13. Reuse Administrator Credentials
Now that you’ve found plaintext credentials for the administrator
user (d0m@in_c0ntr0ll3r
), you can log in with full SYSTEM-level control.
🛠 Command to connect using WinRM:
evil-winrm -i 192.168.10.4 -u 'administrator' -p 'd0m@in_c0ntr0ll3r'
🔎 After login:
Run
whoami
→ should returnnt authority\system
ormegachange\administrator
Run
hostname
→ confirms the machine name
⚠️ Important: You now have full domain control. Be careful not to alter or break anything unless that’s part of your objective.
This is usually the final step in an Active Directory privilege escalation path.
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