinqs maintains 18 detection rules mapped to T1592.004 (SPL 6, KQL 6, Sigma 6). Rule content is available to Blue tier accounts and above; this page shows counts only.

18 detection rules (SPL/KQL/Sigma) · Blue and above. Compare plans

Parent technique

T1592 Gather Victim Host Information — 153 tracked threats at the technique level.