VIRTUALPITA
- ID
- S1217
- Type
- Malware
- Platforms
- ESXi, Linux
- Source
- attack.mitre.org
- MITRE last modified
- 4 Jun 2025
VIRTUALPITA is a passive backdoor with ESXi and Linux vCenter variants capable of command execution, file transfer, and starting and stopping processes. VIRTUALPITA has been in use since at least 2022 including by UNC3886 who leveraged malicious vSphere Installation Bundles (VIBs) for install on ESXi hypervisors.[1]
Techniques used (12)
- T1036.004 Masquerade Task or Service
- T1036.005 Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location
- T1037 Boot or Logon Initialization Scripts
- T1059.004 Unix Shell
- T1059.006 Python
- T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer
- T1489 Service Stop
- T1570 Lateral Tool Transfer
- T1571 Non-Standard Port
- T1673 Virtual Machine Discovery
- T1675 ESXi Administration Command
- T1690 Prevent Command History Logging