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{
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"spec_version": "2.0",
"objects": [
{
"type": "x-mitre-analytic",
"id": "x-mitre-analytic--6852479f-7c3d-4c69-82b9-b5b9976e4101",
"created": "2025-10-21T15:10:28.402Z",
"created_by_ref": "identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5",
"revoked": false,
"external_references": [
{
"source_name": "mitre-attack",
"url": "https://attack.mitre.org/detectionstrategies/DET0630#AN1701",
"external_id": "AN1701"
}
],
"object_marking_refs": [
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],
"modified": "2026-04-13T18:17:45.586Z",
"name": "Analytic 1701",
"description": "Correlates (1) activation of Device Administrator privileges by an application, (2) absence or mismatch of legitimate user interaction during the approval flow, and (3) immediate execution of administrator-level control actions (e.g., password reset, device lock, policy enforcement, prevention of uninstall). The defender observes a causal chain where an application transitions into a privileged device control role and rapidly exercises those capabilities outside expected user-driven patterns.\n\nApplication vetting services can check for the string `BIND_DEVICE_ADMIN` in the application\u2019s manifest. ",
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"x_mitre_deprecated": false,
"x_mitre_version": "1.1",
"x_mitre_attack_spec_version": "3.3.0",
"x_mitre_domains": [
"mobile-attack"
],
"x_mitre_platforms": [
"Android"
],
"x_mitre_log_source_references": [
{
"x_mitre_data_component_ref": "x-mitre-data-component--9bde2f9d-a695-4344-bfac-f2dce13d121e",
"name": "MobileEDR:telemetry",
"channel": "application invokes DevicePolicyManager APIs (e.g., resetPassword, lockNow, setCameraDisabled) immediately following admin activation"
},
{
"x_mitre_data_component_ref": "x-mitre-data-component--b1e0bb80-23d4-44f2-b919-7e9c54898f43",
"name": "android:MDMLog",
"channel": "application granted Device Administrator privilege + abnormal activation pattern (e.g., rapid enablement after install or no recent user interaction)"
}
],
"x_mitre_mutable_elements": [
{
"field": "TimeWindow",
"description": "Defines correlation window between Device Admin activation and subsequent privileged actions"
},
{
"field": "AllowedAdminApps",
"description": "Baseline of legitimate applications expected to request Device Administrator privileges (e.g., enterprise MDM agents)"
},
{
"field": "UserInteractionThreshold",
"description": "Defines acceptable timing between user interaction and admin activation"
},
{
"field": "PrivilegedActionSet",
"description": "List of high-risk DevicePolicyManager API actions monitored for abuse"
}
]
}
]
}