MITRE ATT&CK Technique
T1134.003Make and Impersonate Token
- First Reported
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- Latest Reported
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Official Description
Adversaries may make new tokens and impersonate users to escalate privileges and bypass access controls. For example, if an adversary has a username and password but the user is not logged onto the system the adversary can then create a logon session for the user using the `LogonUser` function.(Citation: LogonUserW function) The function will return a copy of the new session's access token and the adversary can use `SetThreadToken` to assign the token to a thread.
This behavior is distinct from [Token Impersonation/Theft](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1134/001) in that this refers to creating a new user token instead of stealing or duplicating an existing one.
This behavior is distinct from [Token Impersonation/Theft](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1134/001) in that this refers to creating a new user token instead of stealing or duplicating an existing one.
- Tactics
- Stealth, Privilege Escalation
- Platforms
- Windows
- Parent Technique
- T1134 · Access Token Manipulation
- MITRE Version
- 2.0
- Last Modified
- May 12, 2026