Tag: GroupPolicy

Sneaky Active Directory Persistence #17: Group Policy

The content in this post describes a method through which an attacker could persist administrative access to Active Directory after having Domain Admin level rights for about 5 minutes. Complete list of Sneaky Active Directory Persistence Tricks posts This post explores how an attacker could leverage the built-in Active Directory management capability called Group Policy …

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Dump Clear-Text Passwords for All Admins in the Domain Using Mimikatz DCSync

The two key goals of any attack is access and persistence. This post covers elements of each. In a post-exploitation scenario where the attacker has compromised the domain or an account with delegated rights, it’s possible to dump the clear-text passwords of admins without being a Domain Admin*. This method requires the Active Directory Domain …

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Sneaky Active Directory Persistence Tricks

The content in this post links to several methods through which an attacker could persist administrative access to Active Directory after having Domain Admin level rights for 5 minutes. While there are an infinite number of actions an attacker can perform after compromising an enterprise, there are a finite number of pathways. In this series, …

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Microsoft Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS)

The Issue The real problem with local accounts on a computer in an enterprise environment is that the term “local” is a misnomer. If 50 computers on a network have the local administrator account of “Administrator” and a password of “P@55w0rd1!”, first of all that’s a HORRIBLE password. Second of all and more to the …

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Group Policy Preferences Password Vulnerability Now Patched

Looks like Microsoft finally removed the ability to set admin account passwords through GPP due to the Group Policy Preferences password  exposure vulnerability. More information on how Group Policy Preferences are attacked is in the post “Finding Passwords in SYSVOL & Exploiting Group Policy Preferences“. Because of the security concerns with storing passwords in Group …

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