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windowsShadow Credentials AD: PrivEsc msDS-KeyCredentialLink
Shadow Credentials: Leverage msDS-KeyCredentialLink for passwordless AD account takeover. A practical guide with Whisker, pyWhisker, and Certipy for AD pentesting.
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windowsESC16 ADCS: CA with SID Security Extension Disabled
ESC16 exploits a CA configured not to include the SID Security Extension in certificates. This weakens the certificate mapping and may allow impersonation.
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windowsESC10 ADCS: Privilege Escalation via Weak Certificate Mapping Schannel
ESC10 uses weak certificate mapping in Schannel to impersonate AD accounts via LDAPS. A practical guide with Certipy and UPN manipulation.
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windowsESC11 ADCS: NTLM Relay to Certificate Authority RPC Enrollment
ESC11 uses NTLM relay to the AD CS RPC interface when the CA doesn't require encryption. A practical guide to obtaining privileged certificates using Certipy.
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windowsESC12 ADCS: CA Compromised via YubiHSM2
ESC12 concerns vulnerabilities in the YubiHSM2 stack used by AD CS. If the CA's private key is compromised, an attacker can forge Golden Certificates.
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windowsESC13 ADCS: Privilege Escalation via Issuance Policy OID
ESC13 leverages Issuance Policy OIDs linked to Active Directory groups. A certificate can add privileged SIDs to the Kerberos TGT and lead to Domain Admin.
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windowsESC8 ADCS: NTLM Relay versus Web Enrollment for Domain Admin
ESC8 privilege escalation, leverages NTLM Relay against AD CS /certsrv/ endpoints to obtain privileged certificates. A practical guide with Certipy and NTLM coercion.
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windowsESC9 ADCS: Privilege Escalation via Template without SID Security Extension
ESC9 uses AD CS templates without the SID Security Extension to impersonate privileged users. A practical guide with Certipy and UPN manipulation.
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windowsESC3 ADCS Privilege Escalation: Exploit Active Directory with Certipy
ESC3 ADCS Privilege Escalation: Leverage templates with EKU Certificate Request Agent to request on-behalf-of certificates and get Domain Admin with Certipy.
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windowsESC4 ADCS Privilege Escalation: Template Hijacking with Certipy
ESC4 ADCS Privilege Escalation: Exploit weak ACLs on Active Directory certificate templates to transform them into ESC1 and gain Domain Admin with Certipy.
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windowsESC5 ADCS Privilege Escalation: Golden Certificate and CA Compromise with Certipy
ESC5 ADCS Privilege Escalation: Compromising Active Directory PKI and forging Golden Certificate via CA private key using Certipy.
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windowsESC6 ADCS Privilege Escalation: SAN Injection via CA Flag (Certipy Exploit)
ESC6 ADCS Privilege Escalation: Exploiting the EDITF_ATTRIBUTESUBJECTALTNAME2 flag on the CA to inject arbitrary SANs and impersonate Active Directory users with Certipy.
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windowsESC7 ADCS: Privilege Escalation Via Manage CA on Active Directory
ESC7 on AD CS allows privilege escalation by abusing the Manage CA and Manage Certificates permissions. A practical guide with Certipy for obtaining Administrator certificates.
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windowsAD CS Privilege Escalation: All ESC1–ESC16 Techniques with Certipy (Active Directory Attack Guide)
AD CS Privilege Escalation on Active Directory: A Complete Guide to ESC1–ESC16 Techniques with Certipy. Learn how to gain Domain Admin by exploiting misconfigured certificate templates and CAs.
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windowsESC1 ADCS Privilege Escalation: Exploit Active Directory with Certipy
ESC1 ADCS Privilege Escalation: How to Exploit Vulnerable Certificate Templates in Active Directory with Certipy. A practical step-by-step guide to gaining Domain Admin.
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windowsESC2 ADCS Privilege Escalation: Exploit Active Directory with Certipy
ESC2 ADCS Privilege Escalation: Leverage templates with EKU Any Purpose or without EKU to get Enrollment Agent and Domain Admin with Certipy.
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